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Jon Octeus scored a season-high 17 points with seven rebounds and three assists in the loss to Minnesota.
#BoilerNotes
- Purdue fell to 100-82 all-time against Minnesota, including 11-6 mark under Matt Painter.
- Each of the last four meetings have been decided by four or fewer points.
- The loss snapped a four-game winning streak by the Boilermakers. Purdue was looking for its first five-game Big Ten winning streak since the 2010-11 season.
- This marks the first time in the last eight games that either Minnesota or Purdue failed to score 70 points.
- Purdue held Minnesota 15.9 points below its scoring average. The Gophers entered the game averaging 75.9 PPG.
- Minnesota was just 14-of-38 (.368) from inside the three-point line, and shot just 39.6 percent from the field. It marked the sixth time in 11 Big Ten games that opponents have shot under 40.0 percent.
- Purdue's 23 turnovers were the most since having 28 against Florida State on Nov. 29, 2005, Matt Painter's fourth game as Purdue's head coach. Every player that saw action committed at least one turnover. The minus-15 turnover margin was also the worst since the Florida State game.
- Purdue had 23 turnovers against Minnesota. In the previous four games combined, Purdue had 40 turnovers.
- Purdue's 11 three-pointers and 26 three-point attempts were both season highs.
- Purdue shot just five free throws, including zero in the second half. During the previous three games, Purdue shot 92 free throws (30.7 per game). In five Big Ten road games, Purdue has shot 82 free throws (16.4 per game). In six Big Ten home games, the Boilermakers have shot 159 attempts (26.5 per game).
- Minnesota's 17 steals were the third most in a game against Purdue in school history, and the most since LIU Brooklyn had 20 on Nov. 14, 1997.
- Purdue was outscored in the paint, 22-20. It marked just the third time this year that has happened (Notre Dame, Kansas State, Minnesota).
- Purdue fell to 11-2 when leading at halftime (North Florida, Minnesota).
- Purdue fell to 14-4 this year when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent, and is now 170-27 under Painter when that happens.
- Purdue fell to 28-7 under Painter when making 10 or more three-pointers.
- Purdue trailed by double-digits for the first time since the Michigan game (Jan. 3), a span of nine games.
- In seven games that Purdue has allowed a run of 10-0 or more, it has lost six of them (1-6). In games that Purdue doesn't allow a double-digit scoring run, the Boilermakers are 14-3.
- Purdue started its seventh different starting lineup this season, when Basil Smotherman earned the start over Vince Edwards. It's the 20th different starting lineup in the last 56 games.
- A.J. Hammons recorded his 13th career double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots. Twelve of his 13 career double-doubles have come against Big Ten opposition.
- Hammons moved into eighth on the single-season blocked shots list, now with 71 on the season.
- Over the last four games, Hammons is shooting 18-of-22 (.818) from the field, averaging 11.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG and 5.3 BPG.
- Purdue lost for the first time this year when Hammons wins the opening tip (8-1) and is now 9-2 when leading the team in rebounds.
- Jon Octeus scored a season-high 17 points with seven rebounds and three assists. Octeus also connected on a career-high four three-pointers. Over his last three games, Octeus is averaging 15.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG while shooting 13-of-25 (.520) from the field.
- Vince Edwards tallied 12 points, six rebounds and three assists, his eighth double-figure scoring game of the season and first since the Michigan game (Jan. 3); a span of 9 games.
- Dakota Mathias moved into 10th place on the Purdue freshman single-season three-pointers made list (22), tying Chad Austin (1995).
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Jon Octeus had 17 points and seven rebounds for Purdue, but the Boilermakers fell at Minnesota 62-58 on Saturday.
The Boilermakers saw their four-game winning streak snapped. Purdue missed 12 of its first 13 shots of the second half and trailed 48-33. But they hit seven 3-pointers in the final 9:35 to cut the deficit to two points before falling just short.
Purdue opened Big Ten play with a victory against Minnesota, in which they overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half, and almost came back in this one.
The Boilermakers again made a game of it when things appeared to be spinning out of control. P.J. Thompson hit a 3-pointer, Octeus banked in another one and A.J. Hammons threw down a dunk and scored on a putback to trim a 15-point deficit to seven with 6:47 to play.
Minnesota held Purdue scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half.
Joey King added 11 for the Golden Gophers (15-9, 4-7 Big Ten), who broke the game open with a 21-2 run coming out of the break. The Gophers forced eight of Purdue's season-high 23 turnovers during the surge, and then held on for dear life.
Hollins and Carlos Morris keyed the offensive outburst for the Gophers after they shot just 32 percent in the first half. The pair each scored seven points during the game-deciding run and provided the defensive pressure in the backcourt that gave the Gophers a 48-33 lead with under 10 minutes to play.
Kendall Stephens added another 3 90 seconds later to make it 53-49 and Octeus's fourth 3 of the game made it 60-58 with 1:01 to play.
But the Gophers got one more big stop in the closing seconds when Mo Walker blocked Vince Edwards' drive to the hoop - Purdue coach Matt Painter thought he was fouled - and Hollins made two free throws to seal a much-needed win.
The Gophers led by eight points midway through the first half and were hitting 50 percent of their shots when the bottom fell out. They managed just one field goal in the final 9:08 of the half and missed seven straight shots during a seven-minute drought that let the Boilermakers back in the game.
The Boilermakers deserve credit for that. They entered the game leading the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 39 percent shooting. Hammons was swatting everything in sight
TIP-INS
Edwards had 12 points and six rebounds. ... Former Boilermakers star Robbie Hummel, who now plays in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves, sat behind the Purdue bench. ... The Boilermakers dominated the boards, 40-28.
UP NEXT
Purdue visits Rutgers on Thursday.