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- Purdue surpassed 100 points for the first time since Nov. 13, 2013 vs. Central Connecticut State (win, 109-73). Purdue is now 72-2 all-time when scoring 100 points.
- Purdue's 60 points marked the first time of the Matt Painter era and the first time since March 2, 2002 vs. Penn State that it reached 60 points in a half.
- Purdue set a new school record with 18 3-pointers, surpassing the old record of 16 vs. Ohio State (Feb. 7, 1998).
- Purdue's 36 3-point attempts were also a school record, previously set against Coppin State on Nov. 26, 2011 (34).
- Purdue has won its first two games by 25 or more points for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign.
- Purdue recorded 24 assists on 36 made field goals and now has 45 assists on 60 field goals this year.
- Purdue's five turnovers were the fewest since March 9, 2012 vs. [7] Ohio State and the 10th fewest in a game in school history. The Boilermakers have 45 assists against 18 turnovers this year.
- Purdue's 4.80 assist-to-turnover ratio is the third-best ratio for a game in school history.
- Purdue shot 60.0 percent in a game for the first time since shooting 61.2 percent against [22] Michigan on Feb. 11, 2006. It marked the second time it has happened in the Matt Painter era.
- Purdue's bench played 88 minutes and had zero turnovers.
- Purdue had six players score in double figures and hit 3-pointers for the second consecutive game.
- Caleb Swanigan recorded his second straight double-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and two assists. He becomes the first freshman with back-to-back double-doubles since Hammons did so as a freshman. No Purdue freshman has ever had three straight double-doubles.
- Dakota Mathias scored a career-high 17 points with a career-high five 3-pointers.
- Kendall Stephens has now made three or more 3-pointers in 25 of his 68 career games.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Dakota Mathias scored 17 points and Isaac Haas added 16 in Purdue's 107-79 victory over Vermont on Sunday in a game in the Naismith Hall of Fame Tipoff.
Caleb Swanigan added 14 points and 13 rebounds, Vince Edwards scored 14 points, Rapheal Davis had 12 and Kendall Stephens scored 11 for Purdue (2-0).
Stephens and Haas scored 11 points each in a 60-point first half. Purdue's 18 3-pointers is a school record, besting the 16 the Boilermakers made on Feb. 7, 1998, in a Big Ten victory at Ohio State.
Edwards made the record-breaking 3-pointer from the left wing with 8:27 remaining, giving Purdue a 91-64 lead.
The Boilermakers, who defeated North Carolina A&T 81-40 in their Friday night opener, made 10 of 19 3-point attempts in the first half against Vermont, with six players making at least one.
Through two games, the Boilermakers have made 30 3s.
Ernie Duncan led Vermont (0-2) with 18 points, and Trae Bell-Haynes added 17.
Purdue raced to a 17-4 lead only 5:40 into the game and was never seriously threatened, enjoying a 60-45 lead at the half. The Boilermakers made 17 of 31 field goal attempts (54.8 percent), including 52.6 percent from beyond the arc, in the first half.
A.J. Hammons, Purdue's 7-foot senior center and leading returning scorer, was benched for a second consecutive game by coach Matt Painter, who has not given a reason why Hammons has not played. Hammons is neither injured nor in trouble with law enforcement. The benching is not expected to be prolonged.
The Boilermakers increased their lead to 68-52 on consecutive 3-pointers by Edwards and Swanigan with just over than 15 minutes remaining. A dunk by Swanigan and a 3-pointer from Mathias expanded the lead to 75-54 with 12:44 remaining, promoting a Vermont timeout.
TIP-INS
Vermont: Purdue honored Catamounts recruit Josh Speidel of Columbus, Indiana, in a touching pregame ceremony. Speidel suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident on Super Bowl Sunday and is still receiving therapy for a brain injury. He played AAU basketball with Purdue freshmen Ryan Cline and Grant Weatherford. ... Duncan, a redshirt freshman is from Evansville, Indiana.
Purdue: Purdue has won eight consecutive home games, including the final six of 2014-15. ... When North Carolina A&T was 0 of 15 from beyond the arc on Friday, it marked the first time since Dec. 4, 2010, at Alabama that an opponent failed to make at least one 3-pointer, a stretch of 161 games. ... Purdue is 35-1 in November home games during Painter's 11 seasons at his alma mater.
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Vermont: Hosts Quinnipiac on Wednesday.
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