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#BoilerNotes
- Purdue is now 3-0 for the 18th time in the last 37 seasons and eighth time in 11 seasons under Coach Painter. Purdue has reached the NCAA Tournament in 14 of the previous 17 occurrences.
- Matt Painter improved to 6-0 all-time against schools from the state of Texas. Purdue is now 9-0 all-time against schools from the Southland Conference.
- Matt Painter coached in his 340th game at Purdue, moving into a tie for third on the career games coached list.
- Purdue has now made 39 3-pointers in the first three games of the season and is shooting 44.3 percent (39-of-88) from long distance this year.
- Purdue shot over 70.0 percent in a half for the first time since Dec. 31, 2011, vs. Illinois, when it shot 72.4 percent (21-of-29) in the first half. Purdue was 17-of-19 (.895) from inside the 3-point line in the first half.
- Purdue's 59.6 percent shooting from the field was its highest since shooting 59.6 percent against Loyola (Illinois) on Nov. 24, 2007.
- Purdue has scored 95 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 30, 1993 (108 vs. Weber State) to Jan. 2, 1994 (95 vs. San Francisco).
- Purdue's rebound margin of +37 (56-19) was the largest margin in school history.
- Purdue's 56 rebounds were its most since having 57 against Towson on Dec. 30, 1986.
- Purdue's 13 blocked shots tied for the third most in a game in school history.
- Purdue's 29-point halftime lead was the 15th largest in school history.
- Purdue recorded 23 assists on 34 made field goals and now has 68 assists on 94 made field goals (72.3 percent assist rate).
- Purdue has won nine straight games at Mackey Arena, the fifth-longest home win streak of the Painter era.
- Purdue had at least five players in double figures for the third straight game.
- Incarnate Word was just 9-of-44 (.205) from inside the three-point line.
- Isaac Haas recorded his second career double-double with 17 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots.
- The center tandem of A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas accounted for 25 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocked shots in just 34 minutes.
- Hammons moved into 11th on the career rebounds list with 666, and has 262 career blocked shots, one shy of JaJuan Johnson's 263 blocks for second on the all-time list.
- Kendall Stephens now has 147 career 3-pointers and 26 games (out of 69) of three or more 3-pointers.
- For the third straight game, six different players connected on 3-pointers.
- P.J. Thompson tied a career high with nine points.
- Purdue has now won 21 straight games when shooting more free throws than its opponent.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Isaac Haas scored 17 points and Purdue shot 72 percent from the field during a 53-point first half Wednesday night to rout Incarnate Word 96-61.
The Boilermakers (3-0) made 11 of their first 12 two-point attempts and finished the first 20 minutes 17 of 19 (89.5 percent) inside the arc.
A 3-pointer from Kyle Hittle with 8:54 left in the half pulled Incarnate Word (2-1) to within 22-17, but during the final 8:38, the Boilermakers outscored the Cardinals 31-7, building a 53-24 lead at intermission.
Rapheal Davis, who finished with 14, had 11 first-half points, and Haas added 10 to go with seven rebounds. Vince Edwards finished with 13, Kendall Stephens had 12 and Caleb Swanigan finished with 10.
The appearance was the first this season for the 7-foot A.J. Hammons, who entered the game with 14:22 remaining in the first half. He had six points and four rebounds in his first six minutes.
A dunk by Edwards with 15:37 remaining pushed the Boilermakers' lead to 66-26.
Hittle led Incarnate Word with 17 points, including five 3-pointers.
Through three games, Purdue is 39 of 88 from 3-point range (44.3 percent) and is averaging 94.7 points.
TIP-INS
Incarnate Word: Before facing Purdue, Hittle was averaging a team-leading 14 points ... Six Cardinals came in averaging between 8.5 and 14 points .... In Its first Division I season, Incarnate Word was 18-11, including victories against Nebraska and Princeton, and earned a spot in the College Insider postseason tournament.
Purdue: By defeating the Cardinals, the Boilermakers improved to 36-1 in November home games in Painter's 11 seasons at his alma mater ...
UP NEXT
Incarnate Word: at Oklahoma on Nov. 24
Purdue: versus Old Dominion on Saturday in Uncasville, Conn.