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#BoilerNotes
- Purdue is 6-0 for the first time since the 2009-10 team started 14-0. It marks the second 6-0 start of the Matt Painter era.
- Purdue has won all six of its games by 15 or more points. The Boilermakers are the only team in America to have played six games and won them all by at least 15 points.
- Eleven of Purdue's 15 field goals in the second half were assisted.
- Purdue improved to 37-1 under Matt Painter in games played in November at Mackey Arena.
- Purdue has won 23 straight games when shooting more free throws than its opponent.
- The Boilermakers have now won 10 straight games at home -- the fifth time a Matt Painter-coached squad has won at least 10 straight home games.
- Lehigh shot just 24.3 percent from the field in the first half. It marked the fourth time in six games that opponents shot under 25.0 percent from the field in the opening half.
- Purdue has held four of its six opponents under 30.0 percent field goal shooting.
- Purdue outrebounded Lehigh by a 26-12 margin in the second half.
- Isaac Haas scored a career-high 24 points with 21 of them coming in the second half. He was 8-of-11 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free throw line in just 20 minutes. Haas is now shooting 28-of-36 (.778) from the field in the last five games.
- Vince Edwards set career highs in rebounds (10) and assists (7) and narrowly missed a triple-double with nine points.
- Purdue's point guards (P.J. Thompson, Johnny Hill) combined for 23 points on just five field goal attempts.
- P.J. Thompson has yet to commit a turnover in 126 minutes of game action.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Sophomore center Isaac Haas scored 21 of his career-high 24 points in the second half and No. 16 Purdue pulled away to beat winless Lehigh 77-55 on Saturday night.
Purdue took advantage of foul trouble to reigning Patriot League Player of the Year Tim Kempton to improve to 6-0, with all the victories by at least 22 points. Haas' previous high was 19 as a freshman in a Maui Invitational loss to Kansas State.
Johnny Hill added 13 points, P.J. Thompson had 10, Vince Edwards finished with nine points and 10 rebounds, and Caleb Swanigan had seven points and 12 rebounds.
Kempton led Lehigh (0-6) with 17 points and nine rebounds.
The Boilermakers played without senior guard and No. 2 scorer Rapheal Davis (11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds), who suffered a sprained knee in practice Wednesday,
A 3-pointer from Thompson with 5:57 remaining extended Purdue's lead to 62-46. Haas' two free throws gave the Boilermakers a 72-48 lead.
Hill and Thompson combined for 16 first-half points, and Purdue led 36-26 through 20 minutes in large part because it limited the Mountain Hawks to 24.3 percent field goal shooting (9 of 37). Lehigh missed its first eight shots.
The Boilermakers and Lehigh were tied at 12 with 10:48 remaining in the first half, then outscored the Mountain Hawks 24-14 to close the half. Purdue made 12 of 14 first half free throws. Lehigh was 5 of 10. The taller Boilermakers were outrebounded 26-24 during the opening 20 minutes.
TIP-INS
Purdue: The Boilermakers are 6-0 for the first time since the 2009-2010 team began the season with 14 consecutive victories ... Entering the Lehigh game, Purdue's three most recent opponents had shot a collective 30.5 percent from the field ... Sophomore point guard P.J. Thompson made his first start of the season and the second of his career.
UP NEXT
Purdue: The Boilermakers are at Pittsburgh on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.