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- Purdue is now 8-0 for the fourth time since the 1950-51 season and the second time under Matt Painter (2009-10; 14-0).
- At the conclusion of today's game, Purdue was one of three teams nationally with an 8-0 record or better (Michigan State, South Carolina).
- Purdue has won all eight of its games by at least 12 points.
- Purdue won its 11th straight home game dating to Jan. 24, 2015. It is the fourth-longest homecourt streak of the Matt Painter era.
- Purdue has held five-of-eight opponents to 59 points or less, including three straight (Lehigh, Pitt, New Mexico).
- Purdue made a season-low three 3-pointers and shot a season-low 37.1 percent from the field. It marked the first time this season that Purdue was outshot by its opponent.
- Purdue is 74-6 under Matt Painter before the calendar turns to the new year.
- Purdue has won 24 straight games when shooting more free throws than its opponent.
- Purdue has now made 135 free throws. Opponents have shot 133.
- Purdue's four-point deficit against New Mexico equaled its largest of the season, and was the largest second-half deficit this year.
- Purdue's bench has scored 82 of the team's 142 points in the last two games.
- A.J. Hammons posted his second straight double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Over the last two games, Hammons is averaging 20.0 points and 11.5 rebounds while shooting 17-of-25 (.680) from the field.
- Isaac Haas recorded his second 20-point game of his career, both coming in the last three games.
- A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas combined for 32 of Purdue's 39 second-half points. New Mexico scored 33 points.
- Purdue had four runs today of 7-0 or longer, giving the Boilermakers 31 such runs this season, compared eight for its opponents.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP)- Seven-foot-two Isaac Haas scored 21 points and 7-footer A.J. Hammons added 16 in No. 11 Purdue's 70-58 victory over New Mexico on Saturday.
The Boilermakers improved to 8-0 for the first time since the 2009-10 team won 14 straight at the start of the season.
New Mexico (5-2), which got 21 points from Elijah Brown and 16 from Cullen Neal, had no answer for the Boilermakers' 7-footers in the second half when Hammons scored 14 and Haas added nine.
Hammons had 11 rebounds. Haas had six.
Purdue's Johnny Hill, who scored 13 points, limited Neal to three second-half points. Neal is the son of Lobos coach Craig Neal.
Leading 50-48, Purdue scored six consecutive points, including field goals from Haas and Hammons. After a New Mexico free throw, Hill made three free throws for a 59-49 lead
Brown's 3-pointer with 13:51 remaining gave the Lobos a 39-35 lead before the Boilermakers countered with an 8-0 burst that included a 3-pointer from Kendall Stephens and a three-point play from Hammons to take a 43-49 lead.
New Mexico scored the second half's first six points, tying the game at 31 with 17:25 remaining, prompting a Boilermakers' timeout.
TIP-INS
New Mexico: Craig Neal grew up in Washington, Indiana, approximately 2 1/2 hours south of the Purdue campus. ... This was New Mexico's first meeting with Purdue since defeating the Boilermakers 63-61 on Dec. 23, 1963, in West Lafayette. ... The Lobos entered averaging 82 points a game.
Purdue: The Boilermakers entered with an average winning margin of 25.1 points. ... Before playing New Mexico, Purdue led the nation in field goal percentage defense at 32.4 percent. ... The New Mexico game marked the first of four contests in an eight-day window before first-semester final examinations.
UP NEXT
New Mexico hosts Northern Iowa on Dec. 12.
Purdue hosts Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis on Monday.