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#BoilerNotes
- Purdue improved to 23-7 overall with an 81-62 win over Nebraska. The 23 wins are the most since the 2010-11 team posted a 26-8 record. Purdue has now won at least 23 games five times under Matt Painter.
- Purdue's 19-point road win was the fifth largest in Big Ten play under Matt Painter.
- Purdue's bench outscored Nebraska 32-14, the 28th time in 30 games that Purdue's bench has outscored the opposition's bench.
- Purdue's senior class scored 25 points, improving the Boilermakers to 19-1 when the class scores at least 21 points.
- Purdue improved to 21-0 when shooting 17 or more free throws. It attempted 17 free throws against Nebraska.
- Over its last 45 games dating to last year, Purdue is 33-12 (.733).
- Purdue's 229 3-pointers made this year are tied for the seventh most in school history.
- Purdue has shot at least 55.0 percent in four Big Ten games for the first time since the 1990-91 season (4).
- Purdue has now shot 50.0 percent in three straight Big Ten games for the first time since Feb. 22-29, 2012.
- In the last two road games, Purdue is 57-of-99 (.576) from the field, including 31-of-51 (.608) in the second half against Indiana and Nebraska.
- Purdue had 22 assists on 30 made field goals. In two games against Nebraska, Purdue had 51 assists on 64 made field goals.
- In two games against Nebraska, Purdue shot 63-of-109 (.578) from the field.
- Over the last six games, Purdue is 43-of-92 (.467) from 3-point range.
- Purdue's eight turnovers were its fewest since having six against Ohio State on Jan. 21.
- Nineteen of Purdue's 23 wins have been decided by 10 or more points.
- A.J. Hammons surpassed 1,500 career points with a 16-point effort. He now has 1,513 points, 879 rebounds and 331 blocked shots. Hammons has scored in double-figures in 11 straight games.
- In two games against Nebraska, Hammons scored 48 points in just 53 minutes while shooting 21-of-27 (.778) from the field. Eleven of his 21 field goals came via the dunk.
- Rapheal Davis surpassed 500 career rebounds, now with 504 caroms.
- Dakota Mathias has scored in double-figures in back-to-back games for the first time this season and second time in his career. Over the last two games, Mathias is averaging 14.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG and 5.0 APG while shooting 10-of-17 from the field and 5-of-11 from 3-point range. He has 28 points and 10 assists in 49 minutes.
- Mathias' six assists were a career high.
- Vince Edwards recorded his fourth career 20-point game with 20 points, three rebounds and two assists. Over the last three games, Edwards is averaging 14.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG and 2.7 APG while shooting 15-of-27 from the field.
- Johnny Hill totaled six points, five rebounds and six assists. His six assists were a season high.
- Hill and Mathias combined for 17 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists against zero turnovers against the Huskers.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Vince Edwards scored 20 points and A.J. Hammons had 12 of his 16 points in the second half, leading No. 15 Purdue to an 81-62 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night.
The Boilermakers (23-7, 11-6) ended a three-game road losing streak and moved into a tie with Ohio State for sixth in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers (14-16, 6-11) lost their fourth straight.
''We're trying to get our p's and q's down, and it felt like it was a while since we won the road,'' Purdue's Dakota Mathias said. ''We want to keep it going. It's good for our confidence as we're getting into March.''
Shavon Shields scored a season-high 32 points on his senior night for Nebraska.
Purdue used its superior height to dunk eight times and outscored the Huskers 40-28 in the paint. The Boilermakers shot 65 percent in the second half and pulled away after Nebraska pulled within eight points.
''We don't need to be a high-volume 3-point shooting team,'' Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said. ''We need to probe the defense, move the basketball, drive the ball some, take some 3s, hit some intermediate shots. But our bread and butter is posting up and getting the ball inside.''
Nebraska was within 52-44 with 12 minutes left before the third of Hammons' five dunks started a 10-2 run that put Purdue up 60-46.
The Boilermakers opened an early 21-point lead and looked as if it would make this one a runaway. Edwards drilled consecutive 3-pointers and scored 10 of his 12 first-half points during a 23-4 run that made it 30-9.
But Shields, who scored 25 points in a loss at Penn State last Thursday in his first game back from a concussion, scored the first seven points and 15 in all during a 24-11 spurt that cut it to 41-33 at halftime.
Nebraska started 3 for 16 from the field but hit 10 of its next 15 shots to make it a game entering the second half.
Purdue won the teams' first meeting 89-74 on Jan. 30, with its centers combining for 45 points. The 7-foot Hammons had a season-high 32 in that game, 7-2 reserve Isaac Haas had 13 and the Boilermakers dunked seven times.
On Tuesday, Hammons picked up a couple of quick fouls and was limited to 6 minutes in the first half. Haas had all eight of his points in the first half and played only 2 minutes in the second.
The Boilermakers, shooting 36 percent for the season from 3-point range, got two 3s apiece from Edwards, Mathias and Ryan Cline and finished 7 of 15 from beyond the arc.
Tai Webster had nine points and eight rebounds for Nebraska. Andrew White III scored four points and was held out of double figures in consecutive games for the first time this season.
TIP-INS
Purdue: The Boilermakers won in Lincoln for first time since 2012-13. ... Purdue has won 37 of last 38 games when attempting more free throws than the opponent. ... Hammons has scored 10 or more points in 11 straight games.
Nebraska: Shields and Benny Parker, who has played in all 126 games in his career, were honored during a Senior Night ceremony before the game. ... White needs one point to become the 14th Nebraska player to score 500 in a season. ... Shields has scored in double figures in 12 straight games, the longest stretch of his career. ... The Huskers have played nine ranked opponents, fourth-most in program history.
UP NEXT
Purdue hosts Wisconsin on Sunday.
Nebraska visits Northwestern on Sunday.