Nov. 10, 2017
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#BoilerNotes
- Purdue improved to 3-0 all-time against SIU-Edwardsville ... Purdue has won all three games by at least 27 points ... Purdue is now 20-0 against members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
- Purdue improved to 99-21 all-time in season openers, including 12-1 under head coach Matt Painter ... Purdue has won five straight season openers ... the last four season-opening wins have come by an average of 39.0 points per game.
- Purdue has now won eight straight home games by an average of 19.8 points per game ... the eight-game win streak marks the eighth homecourt winning streak of eight or more games during the Matt Painter era.
- Purdue has reached the century mark in two straight season openers, scoring 109 last year against McNeese State and 105 points this year against SIU-Edwardsville ... Purdue scored 100-plus points in back-to-back season openers for the first time since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 openers ... Purdue has now won 87 straight games when scoring 90 or more points, dating to Nov. 24, 1987 ... Purdue scored 50 points in each half for the first time scoring Nov. 13, 2013, vs. Central Connecticut State.
- Purdue's eight blocks were its most since having 11 against Michigan State on Feb. 9, 2016.
- Purdue improved to 41-2 in home games during the month of November under Painter.
- Purdue improved to 61-4 since the start of the 2014-15 season when attempting more free throws than its opponent.
- Purdue's 59.0 field goal percentage was its highest in a season opener since shooting 77.0 percent against LIU Brooklyn to begin the 1997-98 season ... Purdue's 59.0 field goal percentage was the 10th-best percentage in a game during the Matt Painter era.
- Over its last 42 home games, Purdue is now 39-3.
- SIU-Edwardsville's 24 offensive rebounds were the fifth most in a game by an opponent against Purdue.
- Purdue is now 25-5 when Dakota Mathias scores 10 or more points in a game ... he totaled 18 points, four rebounds and three assists ... Mathias surpassed 700 career points in the win.
- Matt Haarms scored 11 points with five rebounds, two blocks, two steals and one assist in 18 minutes in his first career action.
- Nojel Eastern scored eight points with eight assists and five rebounds in 21 minutes in his first career game.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- No. 20 Purdue got 15 first-half points from Dakota Mathias and ran away to a 115-74 season-opening victory over Southern Illinois-Edwarsville on Friday night.
Purdue (1-0) has won its last four season openers by 40, 41, 44 and 31 points.
The Boilermakers, who have appeared in 39 consecutive AP Top 25 polls, shot 59.3 percent in the first half (16 of 27) and used a 17-4 run to erase an early 10-5 deficit.
Purdue also got 16 points from sophomore guard Carsen Edwards, 16 from Isaac Haas and 14 from Vince Edwards.
SIU-Edwardsville got 17 points from guard Daniel Kinchen.
Purdue used the muscle of 7-foot-2 starting center Isaac and 7-3 redshirt freshmen Matt Haarms to deny the Cougars paths to the lane.
BIG PICTURE
SIU-Edwardsville: While the Cougars are improved, their defense needs lots of work, and they lack the size to match Big Ten opponents.
Purdue: A lot to like about the Boilermakers, who have size, guard play, experience and balance. The reigning Big Ten champs could win it again.
Box Score / Highlights / Photo Gallery / Painter Postgame / Season Stats
#BoilerNotes
- Purdue improved to 3-0 all-time against SIU-Edwardsville ... Purdue has won all three games by at least 27 points ... Purdue is now 20-0 against members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
- Purdue improved to 99-21 all-time in season openers, including 12-1 under head coach Matt Painter ... Purdue has won five straight season openers ... the last four season-opening wins have come by an average of 39.0 points per game.
- Purdue has now won eight straight home games by an average of 19.8 points per game ... the eight-game win streak marks the eighth homecourt winning streak of eight or more games during the Matt Painter era.
- Purdue has reached the century mark in two straight season openers, scoring 109 last year against McNeese State and 105 points this year against SIU-Edwardsville ... Purdue scored 100-plus points in back-to-back season openers for the first time since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 openers ... Purdue has now won 87 straight games when scoring 90 or more points, dating to Nov. 24, 1987 ... Purdue scored 50 points in each half for the first time scoring Nov. 13, 2013, vs. Central Connecticut State.
- Purdue's eight blocks were its most since having 11 against Michigan State on Feb. 9, 2016.
- Purdue improved to 41-2 in home games during the month of November under Painter.
- Purdue improved to 61-4 since the start of the 2014-15 season when attempting more free throws than its opponent.
- Purdue's 59.0 field goal percentage was its highest in a season opener since shooting 77.0 percent against LIU Brooklyn to begin the 1997-98 season ... Purdue's 59.0 field goal percentage was the 10th-best percentage in a game during the Matt Painter era.
- Over its last 42 home games, Purdue is now 39-3.
- SIU-Edwardsville's 24 offensive rebounds were the fifth most in a game by an opponent against Purdue.
- Purdue is now 25-5 when Dakota Mathias scores 10 or more points in a game ... he totaled 18 points, four rebounds and three assists ... Mathias surpassed 700 career points in the win.
- Matt Haarms scored 11 points with five rebounds, two blocks, two steals and one assist in 18 minutes in his first career action.
- Nojel Eastern scored eight points with eight assists and five rebounds in 21 minutes in his first career game.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- No. 20 Purdue got 15 first-half points from Dakota Mathias and ran away to a 115-74 season-opening victory over Southern Illinois-Edwarsville on Friday night.
Purdue (1-0) has won its last four season openers by 40, 41, 44 and 31 points.
The Boilermakers, who have appeared in 39 consecutive AP Top 25 polls, shot 59.3 percent in the first half (16 of 27) and used a 17-4 run to erase an early 10-5 deficit.
Purdue also got 16 points from sophomore guard Carsen Edwards, 16 from Isaac Haas and 14 from Vince Edwards.
SIU-Edwardsville got 17 points from guard Daniel Kinchen.
Purdue used the muscle of 7-foot-2 starting center Isaac and 7-3 redshirt freshmen Matt Haarms to deny the Cougars paths to the lane.
BIG PICTURE
SIU-Edwardsville: While the Cougars are improved, their defense needs lots of work, and they lack the size to match Big Ten opponents.
Purdue: A lot to like about the Boilermakers, who have size, guard play, experience and balance. The reigning Big Ten champs could win it again.