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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Carsen Edwards scored 19 points, Ryan Cline had 17 and No. 24 Purdue routed Robert Morris 84-46 on Friday.
The Boilermakers (5-1) bounced back nicely from their first loss of the season Sunday night against No. 13 Virginia Tech. Edwards also contributed five assists, four steals and a blocked shot.
Purdue used an 11-0 run to open a 59-28 lead with 10:47 left in the second half. The Boilermakers led by as many as 43 points.
Malik Petteway led Robert Morris with 10 points. The Colonials (3-3) shot 31.5 percent (17 for 54) from the field.
The bigger Boilermakers also enjoyed a 43-27 rebounding advantage and made 20 of 23 foul shots, compared to 8 for 10 at the line for the Colonials.
Cline went 5 for 7 from 3-point range. Purdue went 12 for 27 from beyond the arc overall.
BIG PICTURE
Robert Morris had won three in a row since a 74-60 loss at Missouri State on Nov. 9.
Next up for Purdue is a pair of tough road games. The Boilermakers visit No. 14 Florida State on Wednesday night and then take on No. 9 Michigan next Saturday.
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- Purdue improved to 5-1 with an 84-46 victory over Robert Morris on Friday at Mackey Arena … Purdue is now 7-0 all-time against current members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
- Head coach Matt Painter won his 300th career game at Purdue, coming in just his 14th season … Painter is now 300-150 (.667), including 188-35 (.843) at Mackey Arena.
- Purdue won its 17th straight non-conference home game, tied for the fifth-longest streak in school history … Matt Painter owns three of the six-longest streaks.
- Purdue has scored at least 79 points in each of its first six games of the season, the longest streak since doing so in the first eight games of the 1973-74 campaign.
- Four of Purdue's five wins have come by at least 20 points.
- Purdue is now 47-2 at home during the month of November under Matt Painter.
- Purdue has made at least 12 3-pointers in four straight games and in five of six games this season … over the last four games, Purdue is 52 of 125 (.416) from 3-point range … Purdue's 27 3-point attempts were a season low.
- Purdue improved to 135-5 under Painter when holding foes to 59 or fewer points.
- Purdue grabbed 14 more offensive rebounds for 15 second-chance points … the Boilermakers have scored 98 second-chance points on 97 offensive rebounds this year.
- Seven players blocked a shot vs. Robert Morris, led by Matt Haarms' three blocked shots.
- Carsen Edwards scored 19 points, snapping a streak of six straight 20-point games dating to last year … he did, however, dish out five assists with four steals … over the last two games, Edwards is averaging 22.5 points and 6.0 assists per game … his 152 points through six games are the seventh most to start a season in school history … Edwards moved into 12th on the school's career 3-pointers made list (171).
- Ryan Cline tallied 17 points with four rebounds, going 5 of 7 from long range … Cline has scored in double figures in four straight games, averaging 16.0 points and shooting 17 of 37 (.459) from deep during that span … Cline has made at least four 3-pointers in four straight games.
- Career highs:
- Sasha Stefanovic – 8 points, 6 rebounds
- Eric Hunter Jr. – 6 assists
- Trevion Williams – 9 points
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Carsen Edwards scored 19 points, Ryan Cline had 17 and No. 24 Purdue routed Robert Morris 84-46 on Friday.
The Boilermakers (5-1) bounced back nicely from their first loss of the season Sunday night against No. 13 Virginia Tech. Edwards also contributed five assists, four steals and a blocked shot.
Purdue used an 11-0 run to open a 59-28 lead with 10:47 left in the second half. The Boilermakers led by as many as 43 points.
Malik Petteway led Robert Morris with 10 points. The Colonials (3-3) shot 31.5 percent (17 for 54) from the field.
The bigger Boilermakers also enjoyed a 43-27 rebounding advantage and made 20 of 23 foul shots, compared to 8 for 10 at the line for the Colonials.
Cline went 5 for 7 from 3-point range. Purdue went 12 for 27 from beyond the arc overall.
BIG PICTURE
Robert Morris had won three in a row since a 74-60 loss at Missouri State on Nov. 9.
Next up for Purdue is a pair of tough road games. The Boilermakers visit No. 14 Florida State on Wednesday night and then take on No. 9 Michigan next Saturday.