Purdue Drops Big Ten Road Opener at NebraskaPurdue Drops Big Ten Road Opener at Nebraska

Purdue Drops Big Ten Road Opener at Nebraska

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#BoilerNotes
  • Purdue fell to 6-4 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten with a 70-56 loss at Nebraska … the Boilermakers entered the game having won five of their last six games.
  • Purdue shot 30.4 percent from the field, its lowest percentage of the season and second-lowest percentage since the start of the 2014-15 season (Maryland last year -- .282).
  • Purdue's 79 field goal attempts were its most since having 80 against Rutgers on Jan. 18, 2016 … Purdue 35 3-point attempts were tied for the third most in a game in school history.
  • Trevion Williams set career highs in points (18) and rebounds (16) … his 16 rebounds were the most since Caleb Swanigan had 17 against Rutgers on Feb. 14, 2017 … he became the fifth player nationally this year to have at least 10 offensive rebounds in a game (Bethune-Cookman's Cletrell Pope; Penn State's Mike Watkins; Georgetown's Omer Yurtseven; George Washington's Arnoldo Toro) … Williams is the only player in the country since 2010-11 to do so in under 25 minutes … his 10 offensive rebounds tied a school record set by Roy Hairston vs. Memphis on Nov. 25, 1995.
  • Purdue is 1-1 in the Big Ten for the second straight season and for the fourth time in the last five years under Painter (2018-19; 2016-17; 2015-16).
LINCOLN, Neb. - Cam Mack recorded Nebraska's first recorded triple double in school history and Purdue shot just 30.4 percent from the field to drop its first Big Ten road game of the year in a 70-56 setback to Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
 
The Boilermakers saw their modest two-game winning streak end, falling to 6-4 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten. Nebraska improved to 5-6 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
 
Through Sunday's game in Lincoln, Big Ten teams were 12-0 at home during league play.
 
The Huskers started fast, jumping to a 12-2 lead just four minutes into the contest, before Purdue countered with a 12-0 run to take a 14-12 lead with 9:17 to play in the opening half. Purdue still led 18-17 before the Huskers embarked on a 17-5 run to take a 34-23 lead into intermission.
 
The lead stretched to 15 at 42-27, before Purdue went on a 23-10 spurt to cut the lead to 52-50 with 8:13 to play. The Boilermakers then went scoreless for the next four minutes and Nebraska ended the game on an 18-6 run for the final margin.
 
Trevion Williams led Purdue with career highs in points (18) and rebounds (16) despite playing just 23 minutes. Isaiah Thompson joined Williams in double-figures with 10 points.
 
The Boilermakers travel to Ohio to face the Bobcats on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN2.