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#BoilerNotes
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.
#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).
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.