Purdue Holds Off Maryland on Christmas Day 73-70Purdue Holds Off Maryland on Christmas Day 73-70

Purdue Holds Off Maryland on Christmas Day 73-70

<br /><br />The game was the first played for Purdue ever on Christmas Day.

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Purdue 73, Maryland 70 (Postgame Notes)
  • Purdue improved to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten with a 73-70 win over Maryland on Christmas Day at Mackey Arena.
  • The game was the first played for Purdue ever on Christmas Day.
  • Purdue improved to 6-4 all-time against Maryland, including 4-1 at Mackey Arena (4 straight wins). Eight of the 10 games have been decided by single-digits and five by five or fewer points.
  • The victory was Purdue's fifth straight home win and improved Purdue to 50-9 at Mackey Arena against Big Ten foes since the start of the 2014-15 season.
  • Purdue went 10-of-22 from long range, improving to 37-5 since the start of the 2017-18 season when making 10 or more trifectas.
  • Purdue outrebounded Maryland 41-31.
  • Matt Painter improved to 169-104 in Big Ten play, needing just three more wins to tie Wisconsin legend Bo Ryan for ninth on the Big Ten's all-time wins list.
  • Purdue's freshmen class scored 39 points, accounting for 53.4 percent of Purdue's scoring. It marked the fourth time this year the group accounted for at least 50.0 percent of Purdue's scoring (Liberty, Clemson, Miami, Maryland).
  • Brandon Newman scored 17 points with two rebounds and an assist, making 3-of-6 from deep. It marked the fourth straight game he has made at least two triples.
  • Jaden Ivey scored 11 points with five rebounds and four assists, both career highs. He scored seven straight points during a key second-half Purdue run.
  • Eric Hunter Jr., tallied 16 points, the third time this year that he scored at least 15 points.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Brandon Newman scored 17 points, Eric Hunter Jr. added 16 and Purdue held off Maryland 73-70 on Friday.

Hunter was credited with a basket after a goaltending call with 38.4 seconds left to give Purdue a 72-70 lead, and the teams combined to go 1 for 6 from the free-throw line the rest of the way. Hunter missed two at the stripe with 1.8 seconds left and Donta Scott did not hit the rim on a full-court heave at the buzzer.

Jaden Ivey had 11 points and Trevion Williams added 10 with eight rebounds for Purdue (7-3, 2-1 Big Ten). The Boilermakers won their 50th conference game at home since the 2014-15 season — ranking first in the Big Ten.

Four different Purdue players made a 3-pointer during a 14-2 run to take a 25-10 run. The Boilermakers made seven of their first ten shots from distance, and led 41-28 at halftime behind 10 points from Hunter. Purdue finished the game making 10 of 22 behind the 3-point arc — with three from Newman.

Scott had 15 points and eight rebounds for Maryland (5-3, 0-2), which never led. Aaron Wiggins added 14 points and Eric Ayala 13. The Terrapins only turned it over five times — a game after recording just four times against La Salle for the fewest in the Mark Turgeon era.