PHOTO GALLERY: The Best Photos From Purdue’s Game Against Nebraska

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue basketball improved to 16-1 on the season and 5-1 in Huge Ten play with a 73-55 win over Nebraska on Friday night time at Mackey Enviornment. 

Freshman guard Fletcher Loyer set a brand new career-high with 27 factors on 8-of-15 capturing, which included six 3-pointers. He broke his earlier season-best that got here on Dec. 10 within the staff’s 65-62 extra time victory towards the Cornhuskers on the highway in Lincoln, Neb. 

“Our help right here is massive time,” Purdue coach Matt Painter mentioned of the followers in Mackey area. “However we won’t depend on our help to win video games for us, we have now to go on the market and do it. Should you play nicely, they’re such a bonus. However you must play nicely, you must give them one thing to cheer about. 

“Simply making an attempt to maintain our focus after we have had a few powerful highway video games and are available again dwelling and get a win towards Nebraska, who ought to have beat us at their place. We have been very, very lucky to win in Lincoln.” 

The Boilermakers have been firing on all cylinders within the opening minutes of every half. They’d 5 3-pointers within the first eight minutes to start out the sport, with Loyer contributing 4 of them. After ending the opening interval with six straight factors, Purdue went on an 11-0 run after halftime to take a 22-point lead. 

Nebraska by no means held the lead on Friday, and Purdue completed with 4 gamers scoring in double figures to come back away with the win. 

Picture Gallery: No. 3 Purdue 73, Nebraska 55

Braden Smith

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) passes the ball in the course of the NCAA males’s basketball recreation towards the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Matt Painter, Fletcher Loyer

Purdue Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter excessive 5 Purdue Boilermakers guard Fletcher Loyer (2) in the course of the NCAA males’s basketball recreation.

Ethan Morton

Purdue Boilermakers guard Ethan Morton (25) grabs a unfastened ball in the course of the NCAA males’s basketball recreation towards the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Matt Painter

Purdue Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter talks throughout a timeout in the course of the NCAA males’s basketball recreation towards the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Braden Smith

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) walks off the court docket after the NCAA males’s basketball recreation towards the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Fletcher Loyer

Purdue Boilermakers guard Fletcher Loyer (2) celebrates after scoring in the course of the NCAA males’s basketball recreation towards the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Mason Gillis

Purdue Boilermakers ahead Mason Gillis (0) defends towards Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Denim Dawson (12).

Zach Edey 

Purdue Boilermakers heart Zach Edey (15) blocks a shot by Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Emmanuel Bandoumel (25).

David Jenkins Jr. 

Purdue Boilermakers guard David Jenkins Jr. (14) fouls Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Emmanuel Bandoumel (25) in the course of the NCAA males’s basketball recreation.

Mason Gillis

Purdue Boilermakers ahead Mason Gillis (0) shoots the ball over Nebraska Cornhuskers ahead Derrick Walker (13).

Braden Smith

Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Emmanuel Bandoumel (25) defends towards Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3).

Fletcher Loyer

Purdue Boilermakers guard Fletcher Loyer (2) reacts to creating a 3-point shot in the course of the first half towards the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Trey Kaufman-Renn

Purdue Boilermakers ahead Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) leans into Nebraska Cornhuskers ahead Derrick Walker (13).

Zach Edey

Purdue Boilermakers heart Zach Edey (15) seems to be to cross the ball away from Nebraska Cornhuskers ahead Derrick Walker (13) and ahead Wilhelm Breidenbach (32).

Purdue basketball

A Purdue Basketball earlier than the sport between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Mackey Enviornment.

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• Matt Painter Earns four-hundredth Profession Win as Purdue Head Coach: Purdue coach Matt Painter joined Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady and Lou Henson because the fifth coach in Huge Ten historical past with 400 victories whereas at a convention faculty. CLICK HERE 

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