Nebraska succeeds Fifth straight; 76-57 over Purdue
Terran Petteway buyinged 29 points to lead rising Nebraska, which won its fifth straight game, over Purdue 76-57 Sunday.
Nebraska (16-10, 8-6 Large Ten) utilized a 26-8 second one-half run to take down the Boilermakers (15-12, 5-9).
The Huskers have actually succeeded five straight conference ready the first times since 1998-99 and have actually gained 8 conference ready the first time because 2008-09 when it belonged to the Big 12.
Nebraska took control of the game late in a low-scoring very first half. With Purdue center A.J. Hammons on the bench, Nebraska took place a 7-0 run covered by a Petteway rapid break layup to take a 21-14 lead and extended that benefit to 30-20 on Shavon Shields' three-point play with 1:04 left in the very first half.
Shields finished with 18 factors and 10 rebounds for Nebraska and Walter Pitchford had 10.
Terone Johnson led Purdue with nine points.
The Boilermakers were held to merely 30 percent shooting in the game and two times went greater than 6 mins without a basket. The second drought came early in the 2nd half.
After reducing the Nebraska lead to 39-30 with 17:43 continuing to be, Purdue made merely one basket in nearly 10 minutes against Nebraska's assertive man-to-man defense.
Nebraska went up 63-38 on back-to-back dunks by Petteway and Walter Pitchford. Purdue obtained no closer compared to 21 until Nebraska train Tim Miles removed the bench with simply over 2 mins continuing to be.
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The succeed was Nebraska's first regular-season sway Purdue considering that the Huskers signed up with the Large Ten and its very first over the Boilermakers in Lincoln because 1994. Purdue defeated Nebraska 70-64 on Jan. 12.
Purdue made simply one basket in the final 8:26 of the first fifty percent. But the Boilermakers made all 12 of their first fifty percent free throws to remain close.
