National Basketball Association
Northwestern 74, Purdue 65
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 9, 2014
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Ray Perone, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
13332
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Northwestern 74, Purdue 65: Drew Crawford scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the visiting Wildcats completed a season sweep over the Boilermakers.
Alex Olah added 14 points and seven rebounds for Northwestern (13-18, 6-12 Big Ten), which snapped a seven-game losing streak. Tre Demps chipped in with 10 points and five assists for the Wildcats, who committed just six turnovers.
Rapheal Davis recorded 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds for Purdue (15-16, 5-13), which has lost six games in a row. A.J. Hammons also scored 13 points while Terone Johnson netted 10 in his last game at Mackey Arena for the Boilermakers, who shot 35.6 percent from the field.
Olah knocked down a 3-pointer to put Northwestern on top 22-16 and the Wildcats held Purdue to 19.2 percent shooting in the first half to take a 28-21 edge into the break. Crawford nailed a jumper to put Northwestern up by nine early in the second half and Sanjay Lumpkin hit two straight triples later on to stretch the advantage to 45-32.
Kale Abrahamson's basket gave the Wildcats their biggest lead of the game at 56-41 before Davis made a 3-pointer to trim the deficit to six with under three minutes remaining. Crawford scored nine straight points for Northwestern down the stretch to seal the win and end a three-game road skid in the process.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Crawford finished 13-of-14 from the free-throw line. … Purdue went 4-of-18 from 3-point land and is 7-of-32 from beyond the arc in its last two games. … The Boilermakers fell to 2-13 when trailing at halftime this season.
Top Game Performances
Northwestern |
|
Purdue |
Drew Crawford 27 |
Scoring |
Rapheal Davis 13 |
Tre Demps 5 |
Assists |
Kendall Stephens 5 |
Drew Crawford 7 |
Rebounds |
Rapheal Davis 9 |
Drew Crawford 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Rapheal Davis 4 |
Dave Sobolewski 3 |
Steals |
Bryson Scott 1 |
Kale Abrahamson 1 |
Blocks |
A.J. Hammons 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Northwestern
|
74 |
41.2 |
7-18 |
25-34 |
12 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
Purdue
|
65 |
35.6 |
4-18 |
19-23 |
14 |
40 |
2 |
1 |
11 |