Purdue Ends Northwestern's 6-Game Winning Streak With 80-59 Rout
Northwestern couldn't get closer than 14 in the second half.
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Northwestern couldn't get closer than 14 in the second half.
Center Isaac Haas had 24 points and six rebounds.
Caleb Swanigan had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Vincent Edwards finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Freshman kicker J.D. Dellinger hit a 28-yard field goal in overtime.
Purdue reserve center Isaac Haas scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting.
Purdue coach Matt Painter would take toughness over style any day.
Malcolm Hill scored 30 points, and Kendrick Nunn added 22.
Wes Lunt threw three first-half touchdown passes.
A senior at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights has been awarded a college scholarship for her moving essay about losing her brother to suicide after he returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.
At 21-11, the Boilermakers should be a lock for the NCAA Tournament.
Rapheal Davis scored 18 points, and A.J. Hammons had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Matt Painter has Purdue on the brink of a return to the tournament.
A couple hundred thousand people applied for the Netherlands-based Mars One project, and now there are only about 660. By Monday, there will only be about 200 still in the running for the plan to establish a permanent human colony on Mars by 2025.
Ohio State predictably attracted a top class, but who else had a haul?
Illinois survived a cold start and got double-figure scoring from four players Wednesday to hold off Purdue, 66-57.
Notre Dame was already well on its way to routing Purdue when Demetrius Jackson really revved up the Irish fans.
Northwestern linebacker Jimmy Hall set up 14 points with an interception and a fumble recovery.
Cody Cousins, who was convicted of killing a fellow Purdue University student in January, killed himself in his Michigan City jail cell.
Purdue center A.J. Hammons can't hide from the spotlight, much as he might like to.
Big Ten basketball media day is upon us, and the season's just around the corner.
Illinois is just 1-17 in Big Ten play under Beckman's direction.
Purdue gashed Illinois for 349 yards rushing and first-time starting quarterback Austin Appleby threw for a touchdown and ran for two more to lead Purdue to a 38-27 upset Saturday at Illinois.
We express outrage to the visual, but it's the sub-concussive hits that are so problematic in football.
Tim Beckman's boss made it clear upon his hiring that Big Ten success was the goal.
