PURDUE 80, IUPUI 53

PURDUE 80, IUPUI 53 THE TRAIN KEEPS ROLLING -- Boilermakers 9-0 to start the season.

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Kendall Stephens connected on 3-of-6 3-pointers for 13 points. In two career games against the Jaguars, Stephens is 9-of-15 from 3-point range for 37 points.

"The biggest thing Coach Painter has been preaching lately is just all the success that we've gotten, learning how to handle it. The biggest thing is he just wants us to be more mature and not getting too high, not getting too low." -- Kendall Stephens

Stephens' biggest impact may have been on the defensive end, where he grabbed a career-high four steals, blocked two shots and used his length to disrupt IUPUI's perimeter attack. Stephens is turning into one of Purdue's top perimeter defenders.

Caleb Swanigan blocks a second-half dunk attempt by an IUPUI player. Purdue recorded nine blocked shots during the contest, including six in the second half.

Caleb Swanigan recorded his third double-double of the season with 11 points, 14 rebounds and four assists. His three double-doubles are already tied for the fourth most in a season by a Purdue freshman.

Russell Cross (1980-81) -- 7
Joe Barry Carroll (1976-77) -- 6
Wayne Walls (1974-75) -- 4
Caleb Swanigan (2015-16) -- 3

Swanigan leads the Big Ten in rebounding (9.3 RPG) and is one of three freshmen nationally to average 8.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG and 2.0 APG.

Ben Simmons (LSU) -- 19.9 PPG, 14.9 RPG, 6.0 APG
Dedric Lawson (Memphis) -- 15.9 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 2.6 APG
Caleb Swanigan (Purdue) -- 8.3 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 2.3 APG

"Rebounding and playing defense are things you can always do when your shots aren't falling. I try to play as hard as I can every night. You can control your effort every night" -- Caleb Swanigan

Purdue's two-headed center attack was at it again on Monday night. Isaac Haas and A.J. Hammons combined for 24 points, six rebounds, five blocks, two steals and two assists whole shooting 9-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line.

A.J. Hammons posted the 11th-most field goals made without a miss (6-of-6 FGs) and his 14 points came on perfect shooting for the night (6-of-6 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs). He has made eight straight field goal attempts over the last two games and is now 23-of-31 (.742) from the field in the last three games.

Vince Edwards soars for a dunk in the second half of Purdue's win over IUPUI.

Vince Edwards tallied 10 points with four rebounds, four assists and two steals in just 25 minutes. When he scores in double figures during his career, Purdue is now 12-3.

He had zero turnovers to go with his four assists and now owns a 2.29 assist-to-turnover ratio this season (32:14), leading the team in assists as a 6-8 forward. His career ratio is 1.91 (122:64).

"Guys were in the locker room talking - we didn't like the way the first half went. We had little communication errors and so we came out the second half and we wanted to jump on them right away. So guys just looked at each other and tried to settle each other down." -- Vince Edwards

JOHNNY HILL BLOCK

Johnny Hill's block on a breakaway dunk last night was named the No. 2 play on Fox Sports Live's #The1. Hill has made a huge difference for the Boilermakers, shooting 74.1 percent from the field (20-of-27) and 78.3 percent (18-of-23) from the free throw line.

Purdue's two primary point guards continue to play at a high level. Johnny Hill and P.J. Thompson combined for 17 points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals. The pair went 6-of-9 from the field and is now shooting a combined 33-of-57 (.579) from the field for the season.

At 9-0, Purdue is now one of just 12 unbeatens remaining and one of two teams with 9-0 records.

LET'S GO FOR 10-0 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT! PACK MACKEY AND BE LOUD!

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