@BoilerBall 71, Northwestern 61 Purdue improved to 15-1 at Mackey Arena with workman-like effort.
Purdue improved to 15-1 at home and has now won 21 of its last 22 games at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers' 15 wins are the third most in the country and just one shy of the school-record 16 home wins set three previous seasons.
A.J. Hammons continued his dominant play with 18 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot. He now has 23 double-doubles, including four in his last five games, where he is averaging 19.4 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3.2 BPG and 2.2 APG in his last five outings.
- A.J. Hammons (Purdue) - 8
- Caleb Swanigan (Purdue) - 7
- Matt Costello (Michigan State) - 7
- Ethan Happ (Wisconsin) - 7
- Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) - 7
- Adam Woodbury (Iowa) - 7
Hammons has scored in double-figures in 19 of his last 21 games. In games that Hammons leads the team in scoring, Purdue is 10-1 this year.
Hammons moved into fourth place on Purdue's career rebounds list after grabbing 12 more against the Wildcats.
- Joe Barry Carroll (1977-80) - 1,148
- Terry Dischinger (1960-62) - 958
- Walter Jordan (1975-78) - 882
- A.J. Hammons (2013-pres.) - 865
Ryan Cline continues to perform well, providing Purdue with three clutch 3-pointers against Northwestern. The freshman guard scored 11 points and now has made 9-of-18 3-point attempts over his last five appearances. His 36 3-pointers this year are the sixth most by a Purdue freshman in school history and he is shooting 38.3 percent from deep, the seventh-best percentage by a Purdue freshman.
Johnny Hill scored a season-high 15 points with six rebounds and three assists against no turnovers in a season-best 26 minutes. Hill also connected on his first 3-pointer since Feb. 7, 2015 against Louisiana-Lafayette.
Hill's 15 points equaled his scoring output from the previous five games combined.
"Being a senior and this being my last year, I just wanted to build off and get some redemption for the way I played in practice (on Sunday). I’ve been hitting them in practice but getting the confidence to take them in the game is what I’m looking for." - Johnny Hill
Vince Edwards scored nine points with six rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Edwards is one of two freshmen or sophomores nationally to have scored 500 career points, grabbed 300 rebounds and dished out 150 assists (UConn's Daniel Hamilton).
Isaac Haas tallied eight points and four rebounds in just 10 minutes of action against Northwestern.
Over the last five games, Haas has scored 47 points in just 66 minutes, averaging 28.5 pts / 40 mins during that span.
Haas is shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 70.6 percent from the free throw line, averaging 10.0 PPG in just 14.8 minutes per outing. Last year, he shot 53.5 percent from the field and 54.7 percent from the free throw line.