PURDUE 68, VANDERBILT 55 A.J. Hammons caps off purdue's non-conference season with a dominating performance against the commodores
A.J. Hammons scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and 7 blocked shots. He has now recorded 19 career double-doubles, the most by an active Big Ten player.
- A.J. Hammons (Purdue) -- 19
- Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) -- 11
- Alex Olah (Northwestern) -- 10
Hammons scored 15 of his points in the decisive second half by going 6-of-9 from the field in the final 20 minutes.
Over the last two games, Hammons has 33 points, 17 rebounds and 12 blocked shots in just 49 minutes.
Hammons blocked seven shots against the Commodores, the fourth most in a game in school history. He held Vanderbilt's future NBA first-round pick Damian Jones to six points and three rebounds in 15 minutes before fouling out.
- BLOCKED SHOTS IN A GAME (PURDUE)
- Joe Barry Carroll vs. Arizona (12-10-77) -- 11
- Joe Barry Carroll vs. Northwestern (3-2-78) -- 9
- A.J. Hammons vs. [22] Indiana (1-28-15) -- 8
- A.J. Hammons vs. Vanderbilt (12-22-15) -- 7
- A.J. Hammons vs. [20] Ohio State (2-4-15) -- 7
- A.J. Hammons vs. Central Conn. St. (11-13-13) -- 7
- JaJuan Johnson vs. Michigan State (2-27-11) -- 7
- JaJuan Johnson vs. Northwestern (1-15-09) -- 7
Hammons now has eight games of six or more blocked shots during his career.
Hammons is now one of four players in Big Ten history with 1,200 points, 750 rebounds and 275 blocked shots.
- Herb Williams (Ohio State) -- 2,011 p, 1,111 r, 328 b
- Acie Earl (Iowa) -- 1,779 p, 811 p, 365 b
- Joe Barry Carroll (Purdue) -- 2,175 p, 1,148 p, 365 b
- A.J. Hammons (Purdue) -- 1,245 p, 750 r, 291 b
"When he comes in hooked up and wired and ready to play, he's the best big in the country, in my opinion." -- Vince Edwards
Rapheal Davis scored 14 points with five rebounds and an assist, his seventh double-figure scoring game of the season.
Davis is nearing the 1,000-point club, now with 848 career points in 109 career games.
The 2015 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year has held the last two players he has guarded (Butler's Kellen Dunham; Vanderbilt's Riley LaChance) to 0-of-18 field goal attempts. In the previous two games against Purdue, those two players combined for 51 points.