National Basketball Association
Purdue 75, Nebraska 72
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Robert Riley, # Lewis Garrison
Attendance:
15652
By Field Level Media
Matt Haarms scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots to lead No. 15 Purdue to a hard-fought 75-72 win over Nebraska on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
Ryan Cline scored 13 and had five boards and five assists to help offset another cold-shooting game from Big Ten leading scorer, Carsen Edwards.
Edwards, coming off a 4-for-24 shooting and 0-for-10 from 3-point range effort against Indiana, scored 13 points. He made only 3 of 16 from the field and was 1 of 10 from beyond the arc.
Glynn Watson Jr. led Nebraska (15-13, 5-12 Big Ten) with 25 points.
With Purdue (20-7, 13-3) clinging to a 62-61 lead, Grady Eifert's acrobatic tip-in with one second left on the shot clock put the Boilermakers up 64-61 and seemed to deflate the Cornhuskers.
Eifert made a pair of free throws and Haarms followed with two more to give the Boilermakers a 68-61 lead with 49 seconds left.
Nebraska extended the game by fouling and sending the Boilermakers to the foul line. Purdue made 7 of 9 free throws to hold on for its third straight win.
Edwards wasn't the only big-time scorer to struggle.
Nebraska's James Palmer Jr., who came in averaging 19 points per game, didn't make a field goal until 2:17 left in the first half. He finished with 15 points on just 2 of 12 from the field. But he did make all 10 of his free throws and dished out eight assists.
Purdue held a sizable advantage on the boards, outrebounding Nebraska 48-30, with 19 coming on the offensive end.
A key play came when Nebraska's Isaiah Roby picked up his fourth foul with 14:38 left. Edwards made the two free throws and after a Palmer layup, Purdue grabbed three offensive boards and Cline connected on a 3 to give the Boilermakers a 50-45 lead.
There were 11 lead changes in the first half. Nebraska's largest lead was four points; Purdue's was five.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Purdue |
|
Nebraska |
Matt Haarms 17 |
Scoring |
Glynn Watson Jr. 25 |
Ryan Cline 5 |
Assists |
James Palmer Jr. 8 |
Matt Haarms 9 |
Rebounds |
Tanner Borchardt 7 |
Matt Haarms 7 |
Free Throws Made |
James Palmer Jr. 10 |
Nojel Eastern 1 |
Steals |
Isaiah Roby 2 |
Matt Haarms 4 |
Blocks |
Isaiah Roby 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Purdue
|
75 |
37.7 |
6-26 |
23-26 |
11 |
42 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
Nebraska
|
72 |
41.0 |
8-23 |
14-17 |
14 |
29 |
5 |
3 |
5 |