Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, January 30, 2013
It was just a few days ago that BTN analyst Tim Doyle insisted Purdue freshman A.J. Hammons is a serious threat to compete for next season's Big Ten Player of the Year. It was a bold claim, and it's one Doyle won't soon regret. Certainly not after Hammons' latest coming out party against No. 3 Indiana. It came in a blowout defeat, but, man, Hammons was terrific. There was the career-high 30 points, the five blocks, and the dunks. Watch Hammons' third and best flush of the night now and catch the others in this post.
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Even more impressive is the fact Hammons did what he did while battling foul trouble. The freshman picked up a quick two fouls, forcing him to the bench, and he finished the first half with three fouls.
Dunk No. 1
No. 2
No. 4
No. 5
And here's one of Hammons' FIVE blocks:
Check out Hammons' freshman game log:
| Date | Opp | Result | Min | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | OR | TR | A | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
| 11/9 | Buck | L 65-70 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11/11 | Hof | W 83-54 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 11/15 | Vill | L 81-89 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11/16 | OreSt | L 58-66 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 11/21 | NC-Wil | W 66-40 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 11/28 | @Clem | W 73-61 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 12/1 | Xavier | L 57-63 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12/4 | Lamar | W 72-39 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 12/8 | @EastMi | L 44-47 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 12/15 | @ND | L 68-81 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12/18 | BallSt | W 66-56 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 12/29 | W&M | W 73-66 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 1/2 | Ill | W 68-61 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1/5 | @MSU | L 61-84 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 1/8 | OhioSt | L 64-74 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 1/13 | PSU | W 60-42 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 1/16 | @Neb | W 65-56 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 1/19 | WVU | W 79-52 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1/24 | @Mich | L 53-68 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1/27 | Iowa | W 65-62 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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