Written by BTN.com staffIndiana (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) bucked the recent trend of No. 1 teams losing and will likely keep the top spot for a third straight week. It also will retain at least a share of the league lead.
The Hoosiers have won eight of their last nine games.
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A.J. Hammons gets slam for Purdue:
Will Sheehey hammers home two-hander:
Cody Zeller runs the floor for easy slam:
FINAL: Cody Zeller scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Will Sheehey added 22 points and three boards to lead No. 1 Indiana to an 83-55 victory over Purdue on Saturday at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Indiana (23-3) shot 56 percent from the field (30-of-54), including 42 percent from distance (8-of-19), and also received double-digit games from Jordan Hulls (11 points) and Christian Watford (14 points). Anthony Johnson scored 11 points and hauled in three rebounds for Purdue (12-14), which shot just 38 percent (21-of-56). Purdue also got a double-digit performance from Terone Johnson (11 points). The Hoosiers outrebounded the Boilermakers 42-31. Indiana never trailed in the game. The Hoosiers’ largest lead was 34, which came with 3:05 remaining.
Will Sheehey goes 9-9 from the field as Indiana routs Purdue 83-55. Best sixth man in college basketball.—
Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 16, 2013
As poorly as Purdue has played, Sandi Marcius has been a bright spot for the Boilers.—
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) February 16, 2013
#Hoosiers Will Sheehey's 9-of-9 from field is best since Jared Jeffries went 8-of-8 2/24/01 vs. #Badgers. (via @BTNStatsGuy)—
Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) February 16, 2013
Hammons is going to have nightmares of Christian Watford tonight. Watford has locked down on the freshman #IUBB—
Michael Norman (@norman_michaels) February 16, 2013
Purdue men's Basketball is Young & it's evident.—
Ishmael Aristide (@Got_Ish) February 16, 2013
ESPN switches away from IU/Purdue for OU/OK St. Nice.—
Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) February 16, 2013
#Hammons finally scores with 13:35 remaining.—
Cliff Brunt (@cliffbrunt_isl) February 16, 2013
Every time Tom Crean walks up and down the bench, Oladipo looks up at him like a little kid wanting to reenter the game. #iubb—
Justin Albers (@Justin_Albers) February 16, 2013
A little scrum between Christian Watford and Terone Johnson and the officials huddle. And now check the monitor.—
Jeff Rabjohns (@JeffRabjohns) February 16, 2013
Both teams sent to the bench after a little skirmish. They're going to check the monitor.—
Terry Hutchens (@indystar_hutch) February 16, 2013
At this point, I think Painter is running out of ways to inspire his team. If they haven't gotten it by now…—
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) February 16, 2013
Will Sheehey starting in place of Victor Oladipo here to start 2H—
Mike Pegram (@peegs) February 16, 2013
Hoosiers come out of the locker room. Oladipo is not with them. #iubb—
Justin Albers (@Justin_Albers) February 16, 2013
HALFTIME: Christian Watford has 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting to lead No. 1 Indiana to a 41-29 lead over Purdue at the end of the first half. The Hoosiers didn’t trail once in the first half and led by as many as 19 points. The Hoosiers fired often and fired with accuracy from distance, hitting 50 percent (6-of-12) of their three-point attempts, in addition to 50 percent from the field (14-of-28). Jordan Hulls added nine points and Cody Zeller chipped in with eight for the Hoosiers. Terone Johnson scored nine points to pace Purdue, which shot 39 percent.
Oladipo leaves with some type of left foot injury. Walked off gingerly.—
Alex Bozich (@insidethehall) February 16, 2013
#Indiana has 17 points off 11 #Purdue turnovers and #Hoosiers are shooting 50 percent. #Boilermakers—
Cliff Brunt (@cliffbrunt_isl) February 16, 2013
Christian Watford playing tremendous D while hitting 3s, has held AJ Hammons, who scored 30 1st meeting, scoreless so far.—
Jeff Rabjohns (@JeffRabjohns) February 16, 2013
#Hammons playing kind of lackadaisical. Wonder if he's a guy who needs the ball to be tuned in.—
Cliff Brunt (@cliffbrunt_isl) February 16, 2013
Maybe Tom Crean will let Matt Painter borrow some of IU's timeouts. Lord knows, the Boilers need 'em.—
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) February 16, 2013
Hulls, Edwards, Alford best 3pt shooters in IU historyThose guys don't miss, I could create my own 3pt shot, that's the dif. #hoosiernation—
A.J.Guyton (@ajguyton) February 16, 2013
#Purdue has six turnovers in just over eight minutes. #Boilers usually do decent job of taking care of the ball.—
Cliff Brunt (@cliffbrunt_isl) February 16, 2013
Once again, Purdue's conditioning (or lack thereof) stands out to me. Already guys with hands on their shorts looking tired.—
Alex Bozich (@insidethehall) February 16, 2013
There aren't many 7 footers who run like Cody Zeller. Wow. #Hoosiers continue to impress.—
Dave Revsine (@BTNDaveRevsine) February 16, 2013
Just shocked at Purdue's lack of competitive toughness. Inexperience is almost part of the explanation.—
Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) February 16, 2013
not sure if Zeller and Oladipo will get to 1,000 points today, but Watford might get to 2,000.—
(@rickbozich) February 16, 2013
Watford starts on Hammons, but he and Zeller will be doubling a lot. #iubb—
(@ZachOsterman) February 16, 2013
Today is the 200th meeting of Indiana and Purdue. Boilermakers lead the series 112-87.—
Chris Goff (@chrisgoff_ISL) February 16, 2013
Shown on the videoboard pregame at Indiana: NCAA Men's Basketball Championships: Indiana 5, Purdue 0.—
Jeff Rabjohns (@JeffRabjohns) February 16, 2013
1 of great student sections ready..@BoilerBall & @IndianaMBB ready! I'm w/ @dandakich in 10min @ESPNCBB #RivalryWeek http://t.co/9zSrfV7b—
Bob Wischusen (@espnbob) February 16, 2013
Weird crowd at IU today..trying to be crazed but it feels a tad over confident..IU v Purdue ESPN NOW!!—
Dan Dakich (@dandakich) February 16, 2013
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Dan Dakich ought to come up wth something rather than constant repitition of two or three themes every broadcast.