WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) C.J. Cox scored a career-high 23 points and Fletcher Loyer added 19 to help No. 20 Purdue to a 104-68 romp over Nebraska on Sunday.
Cox, a freshman who was averaging 5.4 points, made 9 of 11 shots, including 5 of 7 3-pointers. Loyer hit 5 of 6 3-point shots for the Boilermakers (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten)
Purdue hit four of its first six shots from long distance and finished 19 for 33 from 3-point range.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half and Myles Colvin added 14 points for Purdue. Braden Smith had a team-leading 14 assists.
Connor Essegian scored 17 points and Brice Williams added nine, well off his 19.4 scoring average, for the Cornhuskers (12-4, 2-3).
Purdue shot 64% in the opening half and built a 45-28 lead. The Cornhuskers shot 52%, but made just 2 of 11 3-point attempts.
Purdue had a 33-20 rebounding edge and held a 22-11 advantage in points off turnovers. The Boilermakers had 10 turnovers, seven less than Nebraska.
Nebraska: Although the Cornhuskers shot 48%, they had no answer for stopping Purdue and lost their second straight game. Nebraska did struggle from 3-point range, making just 6 of 27 3-point shots.
Purdue: The Boilermakers have been dominant during their five-game winning streak. Purdue has won by an average of 22 points and extended its home winning streak to 26 games.
Kaufman-Renn made two consecutive baskets to cap a 14-0 run. First, Kaufman-Renn made a layup and then got a rebound of his own miss and hit a jumper in the lane to give Purdue a 24-7 lead. The Cornhuskers never got close the rest of the way.
The Boilermakers shot 63% from the field, including 58% from 3-point range.
Purdue will play at Washington on Wednesday, while Nebraska hosts Rutgers on Thursday.
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C. Essegian G | 17PTS | 5REB | 3AST | |
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C. Cox G | 23PTS | 4REB | 2AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Gary | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
B. Williams | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
B. Buyuktuncel | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
R. Worster | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
B. Meah | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
C. Essegian | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
S. Hoiberg | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
A. Ulis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Morgan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
J. Grace III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Jacobsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
G. Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Burt | – | – | – | – |
B. Frager | – | – | – | – |
J. Bolis | – | – | – | – |
N. Janowski | – | – | – | – |
Total | 68 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
C. Cox | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
F. Loyer | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Kaufman-Renn | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
B. Smith | 8 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
C. Furst | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |