Boilermakers thrive from behind the arc in 90-56 win over Morehead State
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Freshman guard Carsen Edwards scored 16 points, and No. 15 Purdue made 11 three-pointers in the first half Saturday on the way to a 90-56 victory over Morehead State.
The Boilermakers (6-2), coming off a Wednesday loss at No. 14 Louisville in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, used a 15-0 first-half run to stretch a 10-9 lead to 25-9, and Purdue continued to pull away.
Dakota Mathias added 14 points, and Caleb Swanigan and P.J. Thompson had 13 each for Purdue.
Miguel Dicent had 11 points for Morehead State (2-5), which played without coach Sean Woods, who has been suspended with pay since Nov. 22, when the university launched an official investigation into Woods' treatment of players.
Purdue made 11 of 20 from three-point range during the first half when it built a 47-25 lead. Carsen Edwards, who made his first start in place of slumping Vince Edwards, and Mathias made four three-pointers each in the first half.
The Boilermakers played without fifth-year graduate student transfer point guard Spike Albrecht, who suffered a back injury this week.
BIG PICTURE
Morehead State: With Woods suspended indefinitely, the Eagles are a distracted basketball team, and it showed as their losing streak reached five on Saturday, including 0-3 for acting coach Preston Spradlin.
Purdue: It's a byproduct of opposing defenses centering their attention on Boilermaker big men Swanigan and Isaac Haas, but Purdue entered this game leading the Big Ten in three-point field goal shooting percentage at 41.8 and made 55 percent from beyond the arc during the opening half on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Morehead State: The Eagles do not play until going to Lipscomb on Dec. 10.
Purdue: The Boilermakers travel to New York City for a Tuesday night game against Arizona State in the Jimmy V. Classic.
