LIVE BLOG: Follow No. 1 Purdue Basketball and No. 21 Indiana in Real Time
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The first of two matchups between bitter in-state rivals Purdue and Indiana takes place Saturday at 4 p.m. ET inside Assembly Hall. Both teams enter the game inside the AP Top 25, with the top-ranked Boilermakers looking to remain unbeaten on the road while facing off against the No. 21 Hoosiers.
Purdue boasts a 22-1 overall record and has a comfortable lead atop the Big Ten standings at 11-1 in conference play. Indiana has surged in recent weeks, winning five of its last six games and enters Saturday with just one loss at home.
The Boilermakers have won 10 of the last 11 meetings with the Hoosiers, and ththat loss came last January on a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
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Follow along below for Purdue's rivalry matchup with Indiana:
6:21 p.m. ET, FINAL — Indiana holds off Purdue's second-half comeback to win 79-74.
6:19 p.m. ET — Zach Edey knocks down the last two baskets, but Indiana's lead doesn't appear to be going away. Purdue needs a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left to play.
6:09 p.m. ET — Fletcher Loyer gets a tough bucket underneath the basket. He has 12 points so far today. Braden Smith adds another on the next possession, and Purdue now trails Indiana by just one point.
6:04 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Purdue is still searching for a lead. Indiana has a 71-66 advantage with 3:15 left to play. The Boilermakers have outscored the Hoosiers by 10 after halftime.
5:57 p.m. ET — Indiana calls a timeout as its lead is now just two. Zach Edey is willing Purdue back into the game in the second half. He has 29 points with 17 rebounds. The Hoosiers haven't scored in two-plus minutes.
5:54 p.m. ET — A warning has been issued to the Indiana student section for throwing objects on the court. Twice now it's happened, and a third time will result in a technical for the Hoosiers.
5:49 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue has chipped away at Indiana's lead ever since it emerged from the locker room. The deficit is now four as the Boilermakers trail 65-61 with 7:32 left to play. Zach Edey and Trayce Jackson-Davis each with 25.
5:48 p.m. ET — Purdue brings the game to within four as Zach Edey gets another basket. He has 25 points, and his latest followed a trio of 3-pointers from the duo of David Jenkins Jr. and Brandon Newman.
5:44 p.m. ET — Brandon Newman makes it back-to-back 3-pointers for Purdue, and Indiana's lead sits a seven with under 10 minutes to play.
5:43 p.m. ET — A huge 3-pointer for David Jenkins Jr. cuts Indiana's lead to eight points, but Trayce Jackson-Davis gets a bucket on the other end as an answer. Both teams have made four 3-pointers in the game.
5:38 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Indiana leads Purdue 59-50 with 11:58 left in the game. Mason Gillis is added some much-needed scoring to go along with Zach Edey. Gillis has five points in the second half so far.
5:35 p.m. ET — Zach Edey seems emotionally charged after the break. He's 4-of-5 from the floor after taking the floor again and has added six rebounds.
5:30 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Zach Edey has eight of Purdue's first 10 points to start the second half. He's up to 23 points and 13 rebounds. Indiana still holding onto its lead, which has now shrunk to single digits. It's 54-45 with 14:56 left to go.
5:23 p.m. ET — Zach Edey gets the first basket of the second half. His left-handed hook falls, but Purdue really needs to get other players involved in order to find its way back into this game.
5:05 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Purdue trails Indiana 50-35 at the break. The Boilermakers turn the ball over 11 times in the opening period, which results in 12 points for the Hoosiers. Trayce Jackson-Davis and Zach Edey are both in double figures with 18 and 15 points, respectively.
5:03 p.m. ET — Fletcher Loyer gets a 3-pointer to fall, which will hopefully give him some confidence heading into the second half. Less than a minute before the break.
4:59 p.m. ET — Clear to see that free throws are going to be huge down the stretch. A lot of whistles here in the first half, and Zach Edey knocks down a pair after the most recent foul call against Indiana. The Boilermakers are 9-of-15 from the line and trail by 14 points before halftime.
4:52 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Purdue is shooting 48% from the floor in the first half against Indiana, but with now 10 turnovers and a 5-of-11 mark from the foul line, the Boilermakers find themselves down 40-26 with 3:55 before halftime.
4:47 p.m. ET — Timeout here for Purdue as Zach Edey commits his third turnover of the first half. Trayce Jackson-Davis gets a fastbreak slam on the other end to give Indiana a 35-22 lead with 5:50 before the break.
4:45 p.m. ET — Fouls are really starting to pile on for Indiana, giving Purdue a chance to climb back into this one. The Hoosiers have 10 fouls with 6:28 before halftime. The Boilermakers, however, are 5-of-10 from the foul line.
4:40 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue trails Indiana 28-18 with 7:45 before halftime. Other players starting to score some points, but Zach Edey is leading the way with seven. The Hoosiers have eight points off eight turnovers by the Boilermakers, which has made the biggest difference so far.
4:39 p.m. ET — Calling B.S. on a clear foul on Fletcher Loyer is certainly an interesting chant here in Assembly Hall. Indiana has been playing very physically all afternoon, but even with Purdue is getting to the free-throw line, they haven't been falling.
4:34 p.m. ET — A really tough shot for Ethan Morton on the baseline before the shot clock expires. Purdue needs to take care of the basketball if it wants to claw back into this game on the road.
4:32 p.m. ET — Braden Smith hits 1-of-2 free throws after the media timeout to snap Indiana's run. Purdue is just 4-of-13 from the floor.
4:28 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Purdue is off to a poor start here on the road with eight turnovers. Indiana has built a 21-10 lead with 11:42 before halftime and rides a 10-0 run over the last four-plus minutes.
4:23 p.m. ET — Indiana's Malik Reneau takes a hard foul from Mason Gillis, and the play is going to the monitor to review for a flagrant. The Boilermakers are down 17-10 with 12:42 still to play before halftime.
4:18 p.m. ET — Four turnovers for Purdue so far, none for Indiana. The Boilermakers are trying to fight out of a small hole right now.
4:14 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Indiana has a 13-10 lead over Purdue with 15:37 still to play in the first half. The Hoosiers have made four free throws so far, but the Boilermakers are dominating the glass with four offensive rebounds.
4:10 p.m. ET — Zach Edey gets an easy dunk underneath the basket on a pass from Braden Smith. Trayce Jackson-Davis got caught jumping, and Edey gets a free-throw attempt to fall after being fouled.
4:09 p.m. ET — Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks a driving attempt from Fletcher Loyer. Indiana's Trey Galloway hit a 3-pointer on the previous possession. Zach Edey makes his first basket on an offensive rebound and putback.
4:07 p.m. ET — Purdue's first basket goes to Caleb Furst, who drills a 3-pointer in the corner. A great play design in the early goings of the game.
Tipoff — Indiana wins the tip, and Race Thompson kicks off the scoring for the game. He hits a midrange jumper with Zach Edey defending. Assembly Hall erupts as Edey turns the ball over on Purdue's opening possession.
Purdue starters:
- Freshman guard Braden Smith
- Freshman guard Fletcher Loyer
- Junior guard Ethan Morton
- Sophomore forward Caleb Furst
- Junior center Zach Edey
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