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Photo Gallery: Pictures From Purdue Basketball's 65-62 Overtime Win Over Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — The No. 4-ranked Purdue basketball team picked up a hard-fought Big Ten road win, taking down Nebraska 65-62 in overtime on Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Freshman guard Fletcher Loyer led the way with 22 points, including a pair of 3-pointers.
Both teams struggled from the field, as the Boilermakers shot just 39.7% compared to 31.9% by the Cornhuskers. Junior center Zach Edey has held to a season-low 11 points, but he still managed to pull down 17 rebounds and record a season-best seven blocks. He was 5-of-7 from the field and was forced into five turnovers.
"It's just one of those games where you have it at a good point, and they have a scheme and what they're going to do," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "I thought they did a really good with it, and I thought we did a really good job with it. We just didn't make open shots. And the guys that we had shooting the basketball are guys that can make more than they did, but that's life on the road."
Purdue led by as many as 14 points in the second half, but a strong effort from Nebraska eventually forced overtime. The Cornhuskers had three players in double figures, spearheaded by junior guard Keisei Tominaga's 19 points off the bench.
He shot 4-of-8 from the 3-point line, including a shot to tie the game with just eight seconds left in regulation. Seniors Derrick Walker and Emmanuel Bandoumel each put up 14 points for Nebraska.
Loyer, who finished the game just 2-of-10 from deep, had an opportunity to win the game before the buzzer, but his corner 3-pointer was off the mark. He scored four points in overtime before freshman guard Braden Smith sealed the game by making four free throws.
"Nebraska deserved to win the game just as much as we did," Painter said. "I thought they were really good."
Photo Gallery: Purdue 65, Nebraska 62 (OT)
Ethan Morton
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Zach Edey
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Matt Painter
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Zach Edey
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Fletcher Loyer
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Ethan Morton
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Brandon Newman
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Keisei Tominaga
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Braden Smith
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Zach Edey
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Trey Kaufman-Renn
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Ethan Morton
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Matt Painter
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Fred Hoiberg
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Zach Edey
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