WATCH: Purdue Silences Assembly Hall Crowd with 24-6 Run to End 1st Half vs. Indiana
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Assembly Hall is known as one of the most hostile environments in college basketball, but Purdue put a silencer on the Indiana crowd late in the first half of Sunday's rivalry showdown in Bloomington.
The Hoosiers got off to a hot start, taking a 19-13 advantage with 11:34 to play in the game. Then the Boilermakers kicked it into high gear. They closed out the half on a 24-6 run and took a 37-25 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Fletcher Loyer, Myles Colvin and Camden Heide all hit some big shots in that stretch to put Purdue on top after 20 minutes. Loyer ended the half with nine points to lead the Boilermakers. Colvin and Trey Kaufman-Renn each finished with eight points and Braden Smith scored seven.
12-0 RUN BY THE BOILERMAKERS 🔥 @BoilerBall #B1GMBBall on CBS 📺 pic.twitter.com/ikImR6jtN7
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 23, 2025
That's not a bad way to close out a half.
Purdue is looking to sweep the series against Indiana. The Boilers defeated the Hoosiers 81-76 in Mackey Arena back in January. They've won three straight games in the in-state rivalry.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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