No. 2 Purdue defeated Indiana 79-59 in West Lafayette on Saturday. HN photographer Nicholas McCarry was there.
Purdue was able to out-rebound Indiana 46-31, including 15 offensive boards that led to 12 second-chance points.
The most glaring issues were Indiana’s fouling trouble and offensive rebounding.
Anthony Leal's 3-pointer capped off the comeback.
Much has been expected from both players this season.
Where does Indiana go from here?
The Nittany Lions knocked down 12 triples in the victory.
Forward Malik Reneau and guard Xavier Johnson each left the game due to injuries.
Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak.
Indiana shot 12-22 from the free throw line during defeat
Indiana extended its 24-year losing streak at the Kohl Center.
For the fourth time in the past four games, an Indiana player was given a flagrant foul, and things just do not seem right with the program.
After back to back years of fans storming the court at Assembly Hall, fans were storming the exits Tuesday.
Indiana has bested Purdue in three of their last four encounters
Indiana looked like a different team than the one that competed against Rutgers earlier this week.
Johnson knows what it takes to lead and win in the Big Ten, and is more than capable of turning this sinking ship around.
Many of Indiana’s common mistakes of turnovers, free-throw shooting and offensive rebounds gave Rutgers its first conference win of the season.
He and senior Xavier Johnson look to be a formidable one-two punch as the Hoosiers march into the heart of conference play.
Xavier Johnson had a bounceback performance after struggling in loss to Nebraska.
It's Indiana's first loss of conference play.
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