HoosierIllustrated Live Blog: FINAL — Purdue 79, Indiana basketball 59

Indiana basketball hits the road for the second time this week against No. 2/2 Purdue as the program continues its 124th season of competition. Hoosiers are coming off a big road win at Ohio State this past Tuesday night.

The second-ranked Boilers (21-2, 10-2) are one of two teams (UConn) to receive first place votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls in each of the last two weeks.

Reigning National Player of Year Zach Edey averages team highs in points (23.1 per game), rebounds (11.7), and blocks (2.3). He has posted 16 double-doubles. Sophomore guard Braden Smith averages 12.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game on 42.1% (32-of-76) shooting from the 3-point line.

As a team, Purdue shoots 40.1% (198-of-494) from behind the 3-point line, the highest clip in the Big Ten. The 198 makes (8.6 per game) rank second in the conference.

Scouting Notes: Purdue

Below is the full live, running blog of Indiana basketball at Purdue.

Indiana Injury Report

Questionable: Kel’el Ware

Out: Xavier Johnson

Pregame Notes

Indiana center Kel’el Ware is dressed and ready to go for Indiana. #iubb pic.twitter.com/b7twNXbaOs

— Kyler Staley (@kylerstaley) February 11, 2024

Indiana Starters

G – Gabe Cupps

G – Trey Galloway

F – Mackenzie Mgbako

F – Malik Reneau

C – Kel’el Ware

First Half

Purdue wins the tip.

Trey Galloway finds Mackenzie Mgbako under the rim for a layup to open the scoring.

Gabe Cupps drives and finds Kel’el Ware underneath for the dunk.

Malik Reneau gets the post hook to go for his first points.

Zach Edey has scored Purdue’s first 5 points.

Under-16 Media Timeout: Indiana 8 Purdue 7

Mackenzie Mgbako knocks down a pull up jumper for 2.

Payton Sparks checks in for Kel’el Ware.

Braden Smith has made his first four shots and has 8 points early.

Edey and Smith have scored Purdue’s first 15 points.

Anthony Leal checks in for Gabe Cupps.

Under-12 Media Timeout: Purdue 15 Indiana 12

Trey Galloway makes a layup out of the break after an offensive rebound by Payton Sparks.

Braden Smith gets to the rim and gets another layup for his fifth basket.

Malik Reneau finishes his own miss for two.

Payton Sparks is called for a blocking foul and is subbed out of the game for Kel’el Ware. Lance Jones makes both free throws after the foul.

Malik Reneau is called for a blocking foul, his first foul. Anthony Walker subs into the game for Reneau.

Trey Galloway finds Kel’el Ware for the alley-oop.

Kaufman-Renn gets the offensive rebound and finishes the layup.

Indiana Timeout 6:28 left Purdue 22 Indiana 18

Out of a timeout, Indiana is unable to inbound the ball and is called for a five second violation.

Kel’el Ware picks up his second foul and Sparks comes in to replace him.

Braden Smith knocks down the game’s first three and Purdue has their largest lead at 8.

CJ Gunn comes in for Mackenzie Mgbako.

Payton Sparks picks up his second foul and Purdue is in the bonus.

Sparks draws a foul and makes one of two to end a four minute Indiana scoring drought.

Under-4 Media Timeout: Purdue 32 Indiana 19

Trey Galloway makes a floater to end the scoring drought.

Braden Smith gets to the rim for another layup. He has a game-high 15 points.

Trey Galloway gets a pair of layups to go right before the half.

Halftime: Purdue 37 Indiana 25

Second Half

Indiana basketball ball to start the half. Instant turnover.

Purdue extends the lead to 39-25.

Reneau picks up his second foul. Back-to-back fouls on Malik Reneau. He has three now. Woody keeping him in.

Indiana calls timeout at the 17:46 mark. 40-25 Purdue.

Edey free three extends the Purdue lead to 42-25.

Malik Reneau picks up his 4th foul. Leal and Walker check in for Reneau and Cupps.

Kel’el Ware three gets Indiana’s first points of the second half. At the 15:32 mark.

Purdue leads 47-28 with 14:54 left.

Third foul on Ware.

Fletcher Loyer drains a three and gets the foul. Missed the free throw but Gunn responded.

Under-12 Media timeout: Purdue 55, Indiana basketball 35

Timeout Indiana after Mason Gillis knocked down back-to-back threes.

CJ Gunn fouled on a three point attempts. He goes 2-3 at the line.

Under-8 Media timeout: Purdue 65, Indiana 39

Mgbako goes 2-2 at the line out of the break.

Malik Reneau picks up his fifth. Purdue fans wave goodbye.

Zach Edey banked in a three. That wraps up everything.

Lance Jones and Anthony Walker getting into a heated argument. Both teams had to be separated.

Lance Jones called for a technical.

Purdue leads 75-58 with 2:21 left.

Final: Purdue 79, Indiana basketball 59.

Final Box Score + Extended Stats

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