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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 79, Minnesota 66
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 8, 2012
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # John Higgings, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 11761

Lewis Jackson scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as visiting Purdue rolled to a 79-66 Big Ten win over Minnesota.

Coming off a scoreless performance in Thursday's 20-point loss at Penn State, Jackson scored 10 of Purdue's first 12 points in the second half. The Boilermakers (13-4, 3-1 Big Ten) built a 47-32 halftime advantage on the strength of 10-of-12 shooting from 3-point range.

D.J. Byrd came off the bench to add a career-high 18 points, hitting all five of his 3-point tries. Robbie Hummel chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds for Purdue.

Minnesota (12-5, 0-4 Big Ten) dropped its fourth straight league game and second in a row at home. The Golden Gophers were led by junior forward Rodney Williams, who had career highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds. Freshman guard Joe Coleman added a career-high 14 points for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
 
Purdue   Minnesota
Lewis Jackson 20 Scoring Rodney Williams 19
Kelsey Barlow 4 Assists Maverick Ahanmisi 3
Robbie Hummel 7 Rebounds Rodney Williams 14
Lewis Jackson 4 Free Throws Made Joe Coleman 6
Robbie Hummel 2 Steals Andre Hollins 4
D.J. Byrd 2 Blocks Elliott Eliason 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Purdue 79 54.5 10-15 9-19 12 26 6 9 10
Minnesota 66 41.4 5-10 13-19 16 32 7 8 13