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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 84, Robert Morris 46
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2018
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials: # Larry Scirotto, # Luke Schumer, # Robert Riley
Attendance: 12859

Carsen Edwards scored 19 and Ryan Cline chipped in with 17 points to guide No. 24 Purdue to an 84-46 rout of Robert Morris on Friday at West Lafayette, Ind.

Edwards had an off shooting day, hitting only 5 of 17 shots from the field. But he sunk all six free throws. Meanwhile, Cline made 6 of 10 shots, including 5 of 7 from beyond the 3-point line.

Freshman Trevion Williams hit all four shots for eight points in the second half. Ethan Boudreaux scored nine for the Boilermakers (5-1), who made 26 of 58 shots for 44.8 percent.

Malik Petteway led Northeast Conference's Robert Morris (3-3) with 10 points as the Colonials made 17 of 54 shots for 31.5 percent.

Purdue was 20 of 23 at the free-throw line while the Colonials were 8 of 10.

Edwards scored 16 points in the first half as Purdue led 44-23 at halftime. The Boilermakers' 11-0 run pushed the lead to 59-28 with 10:47 left in the second half. Purdue's lead kept building, leading by as many as 43.

Purdue made 13 of 32 shots (40.6 percent) in the opening half, including 7 of 17 from the 3-point line. Robert Morris hit just 9 of 32 shots for 28.1 percent in the first half. The Boilermakers outrebounded the Colonials 26-16 in the first half and 43-27 overall.

The Boilermakers scored the game's first seven points and never trailed. Following a Robert Morris basket, Cline sank a 3-pointer to push Purdue's lead to 10-2.

A 13-0 run by Purdue boosted its lead to 40-17 with 3:32 left in the half.

Purdue led by as many as 23 twice in the first half.

The Boilermakers play at No. 14 Florida State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday. Robert Morris hosts Youngstown State on Wednesday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Robert Morris   Purdue
Malik Petteway 10 Scoring Carsen Edwards 19
Jon Williams 3 Assists Eric Hunter Jr. 6
Charles Bain 6 Rebounds Grady Eifert 8
Matty McConnell 2 Free Throws Made Evan Boudreaux 7
Josh Williams 2 Steals Carsen Edwards 4
Koby Thomas 1 Blocks Matt Haarms 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Robert Morris 46 31.5 4-16 8-10 8 26 2 6 17
Purdue 84 44.8 12-27 20-23 18 40 9 9 13