WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Gicarri Harris scored 20 points and No. 1 Purdue made 15, 3-pointers to roll past the University of Indianapolis in an exhibition game at Mackey Arena on Wednesday night.
Purdue used a 25-4 run early in the first half to take a 25-7 lead and the Boilermakers’ lead never dipped below 10 the rest of the way en route to their 36th straight home exhibition victory.
The Boilermakers had runs of 8-0, 14-0, 13-0, 10-0 and 13-0 during the contest.
As a team, Purdue shot 32-of-61 (.525) from the field, 15-of-30 (.500) and 13-of-18 (.722) from the free throw line. The Boilermakers outrebounded the Greyhounds 48-23 and had 13 turnovers to UIndy’s 18.
Purdue held a 29-6 advantage in points off turnovers and 20-3 in second-chance points.
Gicarri Harris led the Boilermakers with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range, while adding four rebounds and two steals. Fletcher Loyer scored 16 points while going 3-of-4 from long distance.
Daniel Jacobsen had 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots, going 5-of-5 from the field.
Purdue will host Evansville in the season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 4, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Boiler Notes
Purdue tuned up for the season with a 92-49 win over the University of Indianapolis on Wednesday night in Mackey Arena. The win marked the 36th straight home exhibition win for the Boilermakers.
Purdue has won four straight home exhibition games by at least 43 points.
Purdue went 15-of-30 from 3-point range, the most 3-pointers made by the Boilermakers in an exhibition game in school history. Eight different players made 3-pointers in the win.
Gicarri Harris scored 20 points with four rebounds. Harris’ career high entering the season is 11 points, set twice last season.
Harris, C.J. Cox and Fletcher Loyer combined to go 9-of-12 combined from 3-point range.
Braden Smith tied a Purdue record for most assists in an exhibition game with seven.
In four “competitive” actions this preseason (two intra-squad scrimmages, two exhibition games), Daniel Jacobsen is 19-of-21 (.905) from the field.
LOYER NAMED TO ERVING AWARD WATCH LIST
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame has announced that Fletcher Loyer is one of 20 players named to the Julius Erving Award watch list, given to the nation’s top small forward.
Loyer is named to the watch list for the third time in his career and is joined by other Big Ten players Andrej Stojakovic (Illinois), Tucker DeVries (Indiana), Devin Royal (Ohio State), Eric Dailey Jr. (UCLA) and Chad Baker-Mazara (USC).
Loyer, a senior guard from Fort Wayne, Indiana, has averaged double-digit scoring all three years at Purdue while making 40.0 percent (197-of-492) of his attempts from 3-point range for his career. A year ago, Loyer averaged a career-high 13.8 points per game while making 75-of-169 (.444) attempts from 3-point range. Over the last two seasons combined, Loyer is third nationally in 3-point percentage (138-of-311) at 44.4 percent.
Loyer has started all 110 games during his career, helping Purdue to a 87-23 record during that span and has scored 1,291 career points while ranking 10th on Purdue’s career 3-pointers made list with 197.
