PURDUE BEATS BALL STATE IN FIRST EXHIBITION
Boiler Notes
• Purdue won its first exhibition game of the season with an 87-55 decision over Ball State in a sold-out Mackey Arena on Sunday afternoon.
• Purdue improved to 72-10 all-time in exhibition games and 32-3 under head coach Matt Painter. The win was Purdue’s first in an exhibition game against a Division I opponent since Oct. 28, 2017, against Indiana State.
• Purdue has won 37 straight exhibition games in Mackey Arena.
• Including exhibition games, Purdue is 22-1 in Mackey Arena against in-state teams dating to the 2016-17 season.
• Purdue set an exhibition game record with 17 made 3-pointers. Purdue went 17-of-40 (.425) from 3-point range. Seven players made 3-pointers.
• All 11 players that saw action scored and recorded assists. Purdue had 23 assists on 28 made field goals.
• Daniel Jacobsen’s five blocked shots tied for the second most in an exhibition game in school history (7 by JaJuan Johnson vs. Northern State; Nov. 8, 2008).
• Gicarri Harris led the Boilermakers with 16 points and five assists against no turnovers. In his last two exhibition games, Harris has scored 36 points in 39 minutes, going 8-of-12 from 3-point range.
• C.J. Cox added 15 points with three assists. He went 5-of-6 from 3-point range and was +30 in 17 minutes. Cox is now 8-of-12 from 3-point range in five career exhibitiom games.
• The tandem of Cox and Harris combined for 31 points, eight assists, five rebounds and no turnovers in 37:39 of action. They shot 10-of-16 from the field and 9-of-13 from 3-point range.
• Seven players scored between seven and 16 points.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue made 17, 3-pointers and outrebounded Ball State 44-31 to top the Cardinals 87-55 in exhibition action at Mackey Arena on Sunday.
Gicarri Harris and C.J. Cox combined to shoot 9-of-13 from 3-point range and seven players hit a 3-pointer in the victory. Purdue held Ball State to just 21.9 percent shooting in the second half.
Purdue would jump to a 21-10 lead seven minutes into the game and led by double-figures over the last 33 minutes of the contest. The Boilermakers led 49-33 at halftime, making 10-of-25 from long distance in the opening 20 minutes. Purdue’s largest lead came at 87-51 with 3:34 to play.
Purdue held Ball State to 21.9 percent shooting in the second half (7-of-32) and to 33.3 percent (20-of-60) for the game. Purdue won both the rebounding (44-31) and turnover battles (9-10).
Purdue shot 45.9 percent from the field, including 42.5 percent (17-of-40) from long distance, amassing 23 assists on 28 made field goals. Purdue was also 14-of-17 (.824) from the free throw line and had 26 second-chance points on 14 offensive rebounds.
Gicarri Harris led Purdue with 16 points and five assists, while C.J. Cox had 15 points on 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Antione West Jr., added 11 points to join the duo in double-figures.
Purdue will travel to Purdue Fort Wayne for its second exhibition game of the season on Thursday, Oct. 22. A handful of tickets still remain at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
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