NCAAB Game Recap - Purdue at Northwestern
Sat Mar 9, 2019 2:30 PM EST

W IL
79
SDSt
76
F
VMI
72
Woff
99
F
LIU
64
StFPA
72
F
Brad
53
LoyIL
51
F
Maine
57
Vermt
73
F
Murr
77
Belm
65
F
RobM
62
FaDi
66
F
Lou
68
UVA
73
F
Samf
70
UNCG
77
F
NrthIA
60
Drake
58
F
Bingha
78
Stony
72
F
UND
76
NebOm
81
F
Albany
54
UMBC
62
F
Duke
70
UNC
79
F
Monm
98
Quin
92
F
Mercer
74
Furm
85
F
USD
80
BYU
57
F
Chat
64
ETSU
68
F
UMassL
70
Hartfo
78
F
Rider
81
Sien
87
F
Pepp
89
USF
72
F
Tenn
80
Aub
84
F
Fla
57
KY
66
F
UNCW
93
Elon
86
F
Mich
63
MSU
75
F
TxTch
80
IaSt
73
F
Tows
73
JMU
74
F
Vand
59
LSU
80
F
Purd
70
NW
57
F
Baylor
70
Kansas
78
F
FSU
65
Wake
57
F
GTown
86
Marq
84
F
SDSU
53
Nev
81
F
Okla
53
KSU
68
F
Vill
75
Seton
79
F
UCF
62
Temp
67
F
FAU
61
Marsh
76
F
TCU
69
Tex
56
F
Butl
70
Prov
83
F
ND
53
Pitt
56
F
Syr
55
Clem
67
F
StLou
57
StBon
66
F
UGA
46
SouthCar
66
F
Troy
74
CoCar
67
F
GMas
81
GrgWas
65
F
NCSU
73
BC
47
F
TAMU
81
MissSt
92
F
USA
78
App
71
F
UTSA
48
USM
81
F
ODU
50
UAB
64
F
OrSt
85
WaSt
77
F
TxSt
73
TexAr
81
F
UMKC
76
ChiSt
61
F
Miss
73
Mizzu
68
F
AzSt
72
Ariz
64
F
GrCan
76
Seatt
83
F(OT)
WVU
77
OkSt
85
F
UNLV
65
ColSt
60
F
ULM
79
ArkLR
62
F
UMass
75
URI
94
F
Ford
57
LaSal
72
F
CenAR
70
NWSt
63
F
SeLA
63
Nich
69
F
InWor
52
AbCh
81
F
USC
67
Colora
78
F
UL
90
ArkSt
87
F(OT)
GASt
90
GaSo
85
F
StJon
68
Xav
81
F
ArkPB
91
MsVl
57
F
McNee
58
Lamar
83
F
SHSU
68
SFA
57
F
Alc
64
PVAM
98
F
HCU
69
TXAMC
76
F
NM
81
Wyo
88
F
AlaAM
58
Gram
66
F
Bama
70
Ark
82
F
David
73
Rich
69
F
Yale
81
Princ
59
F
Brown
51
Penn
58
F
ASU
70
JackSt
82
F
N TX
58
FIU
73
F
UCLA
81
Utah
92
F
NoAZ
89
N CO
78
F(OT)
Dayt
78
Duques
67
F
Dart
51
Corn
66
F
SJSU
81
Fres
121
F
AF
52
Bois
80
F
Harv
83
Colum
81
F(OT)
UNCC
78
Rice
70
F
UCRiv
71
UCDav
70
F
DeP
78
Crei
91
F
UTEP
47
MTSU
48
F
WichSt
82
Tul
79
F
South
87
TXSo
77
F
CSBak
61
UtVal
76
F
CBU
63
NMSt
75
F
E WA
80
Web
77
F
Ida
68
IdaSt
70
F
Tuls
63
Mem
66
F
Oreg
55
Wash
47
F
HI
71
CS-Ful
59
F
UCSB
92
CAPoly
82
F
MTSt
80
PorSt
84
F
Mont
86
Sac
68
F
CSNor
74
UCIrv
86
F

Mar 9, 2019, 2:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

(11) Purdue

33

37

70

Northwestern

25

32

57

Edwards scores 21, No. 11 Purdue beats Northwestern 70-57
Sat Mar 9, 2019 6:35 PM

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) A shaky start to the season didn't rattle Purdue. The Boilermakers believed they were setting themselves up to go on a big run, and look at them now.

Carsen Edwards scored 21 points and No. 11 Purdue clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship with a 70-57 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

The Boilermakers (23-8, 16-4) secured their 24th conference title - second in three years - as well as the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago. They came in tied with Michigan State and Michigan, who played each other on Saturday night.

Edwards, the Big Ten's leading scorer, made just 6 of 18 shots. Nojel Eastern scored a career-high 15, and Purdue bounced back from a loss at Minnesota on Tuesday to win for the 17th time in 20 games.

It's quite a turnaround after a 6-5 start. The schedule early on wasn't easy and there were some tight losses along the way.

"We just saw what we had," center Matt Haarms said. "We saw how good (we could be). We saw the offensive potential. We saw how if we worked on defense, there were things we could do that could be special. Maybe others didn't realize that because they weren't around us all the time."

Northwestern's Vic Law scored 13 before getting carried off the court with a right knee injury in the second half.

The senior went down when his knee hit Edwards' right shin as he curled toward the top of the key off a screen near the Wildcats' basket.

The collision left Law clutching his cut right knee as he pounded the court in pain. He was tended to for several minutes before being carried off the court as the crowd gave him a loud ovation.

Coach Chris Collins said he wasn't sure of the extent of the injury. He said Law was going for more tests, though he was able to walk.

"The most concerning thing is it was a pretty good cut," Collins said. "It kind of broke open. That was the tough part of the thing. If there's a way for him to keep playing, he will."

A.J. Turner scored 14. The last-place Wildcats (13-18, 4-16) lost for the 11th time in 12 games.

DOWN THE STRETCH

Purdue had trouble putting this one away after building a 15-point lead in the second half. Northwestern got within 63-55 with 4:10 remaining on back-to-back 3's by Turner.

But Edwards answered with a 3 and Eastern hit two free throws to make it a 13-point game.

QUOTABLE

"We have three or four wins that we were very fortunate to have. But more than anything, Our guys improved. Our guys got better. We had some young guys have to grow up, play off the bench and play a role. A lot of times, there's a lot of dissension. There's a lot of immaturity. There's a lot of selfishness that comes because you're young and you want to play. When you don't have to play very much, you have to play a role. Our guys were really professional." - Purdue coach Matt Painter.

BIG PICTURE

Purdue: The Boilermakers bounced back from a loss at Minnesota and got the win despite some difficulties in this game. They made just 7 of 24 3-pointers, but held a 37-26 rebounding edge - 10-2 in offensive boards.

Northwestern: As if the Wildcats needed more bad news this season, they might have to get by without their leading scorer. Law came in averaging 15.1 points. He missed the 2015-16 season because of a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

UP NEXT

Purdue: Plays Friday in the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago.

Northwestern: Plays Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament.

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Leaders

Purdue PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Edwards 21 0 5 5 1 0
N. Eastern 15 0 3 5 0 0
Northwestern PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
A. Turner 14 0 3 0 1 0
V. Law 13 0 1 7 0 0

Team Comparison

Purd NW
Points For 70 57
Field Goals 23/56-41% 19/48-40%
Three Pointers 7/24-29% 11/24-46%
Free Throws 17/23-74% 8/8-100%
Offensive Rebounds 10 2
Defensive Rebounds 27 24
Rebounds 40 30
Blocks 4 4
Steals 6 3
Turnovers 7 12
Personal Fouls 14 18
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Purd Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Mar 9 Purd 70 @ NW 57 C. Edwards 21 A. Turner 14

Game Information

Stadium: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
Attendance: 7,039
Game Time: