NCAAB Game Recap - Purdue at Notre Dame
Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:30 PM EST

Vill
71
Kansas
74
F
Tenn
102
Mem
92
F
Gonz
90
UNC
103
F
W MI
62
Mich
70
F
SDSt
68
Nev
72
F
Aub
75
UAB
71
F(OT)
AbCh
48
TxTch
82
F
VaTec
73
Wash
61
F
SIU
65
Buff
73
F
Buck
71
OhSt
73
F
Cin
59
MissSt
70
F
Utah
61
KY
88
F
AzSt
76
UGA
74
F
NrthIA
54
Iowa
77
F
UNCW
50
Furm
93
F
ODU
68
Syr
62
F
Ind
71
Butl
68
F
GASt
59
KSU
71
F
Iona
81
Princ
85
F
SMU
81
GTown
73
F
App
69
SoFL
76
F
W IL
68
IUPUI
82
F
Ohio
63
Detr
61
F
Nich
63
Boston
75
F
SEMO
74
Citad
86
F
Purd
80
ND
88
F
Maris
66
Colg
82
F
YSU
58
Bingha
48
F
Rut
66
Seton
72
F
(N/A)
44
Presb
87
F
MD-ES
43
Pitt
78
F
NCSU
89
PSU
78
F
ETSU
55
Ill
73
F
JSU
55
Evans
50
F
KTChr
55
Lib
96
F
Marsh
75
Akr
74
F
SFA
58
ULM
74
F
UCSB
99
Rice
89
F(OT)
Pepp
69
S UT
78
F(OT)
Dart
61
Albany
52
F
RobM
50
Rider
69
F
Radf
66
Clem
74
F
TNTec
68
KennSt
73
F
SCSt
84
USC-Up
88
F
Charl
83
VCU
79
F
StPet
53
StFNY
56
F
ORU
59
Rich
52
F
(N/A)
59
MtStM
74
F
Kent
70
Lou
83
F
Temp
77
David
75
F(OT)
IaSt
77
Drake
68
F
Belm
74
UCLA
72
F
NCAT
78
TNSt
76
F
N AL
48
UNCG
53
F
IPFW
68
APSU
95
F
ChaSo
61
NFla
68
F
USM
60
WichSt
63
F
NebOm
89
Ida
80
F
GrCan
60
Tex
98
F
JU
79
BethC
71
F
StLeo
60
Hamp
72
F
E WA
62
Stan
78
F
McNee
67
UMKC
80
F
UNCA
49
Woff
92
F
MTSU
62
Toled
84
F
WCU
59
HiPt
86
F
NJIT
90
FaDi
80
F
LaTec
83
UL
62
F
TxSt
77
UTRGV
68
F
Manh
46
UConn
61
F
E KY
77
Xav
95
F
JackSt
57
Murr
74
F
E IL
73
Brad
66
F
UTSA
67
Ark
79
F
MOSt
67
NDSU
74
F
UNLV
92
BYU
90
F(OT)
(N/A)
79
TN-M
108
F
South
66
NWSt
69
F
Bois
54
Oreg
66
F
USC
70
Okla
81
F
UtVal
75
Web
63
F
ASU
48
UtSt
86
F
CAPoly
66
Cal
67
F
NoAZ
74
SJSU
79
F
Gram
70
Portl
58
F
N CO
65
USD
85
F
Denv
52
UCIrv
86
F
LoyMa
85
PorSt
58
F
TAMU
67
OrSt
64
F
Baylor
58
Ariz
49
F
LSU
78
StMar
74
F

Dec 15, 2018, 1:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Purdue

29

51

80

Notre Dame

36

52

88

Notre Dame ends skid with 88-80 victory over Boilermakers
Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:36 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Notre Dame finally played the way coach Mike Brey wanted.

They worked hard, shot well and they demonstrated they could deliver a knockout punch, too.

John Mooney scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds while D.J. Harvey matched his career-high with 19 points to lead Notre Dame past Purdue 88-80 in the first game of Saturday's Crossroads Classic.

"This is huge for us. We lost to two good teams away from our building. If we go 0-3 we're digging out of a hole for a while," Brey said. "If there are must-wins in December, we were staring at one today."

The Fighting Irish (7-3) snapped a two-game losing streak by becoming the first in-state school to beat Purdue since February 2016.

And though they never trailed over the final 35 minutes, it sure wasn't easy on or off the court.

One day after the athletic department announced freshman Robby Carmody would miss the rest of this season with a torn labrum, the Irish suffered another big blow when senior Ref Pflueger crumpled to the floor with 5:36 to play, clutching his left knee. He was carried directly into the locker room and later returned to the bench with the knee packed in ice.

Brey credited Pflueger with helping the Irish turning things around Saturday and said the starting guard would have an MRI next week.

"It didn't look good," Brey said.

Pflueger's teammates took the cue from his big game - seven points and a career best 10 assists - and closed it out almost according to the script, too.

Notre Dame opened the game by making 11 of their first 14 shots and eventually used a 12-2 spurt to take a 30-18 lead with 8:14 left in the first half.

The Boilermakers (6-5, 1-1 Big Ten) closed the half on a 7-2 run, cutting the deficit to 36-29, and got as close as 42-38 with 16:01 left to play before Notre Dame answered with a putback and Harvey's 3-pointer to make it 47-38.

Purdue never got closer than five again despite getting 27 points from Carsen Edwards and 15 from Ryan Cline. The Boilermakers have lost two in a row, four of five and had their nine-game winning streak against in-state schools snapped.

"We just had too many breakdowns defensively," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "When you're just trying to outscore somebody, you're not going to win too many basketball games."

BIG PICTURE

Notre Dame: The Irish completed a brutal nonconference stretch by going 3-2 against five straight power-conference teams. Things should get a little easier before heading into ACC play, and if they can overcome the injuries Notre Dame could emerge as a stronger team.

Purdue: The Boilermakers have struggled to find a consistent complementary scorer for Edwards and it looks like they will continue to struggle until they do.

STAT PACK

Notre Dame: Notre Dame won its first game in the Classic in three years. ... T.J. Gibbs scored 12 points and Dane Goodwin added 11 points. ... The Irish shot 52 percent from the field and were 11 of 21 on 3s.

Purdue: The Boilermakers are 0-3 against ACC schools with previous losses against Virginia Tech and Florida State. ... A six-day break didn't help the Boilermakers solve their shooting woes. After going 9 of 32 on 3s in last Sunday's loss at Texas, they were 9 of 29 against Notre Dame. ... Trevion Williams scored 10 points and was the only other player to reach double figures. ... Purdue had a 40-30 rebounding advantage, including 15-2 on offensive rebounds.

THEY SAID IT

Notre Dame: "It's huge. We closed it out," Mooney said.

Purdue: "It was just our lapses that gave them open shots. We can't just play through our offense. We have to get stops," Cline said.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame: Welcomes Binghamton Tuesday for its first home game since Nov. 24.

Purdue: Hosts Mid-American Conference foe Ohio on Thursday.

---

More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25

Leaders

Purdue PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Edwards 27 0 3 1 1 0
R. Cline 15 0 5 3 0 0
Notre Dame PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Mooney 21 0 1 7 1 1
D. Harvey 19 0 1 5 1 1

Team Comparison

Purd ND
Points For 80 88
Field Goals 30/70-43% 26/50-52%
Three Pointers 9/29-31% 11/21-52%
Free Throws 11/18-61% 25/29-86%
Offensive Rebounds 15 2
Defensive Rebounds 25 28
Rebounds 43 31
Blocks 2 4
Steals 5 6
Turnovers 7 9
Personal Fouls 21 15
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

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

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Dec 15 Purd 80 @ ND 88 C. Edwards 27 J. Mooney 21

Game Information

Stadium: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 0
Game Time: