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02/06 03:43 CST No. 12 Purdue hosts Oregon following Loyer's 29-point showing
No. 12 Purdue hosts Oregon following Loyer's 29-point showing
By The Associated Press
Oregon Ducks (8-14, 1-10 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten)
West Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Purdue plays Oregon after Fletcher Loyer scored 29 points
in Purdue's 93-63 victory over the Maryland Terrapins.
The Boilermakers have gone 10-2 in home games. Purdue is sixth in the Big Ten
in rebounding averaging 33.9 rebounds. Trey Kaufman-Renn leads the Boilermakers
with 8.4 boards.
The Ducks are 1-10 in conference play. Oregon has a 1-1 record in
one-possession games.
Purdue makes 51.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.9
percentage points higher than Oregon has allowed to its opponents (44.3%).
Oregon averages 72.0 points per game, 3.0 more than the 69.0 Purdue gives up to
opponents.
The Boilermakers and Ducks face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Smith is shooting 50.0% and averaging 15.3 points for
the Boilermakers. Loyer is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Kwame Evans Jr. is averaging 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Ducks. TK
Simpkins is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 82.1 points, 29.5 rebounds, 19.5
assists, 6.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 51.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.9 points per game.
Ducks: 2-8, averaging 64.9 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.1 steals and
4.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 73.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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