Field Level Media
29 Nov 2025, 00:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images)
Daniel Jacobson did not miss from the field, making all eight of his attempts on his way to scoring a career-high 24 points in top-ranked Purdue's easy 109-62 win over Eastern Illinois Friday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.
Jacobson also grabbed nine rebounds and blocked six shots for the Boilermakers (7-0), who used a balanced attack to dominate their final game before their Big 10 opener.
Fletcher Loyer finished with 15 points, making all four of his attempts from 3-point range, and Trey Kaufman-Renn chipped in 14.
Gicarri Harris added 12 points, Oscar Cluff and Omer Mayer scored 10 apiece and Braden Smith dished out 10 assists, moving into second all-time in Big Ten history with 821 career assists.
Eastern Illinois (2-5) was playing its second nationally-ranked team this month and fell to 0-5 on the road this season. Meechie White led the Panthers with 23 points, Terry McMorris scored 13 and Preston Turner added 11.
Turner allowed the Panthers to keep the game close early thanks to a couple of 3-pointers, with the score tied at 12-12 at the first media timeout.
Tied at 19 after Malik Olafioye knocked down a 3-pointer at the 11:18 mark for the Panthers, the Boilermakers went on an 11-2 run, opening up a 30-21 lead after Loyer knocked down a long-range shot with 7:27 to go.
Loyer was then fouled while attempting a 3-pointer with 6:30 to play and proceeded to make all three of his free throws as Purdue pushed its lead to double digits at 33-23.
Purdue forced the Panthers to use a timeout after Kaufman-Renn scored off a putback with 4:45 to play, extending the Boilermakers' advantage to 39-23.
The Boilermakers finished the first half on a 34-9 run, capping the opening 20 minutes with 3-pointers from Harris and Loyer to take a 53-28 halftime lead.
The most notable moment of the second half was Smith passing Michigan State legend Mateen Cleaves on the Big 10 assist list on a behind-the-back dish to Kaufman-Renn, who threw down a dunk for a 64-32 lead with 17:01 to play.
The Panthers hit a stretch in the second half where they went over eight minutes without scoring while Purdue went on a 25-0 run to open up a 93-37 lead with 6:55 left.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Detroit Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Detroit Star.
More InformationWASHINGTON, D.C.: A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against two high-profile critics of President Donald Trump—former...
In an extraordinary statement issued Thursday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it admits it has carried out about 1,200 diverse...
HONG KONG (ANI/Big News Network): A devastating fire has torn through several high-rise apartment blocks in a Hong Kong housing complex,...
LONDON, U.K.: Lakshmi N. Mittal, one of the world's wealthiest businessmen, is preparing to leave the UK after nearly 30 years, according...
ABUJA, Nigeria: Fifty of the 303 students kidnapped from a Catholic school in Niger state, Nigeria, have escaped and returned home,...
HONG KONG: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on November 23 called it shocking that Japan's prime minister publicly sent what he described...
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart will return from a two-game absence to start the New...
(Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images) Daniel Jacobson did not miss from the field, making all eight of his attempts on his way...
(Photo credit: Kayla Wolf-Imagn Images) Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt sustained a fractured left ankle on Thanksgiving...
(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is not expected to land...
(Photo credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images) Georgia Tech and DePaul each will have a chance to earn its first power-conference win of...
(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) Freshman forward Cameron Boozer scored 35 points to match his career high, and he...
