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03/13 19:57 CDT Loyer scores 19 points as No. 18 Purdue beats No. 11 Nebraska
74-58 in Big Ten tourney
Loyer scores 19 points as No. 18 Purdue beats No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 in Big Ten
tourney
By JAY COHEN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points, Braden Smith collected 10
more assists and No. 18 Purdue beat No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 on Friday night in
the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
C.J. Cox and Oscar Cluff each had 12 points for the Boilermakers, and Trey
Kaufman-Renn finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Smith set a Big Ten Tournament record and matched a career high with 16 assists
in an 81-68 victory over Northwestern on Thursday. The senior guard needs 22
more assists to break Bobby Hurley's NCAA record of 1,076 assists in 140 games
for Duke from 1989-93.
Purdue (25-8) advanced to the Big Ten semifinals for the fourth time in the
last five years, bouncing back nicely after closing the regular season with
four losses in six games. It will play UCLA or No. 8 Michigan State on Saturday.
Pryce Sandford scored 15 points for Nebraska, which dropped to 6-14 all-time in
the Big Ten tourney. Rienk Mast finished with 11.
Nebraska (26-6) went 10 for 31 from 3-point range and 12 for 25 from inside the
arc.
The Cornhuskers trailed 48-30 with 17 minutes left, and closed within 58-50 on
Cale Jacobsen's driving layup with 6:53 remaining.
The Boilermakers responded with a 14-2 run, capped by Loyer's 3 and a dunk by
Cluff with 3:26 to go. Cox also connected from long range during the decisive
stretch.
Purdue beat Nebraska 80-77 in overtime in their regular-season meeting on Feb.
10. Kaufman-Renn grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in the victory, helping the
Boilermakers to a 54-37 advantage on the glass.
Purdue enjoyed a 37-29 rebounding advantage this time around, and outscored
Nebraska 26-18 in the paint.
Up next
Purdue lost 69-67 at UCLA on Jan. 20. It also dropped its regular-season
meeting with Michigan State, falling 76-74 on Feb. 26.
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