National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 83, Eastern Illinois 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials: # Lewis Garrison, # Ray Perone, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 12141

Purdue 83, Eastern Illinois 55: Bryson Scott's season-high 14 points and six rebounds led a balanced attack as the unbeaten Boilermakers turned back the visiting Panthers.

Kendall Stephens had 11 second-half points and Purdue (4-0) got 42 points from its bench. Ronnie Johnson added 10 points and a season-high eight assists, Basil Smotherman had 10 points and five rebounds and Terone Johnson and A.J. Hammonds tallied nine points apiece.

Reggie Smith's 11 points led Eastern Illinois (2-2), which shot 31.6 percent from the floor and committed 19 turnovers. Sherman Blanford chipped in nine points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Purdue came out firing and jumped to a 16-5 lead as Eastern Illinois struggled to find the basket, shooting only 28.6 percent from the floor in the first half, including 1-for-10 on 3-pointers. Ronnie Johnson had 10 points and Jay Simpson added eight points in the half for the Boilermakers, who hit 8-for-13 from the foul line but missed on all nine of their 3-point attempts.

The Boilermakers stretched a 38-24 halftime lead to 47-29 with a 9-5 run, capped by Purdue's first 3-pointers of the night from Stephens and Rapheal Davis. The Panthers pulled within 50-38 with 13:31 remaining, but the Boilermakers put the game out of reach by scoring 18 of the next 21 points - sparked by eight straight free throws and back-to-back 3-pointers by Stephens — for a 68-41 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Smotherman became the 10th player for Purdue to score 10 or more points in a game this season. ... The Boilermakers have scored 75 or more points in six straight games - dating to last season - for the first time since 1998. ... Purdue improved to 29-1 at home in the month of November under head coach Matt Painter.

Top Game Performances
 
Eastern Illinois   Purdue
Reggie Smith 11 Scoring Bryson Scott 14
Sherman Blanford 3 Assists Ronnie Johnson 8
Sherman Blanford 8 Rebounds Bryson Scott 6
Reggie Smith 5 Free Throws Made Bryson Scott 8
Reggie Smith 3 Steals Bryson Scott 4
Sherman Blanford 3 Blocks A.J. Hammons 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Eastern Illinois 55 32.8 3-17 14-24 11 34 8 5 19
Purdue 83 45.9 4-20 23-34 16 40 7 12 10