Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. Purdue

Indiana vs. Purdue
Feb. 27, 2020
Postgame Notes

The Hoosiers went on the road to Purdue Thursday and fell to 18-10 on the season and 8-9 in the Big Ten with a 57-49 loss.
IU opened the game with a 7-2 lead at the 15:54 point of the first half after Purdue scored the opening basket. All seven points came from Hoosier big men, redshirt junior Joey Brunk and freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis.
After trailing 36-20, the Hoosiers went on a 10-2 run, capped off by five-straight sophomore guard Rob Phinisee points to force a Purdue timeout with 10:33 remaining in the game.
A five-point possession and a layup on the next possession by redshirt sophomore Race Thompson with 3:04 remaining in the game helped Indiana cut the deficit to 48-42. IU held the Boilermakers scoreless for 3:31 during that stretch.
IU's defense held Purdue to 21-of-56 (37.5 percent) from the floor and for the third-straight game the Hoosiers allowed the lowest 3-point shooting efficiency of the season as the Boilermakers only shot 2-of-17 (11.8 percent) from behind the arc.
Senior guard Devonte Green was the lone Hoosier to score in double figures with 11 points, while grabbing four boards.
Junior forward Justin Smith finished with eight points and four rebounds.
Phinisee tallied seven points for IU, while grabbing three boards and dishing out an assist.
Thompson scored six points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, while also adding a team high in steals with two.
Jackson-Davis recorded six points and four rebounds, while picking up two blocks and a steal.
Junior guard Aljami Durham tallied two points and three rebounds in 22 minutes
Freshman guard Armaan Franklin tallied four points in nine minutes of action.
Brunk scored four points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Hoosiers.
Senior forward De'Ron Davis scored one point in nine minutes.
Redshirt freshman Jerome Hunter picked up a steal in 14 minutes.
The Hoosiers will finish out their regular-season road schedule at Illinois at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1.

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Joey Brunk

De'Ron Davis

Aljami Durham

Armaan Franklin

Devonte Green

Jerome Hunter

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Rob Phinisee

Justin Smith

Race Thompson

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