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really helps our team, both him and other players. That���s what we tried to do.��� Terone Johnson scored 14 points, eight of them in the decisive final eight minutes, while handing out four assists with no turnovers. Ronnie Johnson added 11 points and five assists. Byrd made three of the four three-pointers he launched and scored 11 points. Jacob Lawson grabbed a careerhigh 11 rebounds. Key player During Purdue���s well-timed 7-0 run, Hammons scored on a hook shot to start it off. Then he blocked a shot and directed the ball to Terone Johnson, who scored an and-one in transition off it. The freshman center also blocked three shots, his presence in the middle clearly affecting Ball State. For a team struggling to be efficient offensively, Hammons��� 6-of-8 shooting, all off highpercentage looks, was a pretty good deal. Key stretch Hammons and Terone Johnson guided the run of seven straight points that put the Boilermakers back on top to stay with Johnson hitting Donnie Hale rolling to the basket for a layup to cap the burst. Key stat Last season, nine turnovers was a week���s worth for Purdue, but as this season has shown us thus far, this year���s team has very little in common with its predecessor. Against the Cardinals, Purdue���s nine matched its seasonlow total from the season-opening loss to Bucknell. Point guards Ronnie Johnson and Tom Campbell Anthony Johnson toRapheal Davis went wild against Notre Dame, scoring 21 points taled five of the nine in the final 10:22 in a loss to the ranked Irish. giveaways. ular-season meeting between No. 22 NOTRE DAME 81, the two schools since 1966. PURDUE 68 The then-22nd-ranked Irish Dec. 15 ��� Bankers Life held a 38-33 advantage on the Fieldhouse boards and benefited from 15 INDIANAPOLIS ��� Ranked Boilermaker turnovers. Notre Dame beat the BoilermakNotre Dame had opened up ers at their own game in the a 23-point lead after Purdue enCrossroads Classic, outrebound- dured a horrific run of offensive ing Purdue ��� a strong rebound- futility to open the second half, ing team thus far this season ��� scoring just two points in the en route to a win in the first reg- first nine-and-a-half minutes. ���I feel like we made our shots tougher,��� Byrd said. ���When we got the ball in the lane, we were trying to go into the defense and maybe trying to get a foul or an and-one instead of just focusing on knocking down the shot. When we get those opportunities in the lane, we have to take advantage of them. ���Once you���re playing behind against a team like that, it���s really, really difficult to try to get back in the game.��� That���s when the only bright spot of the day emerged, as freshman Rapheal Davis erupted for all of his game-high 21 points in the final 10:22. ���That definitely was a pleasant surprise for us,��� Painter said. ���He just needs time. He needs Team pride you can���T hide. rewards you want most. Join thousands of purdue fans who reach for their official purdue Visa�� and get rewarded for things you pay for anyway. redeem points for 1% cash back, merchandise or a cash contribution to the John purdue club. Show your Boilermaker pride with every purchase. request your purdue Visa today.* 765.497.3328 // 800.627.3328 // purduefed.com *Subject to credit approval. No annual fee. Balance transfers and cash advances not eligible for rewards points. This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. GoldanDBlack express ��� volume 23, express 15��� ������ 29