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m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l purdue one and done in big ten tournament BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com NEBRASKA 57, PURDUE 55 did a good job of moving. I thought we had to move them more," Coach Matt Painter said of Purdue's offensive problems. "Any time you move them more, you usually spread them out more. And we just didn't have good ball movement, we didn't cut hard and we did too much watching. That's something we really worked on this past month." Its penetration game mostly ineffec- March 14 • The United Center CHICAGO — All that momentum built up leading into the Big Ten Tournament was nowhere to be found in Chicago as the Boilermakers were booted from the event by the Cornhuskers, taking the air out of a Purdue team that entered the postseason seemingly riding high. With Nebraska packing the lane to keep Purdue out, the Boilermakers struggled to score, scoring just 55 points after averaging nearly 78 in their final three regular-season games. "We came in with a game plan to keep them out of the paint," Nebraska forward Brandon Ubel said. "They get downhill on pretty much everybody. … We did a good job keeping them out of the lane at all costs." In part because of it, Terone Johnson, Purdue's leading scorer, was just 4-of-14, his final two misses being the game-tying shots that wouldn't fall in the game's closing seconds. Freshman point guard Ronnie Johnson Tom Campbell uncharacteristically scored most of his 10 Sandi Marcius provided his usual spark off the bench with points off jump shots. six rebounds, four points and a block in 14 minutes vs. "We were too eager. I didn't think we Nebraska before fouling out. tive, Purdue couldn't find enough offense Key player elsewhere. Purdue never had an answer for Shields, It made just 2-of-12 three-pointers, as the 'Husker rookie had his way with the 0-for-5 in the first half, and made matters Boilermakers, mostly coming off screens. worse by making half its 14 free throws, inShields, who scored 18 against Purdue cluding several key misses in the final min- earlier in the season, almost single-handutes of a close game. edly propelled Nebraska to an early lead, "We dug ourselves a hole by not mak- scoring 13 of its first 15 points after tip-off. ing some hustle plays in the first half and not getting some rebounds," said D.J. Byrd, who scored 15 points with eight rebounds. "Throw some free Sponsored by throws in there and there's the game." Credit must go to Nebraska, which played well, getting Presented by 19 points from freshman ShaArtistic Media Partners von Shields and 16 and eight rebounds from Ubel, and exe2013 Men's Basketball cuted its game plan defensively. Postseason Banquet: But with that said, it was Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 6:30 p.m. another maddening game in a Mackey Arena season of maddening inconsis2013 Women's Basketball tency for Purdue. Postseason Brunch: "I think we just went away Sunday, April 14, 2013, 12:30 p.m. from what we were doing," Terone Johnson said, "and Four Points by Sheraton that's something that haunted Tickets available through Intercollegiate Athletics Ticket Office. us all year: Just getting away Call 1-800-49-Sport from what we're supposed to or 1-765-494-3194 be doing." Purdue Basketball Post Season Banquets GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 26 • 12