GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 17 • 10
BY BRIAN NEUBERT
BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com
J
on Octeus, Purdue's point guard, hasn't been
regarded as much of a three-point threat,
but might be making a case that he should be,
making a pair of important ones in the second
half at Penn State, bringing his season percent-
age to just under 41 percent, the second best
clip on the roster among those who log signifi-
cant minutes.
His three-pointers at the 11:24 and 10:29
marks of the second half at Penn State repre-
sented a critical stretch for Purdue, which won
the game in overtime, 84-77.
Octeus is shooting just under 52 percent
overall for the season and his run of seven con-
secutive double-figure scoring games is now a
season-best run for the Boilermakers.
FREE THROWS BETTER
Purdue is just a 68-percent foul-shooting
team this season, up only slightly from last sea-
son's 67-percent clip.
But that doesn't mean the Boilermakers
aren't a significantly better free-throw shoot-
ing team, even though the Penn State game
was a bit of a step backward.
Heading into that Penn State game, seven
of Purdue's top nine scorers were shooting 75
M E N ' S BA S K E T BA L L : N E W S A N D N OT E S
Tom Campbell
Jon Octeus is shooting the ball very well this season, hitting more than 52 per-
cent of his shots. His second-half threes at Penn State were key.
Octeus Raining Threes
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