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Dakota Mathias scored a career-best 11 points
as he is beginning to show signs of thawing
out from three-point land. He hit a pair against
Rutgers and followed it up with three in the loss
at Ohio State.
Photos by Tom Campbell
M E N ' S B A S K E T B A L L G A L L E R Y
Boilermakers Dispose Of Knights
Rutgers' comeback makes for unsettling ending
Paint Crew member David Baker takes his 80s night headbands to a whole new
level. All of the students wore the headbands and the cheerleaders were dressed
in 80s attire as part of the special evening.
Basil Smotherman (5) was all over court and beyond
in the win over the Scarlet Knights, scoring a career
best 17 points on just seven shot attemps and add-
ing in three steals and three assists along the way.
Smotherman's 17 helped Purdue score 92 points, its
highest output in a Big Ten game since 2002 against
Penn State.
The Paint Crew showed its appreciation for A.J.
Hammons becoming the 48th Boilermaker to
score over 1,000 points. They had to be patient,
though, as Hammons only needed to score
three to surpass the barrier, but didn't do so
until the 13:35 mark of the second half.
Purdue 92, Rutgers 85
Feb. 26, 2015: Mackey Arena
