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vertime MEN'S BASKETBALL: NEWS AND NOTES BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF PURDUE 70, Purdue won its exhibition MONTEVALLO 61 ner-up Montevallo Tuesday. It did not win easily, however. Coach Matt Painter's just fine opener over Division II run- er said, half-seriously, after his freshman-heavy team shook the Falcons 70-61. "I think it's impor- tant to get beat when it doesn't count. … You can learn a lesson and it doesn't matter. That's really with that. "I've always wanted to get beat in one of these games," Paint- important for your guys, because your guys always think they're OK, when in reality you're getting ready to get beat. … You want these challenges. I know I said I wanted to lose, but nobody wants to lose, but it does help you (to be challenged)." Purdue led by as many as 14 in the first half, but with Painter mixing and matching lineups and the Boilermakers enduring some of the sloppiness that comes with debuting youth, Montevallo tied the game midway through the second half. But big shots by Terone John- son (24 points) and Anthony p.m., be advised that fans attending the football game against Penn State will not be asked to move their cars between the foot- ball and basketball games. Fans attending only the basketball game will be allowed into For those attending Saturday night's Newberry game at 8 PARKING INFO permit parking after halftime of the football game, space permitting. The football games kicks off at 3:30 p.m. Starting center Sandi Marcius grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots in just 16 minutes against Montevallo in Purdue's exhibition opener. Tom Campbell Johnson (12) swung the momen- tum back toward the home team and ensured that Purdue wouldn't lose its first exhibition game since 2002. 15 or more minutes, none of them more than the 26 played by Terone and Ronnie Johnson. The latter scored 11 points and hand- ed out six assists in his first college game. KEY PLAYER Terone Johnson was excellent in his first game of the season, car- rying Purdue offensively and do- ing it efficiently. He made 7-of-14 shots, including three threes on seven tries; and made 7-of-9 foul shots, a far cry from his 43.5 per- cent shooting of a year ago. And he didn't turn the ball over in 26 minutes. He scored from the perimeter, Eight Boilermakers played from the lane and around the rim alike. KEY STRETCH With 11:15 to play, the game was tied 48-all. Anthony Johnson made a free throw, then a three- pointer that pushed Purdue's lead back to four and started a 10-2 run that seized control back for the home team.KEY STAT Purdue outrebounded Mon- tevallo 39-35. GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 9 • 34