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vertime MEN'S BASKETBALL: NEWS AND NOTES BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com BY BRIAN NEUBERT lowing coaches to work with their teams in the summer were sup- posed to help Purdue's new-look team be as ready as possible, under the circumstances, for this season. Thus far, it hasn't translated. The Boilermakers are just 1-3, The overseas trip to Italy in Au- gust and new NCAA rules al- representing their worst start un- der Coach Matt Painter, and com- ing off back-to-back losses in New York City to Villanova and Oregon State in the 2K Sports Classic in Madison Square Garden. The following is a look at Pur- due's games last week. Garden NEW YORK CITY — Turning Nov. 16 • Madison Square OREGON STATE 66, PURDUE 58 around about 17 hours after los- ing a controversial overtime game team coming off back-to-back blowout losses at Richmond and Ohio, Purdue gets a week off before traveling to Clemson for its Big Ten/ACC Challenge meeting with the Tigers. … Purdue will be the second in a grueling four-game stretch for Clemson, which plays at Gonzaga this week, then will face South Carolina and Arizona, respectively, after the Boilermakers. … It will be Purdue's first true road game of the season. … Purdue played at Clemson in 2007 also, losing 61-58 with a freshman-heavy team. … The Ti- gers are coached by Indiana native Brad Brownell. Opponent: Clemson Location: Littlejohn Arena (Clemson, S.C.) When: Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7:15 p.m. Notables: After tonight's game against UNC-Wilmington, a FLASH FORWARD PURDUE OFF TO ROUGH START to Villanova, Purdue showed some effects of the setback early against Oregon State. "We have a lot of young guys, Terone Johnson said a few days later, "and I think that's something that kind of affected them." Whatever it was, the Beavers " us in the mouth," Painter said, "and had their way with us on the interior. But as has been the Boiler- " dominated the first half against the Boilermakers, grabbing 13 of- fensive rebounds en route to a 38- 28 halftime lead. "They came out and punched makers' maddening formula in this early portion of the season, they showed flashes in the second half, rallying from as many as 15 down after halftime to tie the game at the 2:17 mark. From there, though, Oregon State scored eight of the game's fi- said, "but I thought it took a lot out of us to fight back. We found ways to lose the game or they found ways to win the game, however you want to look at it. "We just have to grow up as a " Painter team, quite honestly." 27, but it wasn't enough to escape the hole that was dug in the first. Key player Center A.J. Hammons made Purdue won the second half 30- 8-of-10 shots and led Purdue with 20 points and eight rebounds in just 21 minutes and scored seven during the late 9-2 Boilermaker run that tied the game. "Our team needed somebody to step up," Hammons said. "I'd Terone Johnson is shooting less than 30 percent from the floor in the three games he's played since returning from an ankle injury. ing and really played hard. I had to keep scoring to keep us hyped. nal 10 points as Purdue faltered re- peatedly with the game on the line. "We tied the game, 2:17 mark, Oregon State made a pair of free throws to reclaim the lead. At a point in time when Hammons was dominating the interior, Anthony Johnson took a quick jump shot that missed ev- erything. The Beavers hit a three at the other end. Then, Purdue forward Donnie Hale was called for a moving screen. And that was pretty much that. Key stat Oregon State is a good re- Key stretch After the game was tied at the " bounding team, but Purdue cer- tainly shouldn't have been out- rebounded as decidedly as it was: 47-36. The Boilermakers had no an- swer for 6-foot-8 forward Devon Collier, who dominated around the basket to the tune of 27 points and 14 boards. been scoring, so I guess I just de- cided to step up and keep scoring. Our team got hyped off me scor- Garden NEW YORK CITY — Ques- tionable officiating can easily be blamed for Purdue squandering an eight-point lead in the final 1:19 of Nov. 15 • Madison Square VILLANOVA 89, PURDUE 81 (OT) regulation against Villanova, GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 12 • 38