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vertime MEN'S BASKETBALL: NEWS AND NOTES BNeubert@GoldAndBlack.Com BY BRIAN NEUBERT Classic, Purdue returned to West Lafayette needing a win in the worst way before going a full week without a game. After a pair of losses in New York City in the 2K Sports the outcome, but even against the overmatched Seahawks, a team that'd lost its prior two games by an average of 40 points against mid-major teams Richmond and Ohio, the Boilermakers showed the inconsistency that's defined their season so far. UNC-WILMINGTON 40 Nov. 21 • Mackey Arena The most important thing was PURDUE 66, the Musketeers in Cincinnati last season. … Xavier (5-1) just took fifth place in the DirecTV Classic in Anaheim, where it was beaten by Pacific in Game 1, then defeaed Drexel and Drake. Earlier this season, the Musketeers handled Butler, 62-47, before the Bull- dogs turned around and blew out North Carolina. … Guard Dee Davis leads X in scoring at 14.3 points but is also shooting a stel- lar 56 percent, including 52 percent from the three-point line. … Former Purdue signee Jeff Robinson is averaging 11.7 points and 5.2 rebounds in the Xavier frontcourt. … Xavier lost its presumed best player, Dez Wells, last spring to dismissal. He was ruled im- mediately eligible at Maryland. Game: Xavier Location: Mackey Arena When: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2:15 p.m. Notables: Purdue looks to avenge its frustrating 66-63 loss to FLASH FORWARD PURDUE REBOUNDS WITH WIN After laboring in the first half, it took a buzzer-beating three- pointer by Terone Johnson just for Purdue to lead at halftime against an opponent one would have fig- ured it would simply roll over from the jump. The Boilermakers did ulti- mately roll. They just didn't do so until the second half. Jacob Lawson continued to boost Purdue with his energy against UNC- Wilmington, grabbing four rebounds, blocking three shots and snatch- ing three steals in the victory. Tom Campbell makers held the Seahawks to just two points and no field goals in the second half's first 10-and-a- half minutes and used a run of 15 consecutive points, capped by another Terone Johnson three-pointer, to lead 47-31 just inside the 10-minute mark. T er one Johnson, who scored a game- high 19 points, making 3-of-3 from three- point range and all four of his foul shots, said the difference between the two halves was simple. The Boiler- "We were just doing things we were supposed to do," the ju- nior said. "We talked about it early on, just doing what we're sup- posed to do and I don't think we actually did that. "In the second half, we came out and got some defensive stops, some good post defense inside and also our guards played good defense and that led to some points on offense. spurts, I want to give it every- thing I have, That exact same sentiment has been the story of forward Jacob Lawson's season thus far and that didn't change against Wilmington, when his impact on the game belied his zero in the scoring column. The sophomore did grab four rebounds and three have some energy coming off the bench and there's no down points in the game. " Carroll said, "so we " GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 13 • 33 In addition to Terone Johnson's best game of the season, Purdue got 10 points apiece from D.J. Byrd and center Travis Carroll, who was 4-for-4 shooting with four re- bounds and a block in 13 minutes. He came off the bench in reserve of freshman A.J. Hammons, who earned his first college start. "Those couple-minutes "