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Key stat Purdue's excellent rebounding continued against Lamar, as it should have. The Boilermakers grabbed 50 of them, including 19 offensive boards. XAVIER 63, PURDUE 57 Dec. 1 • Mackey Arena A few days after torrid shooting earned Purdue a win at Clemson, frigid shooting cost it one against Xavier. The Boilermakers were 0-of17 from three-point range. After making 6-of-8 in the first half at Clemson, D.J. Byrd was 0-for-9 vs. the Musketeers. According to analyst Ken Pomeroy, it was the 23rd time in the past decade that a team attempted 16 or more threes in a game and missed all of them. "You have to swallow your pride," Painter said, "when you're 0-for-10 at the half. We talked about being more patient and selective and getting the ball inside and probe the defense and we didn't do that. We had to drive and get two feet in the paint, then play inside-outside basketball." Again, Purdue walked off the floor lamenting its penchant for settling for low-percentage shots and showing shaky decisionmaking with the ball. The Boilermakers shot only 35 percent and didn't generate nearly as much offense in the paint as they'd have liked; they turned the ball over only 12 times, but balanced them with a mere seven assists. "We had some guys who took some bad shots at crucial points in the game and it came back to bite us,"Terone Johnson said. "Not being disciplined is why we lost." Key player Terone Johnson was just as ineffective from long range as everyone else, but otherwise, he's really playing well right now for Purdue. He scored a team-best 19 and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds as coaches and teammates have urged him to get more involved on the boards. The junior was 5-of-6 from the foul line, as well. Key Stretch A six-minute stretch late in the second half that really undercut Purdue's chances. The Boilermakers went from the 9:13 mark to the 3:10 mark without scoring, missing a pair of one-and-one attempts from the foul line in that time. Key stat You won't see this often: Purdue outrebounded Xavier 4429 and lost. PURDUE 73, CLEMSON 61 Purdue into a huge lead, but he sional surreal shooting game like Nov. 28 • Littlejohn Coliseum also grabbed seven rebounds, this one. The odd thing is that he CLEMSON, S.C. — Byrd's blaz- two off a career-high mark, with only has them on the road. Key Stretch ing shooting gave the Boilermak- two assists and two steals. He's been prone to the occaFrom the 15:31 mark of the ers a huge lead on the road, as the senior dropped six threes before halftime to put Purdue up 20 2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE at the break. Date Game Time/ResultTV "I got some open looks and Oct. 30 MONTEVALLO (exhibition) W, 70-61 BTN Digital NEWBERRY (exhibition) W, 109-68 BTN Digital knocked them down," Byrd said, Nov. 3 Nov. 9 BUCKNELL* L, 65-70 BTN Digital "and just started feeling good." Nov. 11 HOFSTRA* W, 83-54 BTN Digital In the second half, then, it Nov. 15 vs. Villanova# L, 81-89 (OT) ESPN2 Nov. 16 vs. Oregon State# L, 58-66 ESPNU/ESPN2 was just a matter of hanging on. Nov. 21 UNC-WILMINGTON W, 66-40 BTN And for this team, in this Nov. 28 at Clemson! W, 73-61 ESPNU stage of its development, that Dec. 1 XAVIER L, 57-63 BTN Dec. 4 LAMAR W, 72-39 BTN can't be taken for granted. Dec. 8 at Eastern Michigan 2 p.m. ESPN3 Terone Johnson noticed a Dec. 15 vs. Notre Dame& 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 distinct difference in Purdue as it Dec. 18 BALL STATE 7 p.m. ESPN3 WILLIAM & MARY 2 p.m. ESPN3 clung to a 20-point lead at Clem- Dec. 29 Jan. 2 ILLINOIS 8:30 p.m. BTN son after squandering a late eight- Jan. 5 at Michigan State Noon BTN point lead in the final 1:19 against Jan. 8 OHIO STATE 9 p.m. ESPN Jan. 13 PENN STATE TBA BTN Villanova earlier in the month. Jan. 16 at Nebraska 9 p.m. BTN "We had too many guys com- Jan. 19 WEST VIRGINIA 2 p.m. CBS plaining in that game and crying Jan. 24 at Michigan 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 IOWA 3:30 p.m. BTN (to the officials). We just wanted Jan. 27 Jan. 30 INDIANA 8:30 p.m. BTN to be the ones who were physical Feb. 2 at Northwestern Noon ESPN2 (against Clemson), whether we Feb. 5 at Penn State 7 p.m. BTN MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. BTN were getting pressed or we were Feb. 9 Feb. 13 at Illinois 9 p.m. BTN pressuring guys," Johnson said. Feb. 16 at Indiana 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 A.J. Hammons' hook shot just Feb. 24 NORTHWESTERN TBA TBD at Iowa 8:30 p.m. BTN before halftime gave Purdue a Feb. 27 March 2/3 at Wisconsin TBA TBD 20-point lead; Anthony Johnson's March 6 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. BTN shot clock-beating three to open March 9 MINNESOTA Noon BTN the second half gave the Boiler- March 14-17 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago) * 2K Sports Classic — Mackey Arena makers their biggest lead at 23. # 2K Sports Classic – New York City (Madison Square Garden) Key player ! ACC/Big Ten Challenge Not only did Byrd shoot & Crossroads Classic — Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 14 • 24