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m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l p h o t o g a l l e r y Photos by Tom Campbell (Indiana) and Chandler West (Northwestern) Long Week For Boilermakers Purdue suffers worst back-to-back losses since Painter's first season Anthony Johnson made some waves against the Wildcats with 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Unfortunately for Purdue, its three Johnsons — Ronnie and Terone being the other two — combined to shoot only 8 of 33 from the floor, as the Boilermakers as a team managed just 33.3-percent shooting. D.J. Byrd tries to get past Northwestern's Reggie Hearn. But it was Hearn's offensive day that was the backbreaker: The guard decimated Purdue with a career-best 26 points and helped the Wildcats pull out to a quick 12-0 lead. In the two losses against the Wildcats and Hoosiers, the Boilermakers trailed by double figures for 75 percent of the games. Jan. 30: No. 3 Indiana 97, Purdue 60 Mackey Arena Feb. 2: Northwestern 75, Purdue 60 Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill. The Hoosier defense proved hard for Ronnie Johnson or his teammates to penetrate as the Boilermakers committed 18 turnovers and shot just 33.3 percent in the first half. The 18 miscues were Purdue's most in Big Ten play and the highest total since the Hofstra game in November. Tom Crean was his usual animated self on the sidelines. Here, he takes issue with a blocking foul called on one of his players in the first half. GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 20 • 6