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seven of Hammons' 13 boards at NU came on the offensive glass to lead a Purdue effort that grabbed 24 offensive rebounds on the afternoon. The conference honor is the first of Hammons' career and the first for a Purdue player since the award was instituted prior to the 2011-12 season. Hammons did have spurts in which he didn't seem particularly interested in playing defense and bringing the energy Chandler West he had against Indiana. But he Ronnie Johnson (pictured) and brother Terone were featured on BTN's "The did try to get the Boilermakers followed the the pumped up on offense, show- Journey," which home moviesbrothers at the time ofkids. Inidana game and also showcased from when they were ing emotion for the second consecutive game after makwas just trying to get somebody else ing shots. hyped with me to just keep us going." "I was really trying to get my team go ing," Hammons said of his attitude in the Brothers on 'The Journey' Indiana game. "I know we were down, I For the first time this season, Purdue players were featured on an episode of big ten STANDINGS BTN's "The Journey." 1.Indiana 2. Michigan Michigan State Ohio State 5. Wisconsin 6. Minnesota 7. PURDUE 8. Northwestern 9.Iowa 10. Illinois 11.Nebraska 12. Penn State (as of Feb. 4) W-LPct 8-1 .889 7-2 .778 7-2 .778 7-2 .778 6-3 .667 5-4 .556 4-5 .444 4-6 .400 3-6 .333 2-7 .222 2-8 .200 0-9 .000 W-L Pct 20-2 .909 20-2 .909 18-4 .818 17-4 .810 15-7 .682 17-5 .773 11-11 .500 13-10 .565 14-8 .636 15-8 .652 11-12 .478 8-13 .381 Worst Losses In West Lafayette Purdue's 37-point home loss to Indiana was the largest in terms of point spread in men's school history. Here's the list of the top (or should we say bottom) three: Margin 37 36 31 Opponent (date) Indiana (1/30/13) Indiana (2/15/54) Wabash (1907, exact date not known) Home movies showed brothers of teaching about the college game. I just Terone and Ronnie Johnson playing to- helped him use his time wisely, getting in gether as toddlers, Terone always looking the gym, getting up extra shots. It feels out for his younger brother. Dad Terone kind of like high school again as far as our Johnson said the kids were like "hand and glove." Ronnie Johnson talked about always being the smallest person playing when he was a kid, and Terone Sr. said Terone Jr. Shop Follett's Purdue Bookstores would push Ronnie around this basketball season for the when the two were playing. best selection of apparel and gifts! Ronnie would whine about the rough play, but Terone Sr. encouraged Ronnie to get back in there and fight. Mom Rona Johnson said she always wanted the brothers to play hoops together and cherished when they won the Class 4A state championship at North Central in 2010. Ronnie credited brother Terone, his "best friend," for helping him improve. "Without him, I don't think I'd be the person I am today," Ronnie said. Terone has enjoyed helping Ronnie get better. "Once he committed (to Purdue), I was happy just to get to play with him again," Follett's Purdue Bookstores Boiler | Purdue West | Black & Gold Mine | follettspurdue.com Terone Johnson said. "Right off the bat, I was doing a lot BOILER UP! 4/C Black & White For Black background, there is a white border around it. GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 20 • 11