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#1 Purdue Wraps Up Unbeaten Non-Conference Season with Rout of Florida A&M

[1] Purdue 82, Florida A&M 49 (Postgame Notes)

•    Purdue improved to 13-0 with an 82-49 victory over Florida A&M in its final non-conference game of the season, in front of the 49th straight sellout at Mackey Arena.

•    The win gave Purdue an 11-0 non-conference record and ran its regular-season, non-conference winning streak to a nation's-best 24 games. Purdue is the only school in America to have posted unbeaten regular-season, non-conference records the last two seasons.

•    The 13-0 start is the third-most wins to start a season without a loss behind just 2009-10 (14-0) and 1993-94 (14-0).

•    Purdue's 13-game win streak is the third longest of the Matt Painter era.

•    Purdue won its 10th straight game in the month of December.

•    Purdue has won 45 straight games when scoring 80 or more points.

•    Since the start of last season, Purdue is now 42-8 (.840), the fifth-most wins in the country during that span.

•    Over the last two seasons, Purdue is now 25-1 before the calendar flips to January.

•    Purdue's 30 wins in the 2022 calendar year (30-7) are tied for the most in a calendar year in school history (2010 – 30).

•    Purdue has held 25 straight opponents under 75 points, the third-longest streak in America (North Texas, Houston).

•    Purdue has held two straight opponents under 55 points for the first time since Dec. 4 (Virginia) and Dec. 8, 2019 (Northwestern).

•    Purdue had eight runs of 6-0 or longer.

•    Purdue has yet to trail this year by double-figures and over the last seven games, Purdue has trailed for a total of 23 minutes, 3 seconds (of a possible 285 minutes).

•    With seven turnovers tonight, Purdue has had single-digit turnovers in six of its 13 games this year, including two straight. They have had 10 or fewer turnovers in three straight games.

•    Brandon Newman scored a season-high 18 points with four rebounds and a career-high five blocked shots. The five blocks are the most for a guard in school history. Purdue is now 23-3 during his career when he makes two or more 3-pointers in a game.

•    Zach Edey recorded his 10th double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, going 4-of-5 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. In all 12 games that he has played in, he has been analytically the KenPom Game MVP. It was Edey's 22nd career double-double (Purdue is 20-2 in his career when he records a double-double).

•    Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 11 points with six rebounds and two assists in just 20 minutes, going 4-of-6 from the field. Over the last two games, Kaufman-Renn has 35 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 46 minutes, going 12-of-16 from the field.

•    Caleb Furst had 10 points, six rebounds and one assist. When Furst scores in double-figures during his career, Purdue is 11-0.

•    Purdue's big three post players of Edey, Kaufman-Renn and Furst combined for 35 points, 22 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots, shooting 12-of-15 from the field.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue guard Brandon Newman gave himself a lift with his defense.

"My defense gave me energy and put me in a better position," the junior reserve said.

Newman scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 82-49 victory against Florida A&M on Thursday.

Newman went 7 for 13 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range. He also had a career-high five blocked shots to go along with four rebounds.

"When you are playing well as a team defensively you get more energy," Purdue center Zach Edey said. "He's out there blocking shots and looking like LeBron (James) chasing guys down."

Purdue coach Matt Painter said Newman's shooting and defense were big.

"He's a weapon from an offensive standpoint," he said. "He's got to get comfortable in games and take what comes his way. When he starts forcing things, he puts himself in binds."

After missing Purdue's previous game due to illness, Edey had 14 points and a team-high 10 rebounds in 22 minutes. Also scoring in double figures for Purdue (13-0) was Trey Kaufman-Renn with 11 and Caleb Furst with 10.

Dimingus Stevens and Jordan Tillmon each had eight points for the Rattlers (2-9).

After leading 42-29 at halftime, the Boilermakers dominated the second half. Purdue's largest lead was 41 points at 80-39.

"There wasn't a particular halftime message," Edey said. "They were making shots that we wanted them to take. ... It was just keep playing defensively and keep rebounding."

The Rattlers shot just 23.1% in the second half. The Boilermakers committed just seven turnovers compared to 13 for the Rattlers.

BIG PICTURE

Florida A&M: The Rattlers played a No. 1 team for the second time in the program history, also losing to No. 1 Duke in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Duke went on to win the NCAA title. It was Florida A&M's third consecutive loss.

Purdue: The Boilermakers remained one of three unbeaten men's teams in major college basketball, along with UConn and New Mexico. Purdue is 2-0 in the Big Ten.

"Competition is going to get harder and teams are going to know what to scout," Purdue's Mason Gillis said. "There are going to be closer games down toward the end. We'll find out who can play under pressure."

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