Chicago St. Cougars vs Purdue Boilermakers Match Player Stats On Nov 12, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 12, 2017

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Carsen Edwards scored a career-high 25 points on 10-for-13 shooting as No. 20 Purdue demolished Chicago State 111-42 on Sunday.

Dakota Mathias had 18 points, shooting 4-for-5 from 3-point range, and Vince Edwards added 15 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth career double-double.

Purdue (2-0) had four players reach double-digit scoring, and shot 60.6 percent from the field. The Boilermakers made 12 3-pointers, shooting 42.9 percent from long range.

Chicago State (0-2) made the first basket of the game, but Purdue answered with a flurry of buckets, making 13 of 20 field-goal attempts after starting 2-for-7 from the field. Purdue led 59-28 at halftime and outscored the Cougars 52-14 in the second half, thanks in large part to a 35-3 run that spanned both halves and elapsed 8:58.

Deionte Simmons and Glen Burns led the way for Chicago State with seven points and three rebounds apiece. Jelani Pruitt added six points and a team-best four rebounds.

Fred Sims Jr., who averaged a team-best 18.8 points per game last season, struggled to find his rhythm, scoring just five points on 2-for-11 shooting.

Purdue outrebounded the Cougars 55-26 after struggling on the glass in its season opener. The Boilermakers blocked nine shots and scored 22 points off 14 Chicago State turnovers.

NOTES: Chicago State F Patrick Szpir was assessed a flagrant one foul after getting tied up with Purdue C Isaac Haas under the basket. At 6-foot-9, Szpir is the tallest player on Chicago State's roster, and was tasked with guarding the 7-foot-2 Haas the majority of the game... Purdue has not scored 100-plus points in back-to-back games since February of 1974. The Boilermakers defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 105-74 in their season opener.