IU basketball: Indiana 72 Purdue 67 — Three keys, highlights, final stats

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Purdue Tuesday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 72-67.

The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below.

Indiana led 40-29 at halftime. They were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 19 points. Nick Dorn added 18.

For Darian DeVries, Conor Enright and Nick Dorn postgame, GO HERE.

Indiana (14-7, 5-5) returns to action Saturday at UCLA.

THREE KEYS TO THE GAME

1. Massive late first half response. Indiana appeared to be in a little trouble in the first half. Purdue went on a 12-5 run and put IU in a 23-19 hole. Sensing the momentum swing, IU coach Darian DeVries called a timeout. The Hoosiers came out of the timeout on fire, outscoring the Boilers 21-6 the rest of the half. Indiana kept the momentum going into the second half, stretching the lead to as much as 14. That was enough to survive a late Purdue surge fueled in large part by IU missed free throws.

2. Nick Dorn erupts — again. Once could be a fluke. Twice is a pattern. Nick Dorn had another massive game for Indiana, pouring in 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting from the field including 4 of 9 from three. Dorn started for the second straight game and played 32 minutes. When Purdue did a better job in the second half of hugging up on Dorn and taking away his perimeter shot, he finished a pair of key drives to the rim against Fletcher Loyer. He also secured two key defensive rebounds in the final four minutes of the game.

3. Hoosiers solid on the glass, take care of the ball. The rebounding battle was a major area of concern coming into this one, as the Boilers are quite a bit bigger than IU. Purdue outrebounded the Hoosiers 33-28 and the Boilers had nine offensive rebounds, but the rebounding never got away from the Hoosiers to the point it defined the game. And IU had just eight turnovers on the night against 14 assists. The Hoosiers did have a couple turnovers in the final three minutes, but they made enough plays in pressure packed possessions to hang on.

HIGHLIGHTS