IU Basketball vs Purdue — Live Updates and Discussion Thread (HALFTIME)

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on No. 12 Purdue inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views.

Indiana and the Boilermakers tip off at 9:00 p.m. ET on Peacock.

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HALFTIME: Indiana 40 – Purdue 29

FIRST HALF

IU 34 – Purdue 25 with 2:32 in the half.

Hoosiers are rolling right now on both ends. They boast a 15-2 run over the last 4:14 and are shooting 50 percent from the field so far. Meanwhile, they’ve forced seven Boilermaker turnovers and 45 percent from the field.
Of course, as soon as I comment on Wilkerson, he shuts me up. He hit a long three that nearly blew the roof off the building and made a couple of layups to add to the run. He’s also added seven rebounds and two assists so far.

Purdue takes a 23-19 lead with 7:03 to go.

Back and forth game we have in SSAH. Purdue has made their last three from the field, despite what I would call some decent defense from Indiana. Lamar Wilkerson hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts. After hitting his first three, he’s now only 1 for 5 from the field.
Nick Dorn is the early points leader for Indiana, who has really come on as of late to give IU some offense. He’s made two from beyond the arc and is letting it fly with a lot of confidence.

Indiana leads 14-11 with 11:53 to go.

The Hoosiers have a 6-0 run brewing heading into the media timeout. They’ve played well offensively so far with plenty of ball movement and motion in their sets. So far, they are 4 for 8 from the field.
Purdue definitely has some size advantage on Indiana, make no mistake. 7-footer Oscar Cluff is matched up with Bailey, and Trey Kaufmann-Renn is getting guarded by a smaller Trent Sisley. IU will have to try and force the ball out of the paint.

Purdue leads 10-8 with 15:51 left in the half.

This has everything you want in a rivalry game here in just the first few minutes. Both teams are making shots, tons of physical play on both sides, and a pretty electric home crowd. Early makings of another classic so far.
Tucker DeVries is matched up with Trey Kaufman-Renn on defense, but Indiana has sent double-teams to help him, which has given up a few open shots for Purdue. Not sure if there have been some lapses that have led to those open looks on the back end, but we’ll see if the Hoosiers stick with it.

PREGAME NOTES

Indiana’s Tayton Conerway remains QUESTIONABLE, but is taking part in his usual warmups. Jason Drake and Josh Harris are out. Purdue’s injury report is clean.
It’s another edition of a “stripe out” in Assembly Hall tonight. Students got some shirts to help their efforts, and it looks like the rest of the IU fans got the memo.
Starters for IU: Enright, Wilkerson, Dorn, DeVries, Alexis

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