Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Purdue 74, Northwestern 69
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 3, 2017
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Larry Scriotto, # Keith Kimble
Attendance: 14360

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Isaac Haas scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Ryan Cline added 13 points - including 10 in the second half - helping Purdue edge Northwestern 74-69 Sunday during the 50th anniversary celebration of Mackey Arena.

The Boilermakers (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) closed the game on a 7-0 run after trailing approaching the final minute. Vincent Edwards had 12 points and eight rebounds despite shooting just 4 of 12 from the field.

Haas tied the game at 67 on a jumper with 2:04 remaining, and the Wildcats (5-4, 1-1) took a two-point lead on a basket by Dererk Pardon 30 seconds later. Purdue tied the game on two free throws by Haas with 76 seconds remaining and took the lead for good on a jumper by Haas with 43 seconds left.

Pardon led Northwestern with 20 points. He scored 16 in the second half, shooting 7 of 9 from the field.

Northwestern opened the game shooting 3 of 4 and took a two-possession lead in the first minute, but Purdue weathered a 1 for 8 shooting slump and answered with a 17-5 run spanning 7:09.

Matt Haarms blocked shots on consecutive defensive possessions and followed up with a put back layup to give the Boilermakers a 12-point lead, their largest of the game.

The Wildcats failed to connect on back-to-back shots for over 10 minutes of the first half, including a five minute scoring drought, but found a rhythm coming out of the second media timeout.

Scottie Lindsey shot 3 of 5 to end the first half, and Isiah Brown added seven points in nine minutes off the bench, helping Northwestern close the half on a 22-10 run, tying the game at 33-33 by halftime. After a perimeter-oriented first half, in which both teams combined for 24 3-point attempts, post play became the focus in a tit-for-tat second half.

Haarms, a 7-foot-3 freshman known for his ability to alter shots on the defensive end, was subbed in for Haas with 1:16 remaining and the game tied and forced a turnover and blocked a shot in the final minute. He finished with four points, four rebounds and four blocks in 12 minutes.
Top Game Performances
 
Northwestern   Purdue
Dererk Pardon 20 Scoring Isaac Haas 26
Bryant McIntosh 5 Assists Dakota Mathias 5
Vic Law 10 Rebounds Isaac Haas 9
Dererk Pardon 2 Free Throws Made Isaac Haas 10
Gavin Skelly 2 Steals Vince Edwards 1
Scottie Lindsey 2 Blocks Matt Haarms 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northwestern 69 47.6 6-20 3-5 17 30 4 5 7
Purdue 74 49.1 6-18 16-24 15 31 5 2 7