Purdue vs. Alabama Photo Gallery

Here are the pictures from Saturday’s game against Alabama.

Ryne Smith takes an early charge

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Boilers Win Physical Game

LewJack with some tough defense

Yesterday the Boilers played a very solid game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was very physical, and for some reason only the cheap fouls were being called. I will have a little more on that later.The Boilers won the battle of tough defenses to win 66-47. Things did not look so good for Purdue early on. At one point of the game they were down 16-13. John Hart nailed a jumper to make the score 16-15, then the two teams took turns missing baskets for a while. Finally JaJuan Johnson made two free throws to put Purdue up for good. Purdue scored 17 straight points to go up 30-16. They went on a 17-4 run to end the half. During that run they forced six turnovers. They held Alabama scoreless for just over seven minutes. Continue reading