Live Blog: Follow No. 14 Purdue vs. Northern Kentucky in Real Time
After posting a 90-73 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday, Purdue returns to the hardwood on Friday night for a nonconference matchup against Northern Kentucky. The Boilermakers are looking to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Five Boilers scored in double figures in the season opener, led by Fletcher Loyer, who scored 21. Trey Kaufman-Renn had 15, Myles Colvin scored 14, Daniel Jacobsen dropped in 13 and Braden Smith added 12 points to go along with 15 assists.
Who will step up for Purdue on Friday against Northern Kentucky? Follow our live blog for updates in real time throughout the night (all times ET).
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8:50 PM — FINAL: Purdue 72, Northern Kentucky 50. The Boilermakers improve to 2-0 on the season. Purdue was led by Fletcher Loyer, who scored 16 points. Braden Smith had 11 points and 7 assists and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 14 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Trey Robinson, Sam Vinson and Keeyan Itejere each scored 8 points for Northern Kentucky.
8:41 PM — A wild play unfolds with under 5 minutes to play. Freshman CJ Cox hauled in a rebound, dished it out to Gicarri Harris, who was defended by two NKU players. Harris then threw a sideways lob pass over his head to a wide open Fletcher Loyer, who scored an easy layup. Boilermakers lead the Norse 66-40 with 4:15 remaining.
8:39 PM — Northern Kentucky's Keeya Itejere has fouled out with under 6 minutes to play. He finishes the game with 8 points and a rebound.
8:33 PM — Freshman Gicarri Harris makes a crazy shot as time expires on the shot clock. That was his fifth point of the night and gives Purdue a 20-point lead. We've reached the under-8 media timeout of the second half with 7:36 to play.
8:25 PM — Will Berg scores on back-to-back possessions for Purdue, giving the Boilers a 54-38 points. The 7-foot-2 redshirt sophomore has had a nice night so far, scoring 6 points and grabbing 6 rebounds. There's 10:02 left in the game.
8:20 PM — Purdue coach Matt Painter takes a timeout after some sloppy pay. Northern Kentucky has scored four straight points and cut the lead to 14 points. The Boilers lead is 50-36 with 11:59 left in the second half. NKU continues to win the battle on the glass, grabbing 10 offensive boards.
8:10 PM — Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn are both in double figures for the Boilers. Loyer leads the way with 14 points and Kaufman-Renn has added 12. Purdue leads NKU 46-28 at the first media timeout of the second half.
8:09 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn gets a big and-1 opportunity early in the second half. He converts on the free throw, giving Purdue a 43-28 advantage on Northern Kentucky.
7:48 PM — Myles Colvin helps Purdue finish the half strong, scoring five points just before halftime. It was a little ugly at times in the first 20 minutes, but the Boilermakers own a 37-24 lead at halftime. Trey Kaufman-Renn leads the way with 9 points and 3 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith have each scored 8 points. Josh Dilling leads the way for Northern Kentucky, scoring 5 points.
7:38 PM — Both teams are struggling from the floor. After taking a 21-7 lead early, Purdue has been outscored 11-6. Northern Kentucky has missed each of its last five shot attempts. The Norse are outrebounding the Boilermakers 16-12 through 16 minutes. It's 27-18 in favor of Purdue with 3:34 to play in the half.
7:24 PM — Northern Kentucky has worked its way back into this game, cutting the lead to 21-14. The Norse are on a 7-0 run over the last 3:40.
7:18 PM — Daniel Jacobsen returns to the Purdue bench with ice on his leg and on crutches.
7:17 PM — Freshman big man Raleigh Burgess scores his first points as a Boilermaker on an easy dunk. He received a great pass from Myles Colvin and puts the Boilers ahead 21-7 with 12:41 to play in the first half. So far, Purdue's defense has looked much better than in Monday's game.
7:07 PM — At the first media timeout, Purdue leads Northern Kentucky 13-4. Fletcher Loyer has carried is momentum from the opener into tonight's game, scoring 5 early points. Braden Smith and Gicarri Harris each have 3 points and Will Berg has 2 points.
7:04 PM — 7-foot-4 freshman Daniel Jacobsen appears to suffer an ankle injury on Purdue's second possession of the game. He needed assistance off the court and headed back to the locker room.
7:03 PM — Purdue guard Braden Smith opens things up with a 3-pointer less than 20 seconds into the game to give the Boilermakers an early 3-0 lead.
6:36 PM — Purdue announces its starting lineup: G Braden Smith, G Fletcher Loyer, G Gicarri Harris, F Trey Kaufman-Renn and C Daniel Jacobsen.
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