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LIVE BLOG: Follow No. 5 Purdue Basketball's Game Against Rutgers in Real Time

Rutgers handed Purdue its first loss of the year 70-68 on a buzzer-beater shot from half court earlier in the season. The Boilermakers get another shot at the Scarlet Knights on Sunday at Mackey Arena. Here is our live blog, where you can follow along with all the news and views in real time live from press row.

D.J. Fezler

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue basketball is back at Mackey Arena for a rematch against Rutgers, which handed the team its first loss of the season back on Dec. 9 at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey.  

The Scarlet Knights are riding a four-game win streak against ranked opponents, which has never been done by an unranked team, and have defeated the Boilermakers in four straight matchups. 

With four games left to play in the regular season, Purdue will face off against three teams that have already claimed victories against it, starting Sunday afternoon with Rutgers. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET. 

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 Here's how our LIVE BLOG works. We'll keep you updated on everything that goes on in the game in real time, keeping you up to date on rotations, scoring plays and trends. Highlights will be included as they become available.

Let's get started, the most recent plays will be at the top.

7:42 p.m. ET, FINAL — Purdue earns a huge 84-72 victory over Rutgers. Jaden Ivey led the team with 25 points and was 15-18 from the free-throw line. 

7:41 p.m. ET — Rutgers has 24 fouls for the game and Sasha Stefanovic nails both of his free-throw attempts. Purdue leads 82-70 with just over a minute left to play. 

7:39 p.m. ET — Rutgers guard Paul Mulcahy called for his fifth foul, sending Eric Hunter Jr. to the free-throw line. Purdue is now 22-27 from the line after Hunter makes both. 

7:37 p.m. ET — Mason Gillis called for a foul while fighting for a rebound. Cliff Omoruyi sinks both free-throw attempts, but the lead is 12 for Purdue with 2:31 left in the game. 

7:31 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey splits another pair of free throws. He's 13-16 from the line so far tonight. 

7:27 p.m. ET, UNDER 4— Rutgers guard Caleb McConnell is charged with his fifth foul of the game and Jaden Ivey will head to the line once again after the final media timeout. Purdue leads 75-60 with 3:58 left in the game. 

7:25 p.m. ET — Zach Edey is 3-3 from the field in the second half and is now up to 15 points. The 7-foot-4 big man also has yet to turn the ball over. 

7:22 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey catches an elbow from Ron Harper Jr. as he goes up for a layup, and Ivey is called for his third foul of the game. Harper makes both free throws for Rutgers. 

7:19 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey splits a pair of free throws, but Zach Edey grabs an offensive rebound. A few passes later, Eric Hunter Jr. sinks a 3-pointer, the team's second in the half. 

7:17 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey forced into calling a timeout as he's trapped in his own corner. Purdue holding onto a double-digit lead with 7:28 still to play. 

7:12 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Zach Edey gets to the foul line on back-to-back possessions for Purdue. The team has a 64-52 lead over Rutgers with 7:46 left to play in the second half  The Boilermakers are 13-15 from the free-throw line tonight, with two more coming up. 

7:07 p.m. ET — Ron Harper Jr. makes his first basket of the second half for Rutgers, but Caleb Furst scores on the other end off a pass from Trevion Williams. It was Furst's first basket of the game and Williams' third assist. 

7:05 p.m. ET — Purdue up 14 points despite making a single 3-point shot in its last 11 attempts. 

7:02 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Trevion Williams snatches a rebound and fires a pass down the court to Jaden Ivey, who throws down an easy dunk on the other end of the floor. Purdue leads Rutgers 60-46 with 11:10 left to play. Ivey up to 17 points on just 4-10 shooting. 

7:01 p.m. ET — Purdue in the bonus with 12:01 left to play in the game. Trevion Williams gets a shot at a one-and-one opportunity after being fouled. 

6:59 p.m. ET — Boilermakers get out of a small scoring slump as Trevion Williams finds Mason Gillis slashing to the rim. His basket is good, stopping a Scarlet Knights run. 

6:57 p.m. ET — Rutgers full-court press forcing Purdue into some late shots in the shots clock. Tough shots haven't fallen, and the Scarlet Knights are on a 6-0 run. Jaden Ivey is 0-5 from the 3-point line so far tonight. 

6:51 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue forces a shot clock violation and gets the ball inside to Zach Edey for his fourth basket of the game. The big man has 10 points, and it's been all Boilermakers in the second half as they lead 54-36 with 15:47 left to play in the game. 

6:44 p.m. ET — Sasha Stefanovic can't find the mark on a wide-open 3, but Zach Edey comes away with an offensive rebound and is fouled. The inbounds play turns into another deep shot from Stefanovic, but this time it's good. 

Purdue takes a 52-36 lead on a 7-0 run to start the half with 17:48 left to play, forcing a Rutgers timeout. 

6:40 p.m. ET — Second half underway here at Mackey Arena, and Zach Edey is diving on the floor for a loose ball. Possession stays with Purdue, and Jaden Ivey gets another two shots from the foul line after drawing contact. 

Nothing new, but he makes them both. Ivey is 9-10 from the line. 

6:24 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Purdue goes into halftime with a 45-36 lead over Rutgers after Zach Edey throws down a dunk off an inbounds pass. Boilermakers led by Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams, who each have 11 points. 

Ron Harper Jr. has eight for the Scarlet Knights on 3-6 shooting. 

6:19 p.m. ET — Trevion Williams fouls Cliff Omoruyi, but Omoruyi responds by putting two fingers in Williams' face. The Rutgers center is charged with a technical foul, and Jaden Ivey nails both free throws. Ivey is 7-8 from the line. 

6:17 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey darts past Ron Harper Jr. and soars above two Rutgers' defenders to throw down a massive dunk, igniting the Mackey Arena crowd. He was also fouled on the play and made the free-throw attempt. 

After a slow start, he now has nine points for the Boilermakers. 

6:13 p.m. ET — Two more free throws for Jaden Ivey. He's made four straight from the foul line after opening the game with an and-one miss. 

6:11 p.m. ET — Ivey fouled on the play prior, and he sinks both free throws to give Purdue a three-point lead. 

6:07 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Rutgers on a 7-0 run, slowing clawing away at Purdue's lead. It's now 32-31 with 3:52 to play in the first half, and the Boilermakers haven't scored in nearly four minutes. 

Jaden Ivey darted through the Scarlet Knights' zone defense and had an opportunity for a huge basket, but couldn't find the bottom of the net. 

6:03 p.m. ET — Rutgers sitting in a 2-3 zone on the defensive end of the floor, giving Purdue some issues. Some good looks from 3-point range haven't fallen after a hot start to the game. 

6:02 p.m. ET — Omoruyi misses the free throw, and Eric Hunter Jr. makes a nice move for an easy layup on the other end of the court. 

5:58 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Not something you say very often, if ever, but Cliff Omoruyi throws down a dunk over Zach Edey. Purdue still leads 30-24 with 7:54 to play in the first half. Both teams have made four of their last five shots from the floor, but the Boilermakers find themselves in the midst of a 2:34 shooting drought. 

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5:57 p.m. ET — High-arching free throw finds the bottom of the net for Zach Edey after a foul. He also makes his second from the line and is now up to four points. 

5:55 p.m. ET — After referee review, Paul Mulcahy called for a common foul, but Caleb Furst is struck with a dead ball technical foul for an incidental elbow to Mulcahy's face. 

5:51 p.m. ET — Zach Edey checks in for Trevion Williams, who heads to the bench with nine points on 4-4 shooting from the field. Sasha Stefanovic also takes the court. 

5:44 p.m. ET, UNDER 12— Trevion Williams gets in on the deep shooting and sinks a 3-pointer to give Purdue a 24-15 lead with 11:38 left in the first half. The Boilermakers have made five of their last six shots. 

5:42 p.m. ET — Rutgers is continuously giving up 3-pointers to Purdue when Jaden Ivey drives into the lane. This time, Ivey finds Isaiah Thompson to assist on a shot from beyond the arc. 

Boilers with five 3-pointers while the Scarlet Knights are just 6-15 from the floor. 

5:38 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue with an early 16-10 lead over Rutgers with 14:31 still to play in the first half. Boilermakers are 4-6 from the 3-point line, including two from Sasha Stefanovic.

Jaden Ivey finds Mason Gillis on the perimeter for the team's fourth triple of the afternoon before the media timeout. Ivey has two points and a pair of assists so far. 

5:36 p.m. ET — Jaden Ivey establishing himself in the game early by attacking the paint. He's drawing plenty of attention and finds a cutting Zach Edey for an easy dunk. 

5:33 p.m. ET — Ron Harper Jr. doesn't seem to be bothered by his hand injury as he sinks a 3-pointer for the Scarlet Knights. But on the other end of the floor, Sasha Stefanovic drills his second triple of the afternoon. 

5:31 p.m. ET — Rutgers wins the tip and Cliff Omoruyi can't find the bottom of the net. Jaden Ivey opens the scoring by slashing into the lane and banking his shot off the glass through contact. 

PREGAME — No change to the starting lineup for Purdue against Rutgers. 

  • Sophomore forward Mason Gillis
  • Sophomore center Zach Edey
  • Sophomore guard Jaden Ivey 
  • Senior guard Eric Hunter Jr. 
  • Senior guard Sasha Stefanovic

PREGAME — Ron Harper Jr. was seen warming up for Rutgers with black tape around two of his left fingers. He appears primed to play against No. 5 Purdue on Sunday. 

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D.J. Fezler
D.J. FEZLER

D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball. 

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