Purdue wins 16th, holds off Michigan
NO. 3 PURDUE 92, NO. 25 MICHIGAN 88
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Vincent Edwards scored 30 points, Isaac Haas added 24 and No. 3 Purdue matched a school record with its 16th consecutive victory, using a late charge to finally get past No. 25 Michigan 92-88 on Thursday night.
The Boilermakers (20-2, 9-0 Big Ten) have won 20 consecutive games at Mackey Arena and are off to their best start in conference play since the NCAA Tournament began. It’s the fourth time Purdue has won 16 in a row, most recently 30 years ago.
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman had a career-high 26 points and Zavier Simpson added 16 to lead Michigan (17-6, 6-4), which was swept by Purdue in the regular season for the first time since 2007-08.
And all it took to swing one of the most entertaining games this season was one small run.
Edwards’ three tied it at 68 with 9:08 to go. His teammates took the cue, scoring the next six points to give the Boilermakers a 74-68 lead with 7:23 left.
Duncan Robinson’s layup on the ensuing possession finally ended Michigan’s scoring drought, but Purdue answered Haas’ three-point play and two free throws from Carsen Edwards to make it 79-70.
Michigan played catchup the rest of the way and couldn’t get closer than three.
In other Top 25 men’s games Thursday, Tony Carr hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Penn State an 82-79 upset victory over No. 13 Ohio State 82-79, handing the Buckeyes their first Big Ten loss. Carr had 28 points and was 4 for 5 from three-point range for the Nittany Lions (14-8, 4-5 Big Ten), who were 11 for 14 from beyond the arc in beating a Top 25 team for the first time this season. For Ohio State, playing its fifth game in 11 days, it was a huge disappointment in what has been a surprisingly good season. Keita Bates-Diop led Ohio State (18-5, 9-1) with 25 points but was in foul trouble for much of the second half. He had 3 three-pointers in the last 2:07 to pull the Buckeyes back in it. He tied it with a three-pointer with 5 seconds left, but Carr was able to connect with the desperation shot from deep as time ran out. … Allonzo Trier scored 23 points, Deandre Ayton added 20 and No. 11 Arizona (17-4, 7-1 Pac12) avenged its lone loss of the Pac-12 season by beating Colorado (12-9, 4-5) 80-71. … Shaquille Morris scored 19 points to lead No. 17 Wichita State (164, 6-2 American Athletic Conference) to an 81-62 victory over Central Florida (13-7, 4-4). … Sedrick Barefield scored 17 points and hit the tying three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation, helping Utah (13-7, 5-4 Pac-12) knock off No. 21 Arizona State (15-5, 3-5) 80-77 in overtime.