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LIVE: No. 1 Purdue basketball falls to Northwestern

scott horner, indianapolis star
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The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers visit surprising Northwestern in Big Ten action on Sunday.

Purdue (23-2, 12-2) bounced back from a loss at Indiana with a home victory against Iowa. Northwestern (17-7, 8-5) won at Wisconsin and Ohio State in the past week, and were led in scoring vs. Ohio State by Lafayette Jeff's Brooks Barnhizer.

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Freshman stars: Purdue point guard Braden Smith continues to produce

FINAL: Northwestern 64, No. 1 Purdue 58

Purdue crumbles down the stretch with turnovers on three consecutive plays in the closing minutes. Northwestern outscores Purdue 18-6 in the final 6 minutes.

Zach Edey scores 24 points and has 8 rebounds, but gets little help. Braden Smith has 10 points on 1-of-7 shooting from the field, and Mason Gillis has 9 first-half points. Edey has 6 turnovers, Smith 3.

Boo Buie scores 26 points (13 in the first half) and Chase Audige 15 (all in the second half) for the Wildcats, who get their first win over a No. 1 team in program history.

Next for the Boilermakers: at Maryland, which is undefeated at home in Big Ten play, on Thursday.

1:31 left 2H: Northwestern 59, Purdue 57

Chase Audige hits a corner 3, and Northwestern leads 59-57. Timeout, Purdue.

Brooks Barnhizer hits 2 free throws, and Northwestern is within 57-56 with 2:24 to go.

3:15 left 2H: Purdue 55, Northwestern 52

Chase Audige has a 3 followed by a steal and dunk. He has 10. Timeout, Purdue.

3:43 left 2H: It's Zach Edey vs. Boo Buie

Purdue leads Northwestern 55-47.

Zach Edey has 14 of Purdue's 18 points in the second half. Boo Buie has 11 of Northwestern's 17.

Northwestern misses 9 straight shots before Boo Buie's layup. He has 24.

Zach Edey's hook gives him 22 points in 6-of-8 shooting from the field.

7:41 left 2H: Purdue 49, Northwestern 45

Purdue commits a 10-second violation, its 7th turnover of the second half. The Boilers had 2 10-second calls when it played Iowa.

Ethan Morton has 4 fouls with 9:18 to go, and Northwestern is in the bonus. Purdue is also in the bonus.

Purdue has missed 8 straight 3s, and Northwestern is 2-of-14 overall.

Mason Gillis is called for a flagrant-1 foul, and Boo Buie hits 1-of-2 free throws, giving him 20.

11:53 left 2H: Purdue 47, Northwestern 42

Chase Audige hits another shot, and Nick Martinelli goes 1-of-2 from the line. Purdue is 14-of-17 on free throws, Northwestern 6-of-9.

13:35 left 2H: Purdue 47, Northwestern 39

Purdue is making an effort to feed Edey, who has the Boilers' last 8 points, and 18 total.

Boo Buie has 19 points for the Wildcats after his driving and-1 that yields Ethan Morton's 3rd foul. Purdue leads 43-39.

Edey's slam dunk gives him 14 points. That was Purdue's first field goal in 7 minutes, going back to the first half.

15:52 left 2H: Purdue 41, Northwestern 36

Chase Audige's first basket it a 3, and Northwestern cuts its deficit to 39-36.

The Boilermakers fail to score in the opening 3:09 of the half before Caleb Furst hits 2 free throws.

Zach Edey throws a pass out of bounds, eliciting "overrated" chants from the Northwestern crowd.

Zach Edey swats 2 Boo Buie shots near the basket.

Halftime: Purdue 37, Northwestern 30

Purdue has a balanced offensive attack: Zach Edey has 10 points, Mason Gillis has 9 and Braden Smith 7. The Boilermakers have cooled on 3-pointers, and are 5-of-14. Edey has reached double-figure scoring in 42 straight appearances, but is just 2-of-3 from the field. He has made 6-of-8 free throws, and has 5 rebounds.

Northwestern's Boo Buie is in double figures for his 19th consecutive game with 13. Chase Audige has 0. The Wildcats are just 1-of-8 on 3s, but are staying close in the rebounding battle. It's tied at 16.

3:06 left 1H: Purdue 32, Northwestern 25

Zach Edey has 5 points and 3 rebounds. Edey picks up a foul for pushing Matt Nicholson to get a lob pass from Braden Smith.

7:45 left 1H: Purdue 28, Northwestern 21

Boo Buie has 9 points and 2 assists for Northwestern.

Back-to-back 3s by Ethan Morton and Mason Gillis give the Boilers a 26-16 lead. Purdue is 5-of-9 on 3s.

11:52 left 1H: Purdue 18, Northwestern 14

Lafayette's Brooks Barnhizer scores for the Wildcats, but he already has 2 fouls.

Purdue is 3-of-6 on 3-pointers. Zach Edey has 3 assists.

Mason Gillis hits a pair of 3-pointers, extending Purdue's lead to 13-6.

15:48 left 1H: Purdue 6, Northwestern 6

Caleb Furst scores Purdue's first 4 points.

Purdue's usual starting lineup

The Boilermakers go with Caleb Furst, Zach Edey, Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Ethan Morton for the 14th consecutive game.

Northwestern is hyped for Purdue basketball's visit

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