Purdue football 43, Nebraska 37: How they scored
First Quarter
Purdue 7, Nebraska 0 - TJ Sheffield 2 pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick). 9 plays, 80 yards. Elapsed time: 3:40. Time on the clock: 5:54. Key plays: Devin Mockobee gained 26 yards on the ground and O'Connell was 5 of 6 for 40 yards.
Purdue 10, Nebraska 0 - Mitchell Fineran 37 field goals. 9 plays, 38 yards. Elapsed time: 3:00. Time on the clock: 1:09. Key plays: Two dropped passes prevented the Boilermakers from reaching the end zone. Aidan O'Connell connected with Charlie Jones for 18 yards on third-and-10.
Second Quarter
Purdue 10, Nebraska 7 - Jaquez Yant 1 run (Timmy Bleekrode kick). 8 plays, 76 yards. Elapsed time: 2:49. Time on the clock: 13:16. Key play: Casey Thompson hit Oliver Martin for 45 yards moving the Huskers to the 13-yard line. Purdue stopped Nebraska on third down from the 6 but was called for roughing the passer to extend the drive.
Purdue 10, Nebraska 10 - Timmy Bleekrode 36 field goal. Time on the clock: 9:01. Key plays: Casey Thompson burned the defense with another long pass - a 39-yard completion to Trey Palmer. Jack Sullivan sacked Thompson to force the field goal attempt.
Purdue 17, Nebraska 10 - Charlie Jones 31 pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick). 7 plays, 75 yards. Elapsed time: 3:12. Time on the clock: 5:49. The Boilermakers averaged 10 yards on first down plays and O'Connell was 4-for-4, including a slant pattern to Jones for the touchdown.
Purdue 20, Nebraska 10 - Mitchell Fineran 37 field goal. 4 plays, 5 yards. Elapsed time: 46 seconds. Time on the clock: 4:44. Key play: Linebacker Clyde Washington collected his first interception when Casey Thompson rolled out and didn't see Washington.
Purdue 27, Nebraska 10 - Devin Mockobee 1 run (Mitchell Fineran kick). 7 plays, 39 yards. Key play: Mockobee carried the ball on every play of the drive, which was set up by back-to-back sacks by Kyrdan Jenkins and Branson Deen to give the Boilermakers excellent field position.
Purdue 27, Nebraska 13 - Timmy Bleekrode 43 field goal. 5 plays, 50 yards. Elapsed time: 35 seconds. Time on the clock: 0:00. Key play: Quarterback Casey Thompson scrambles 31 yards to move the Huskers into field goal range.
Third Quarter
Purdue 27, Nebraska 20 - Trey Palmer 37 pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick). 4 plays, 71 yards. Elapsed time: 1:09. Time on the clock: 13:51. Key plays: Thompson also hit Travis Vokolek for 30 yards on the play before the touchdown.
Purdue 27, Nebraska 23 - Timmy Bleekrode 22 field goal. 6 plays, 76 yards. Elapsed time: 58 seconds. Time on the clock: 5:17. Key play: The Huskers delivered another big play on Trey Palmer's 60-yard run on a reverse, moving the ball to the 16. Casey Thompson missed an open receiver in the end zone on third down that would've tied the game.
Purdue 34, Nebraska 23 - TJ Sheffield 28 pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick). 6 plays, 75 yards. Elapsed time: 2:59. Time on the clock: 2:18. Key plays: O'Connell found King Doerue alone near the sideline for 32 yards. Sheffield caught the pass on a slant and added a nifty spin move and dove into the end zone for the score.
Purdue 34, Nebraska 30 - Trey Palmer 72 pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick). 2 plays, 75 yards. Elapsed time: 32 seconds. Time on the clock: 1:46. Key play: Palmer continued his big night by running behind cornerback Jamari Brown and waltzed into the end zone.
Fourth Quarter
Purdue 37, Nebraska 30 - Mitchell Fineran 34 field goal. 15 plays, 72 yards. Elapsed time: 6:41. Time on the clock: 10:00. Key plays: The Boilermakers had to convert four third downs and one fourth down to keep the drive alive. Devin Mockobee gained 17 yards on fourth-and-short to move the Boilermakers closer to field goal range.
Purdue 43, Nebraska 30 - Charlie Jones 2 pass from Aidan O'Connell (kick failed). 6 plays, 62 yards. Elapsed time: 2:08. Time on the clock: 6:55. Key play: Reese Taylor's interception gave the Boilermakers the ball, O'Connell's 16-yard pass to Mershawn Rice and a pass interference flag on the Huskers put the ball in the red zone.
Purdue 43, Nebraska 37 - Anthony Grant 2 run (Timmy Bleekrode kick). 3 plays, 70 yards. Elapsed time: 55 seconds. Time on the clock: 5:55. Key play: Casey Thompson hit Trey Palmer for 64 yards and benefitted from more missed tackles and busted coverage by the Boilermaker secondary.
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Nebraska at Purdue football: Big Ten Conference scores and highlights
