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02/07 14:25 CST Fletcher Loyer's final minute-scoring flurry helps No. 12
Purdue rally late to get past Oregon 68-64
Fletcher Loyer's final minute-scoring flurry helps No. 12 Purdue rally late to
get past Oregon 68-64
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) --- Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points and made a
go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds left Saturday to lead No. 12 Purdue past
pesky Oregon 68-64. He closed it out by making three of four free throws in the
waning seconds.
Braden Smith finished with 13 points, four rebounds and four assists as the
Boilermakers (19-4, 9-3 Big Ten) won their second straight since breaking a
three-game losing streak. Purdue has played only two home games since Jan. 14
and in this one, Smith reached yet another milestone by becoming the first Big
Ten player with 1,000 points and 500 assists in conference games only.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points for the Boilermakers.
Nate Bittle had 23 points to lead the Ducks (8-15, 1-11), who took a 59-56 lead
with 5:15 to go. Takai Simpkins added 14, but Oregon came up just short of
snapping a losing streak that has now reached nine. The Ducks also have lost
four straight road games and are just 1-9 since Jan. 2.
Purdue looked like it would roll when it scored five consecutive points to take
an early 21-14 lead and then extended the margin to 36-28 late in the first
half.
But Oregon closed out the half with eight straight points to tie the score at
36, setting up a back-and-forth second half that was decided in the final
minute.
Loyer's 3 with 50.3 seconds left gave Purdue a 65-63 lead and after he made one
of two free throws with 19.4 seconds to go, the Ducks still had a chance. But
Wei Lin missed a potentially tying 3 from the outside the top of the key and
Kwame Evans Jr. missed the second of two free throws after grabbing the rebound.
Loyer made the last two free throws to seal it.
Up next Oregon: Visits Indiana on Monday. Purdue: Visits No. 9 Nebraska on Tuesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Oregon: Visits Indiana on Monday. Purdue: Visits No. 9 Nebraska on Tuesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
