Robert Morris Colonials vs Purdue Boilermakers Match Player Stats On Nov 23, 2018

Carsen Edwards scored 19 and Ryan Cline chipped in with 17 points to guide No. 24 Purdue to an 84-46 rout of Robert Morris on Friday at West Lafayette, Ind.

Edwards had an off shooting day, hitting only 5 of 17 shots from the field. But he sunk all six free throws. Meanwhile, Cline made 6 of 10 shots, including 5 of 7 from beyond the 3-point line.

Freshman Trevion Williams hit all four shots for eight points in the second half. Ethan Boudreaux scored nine for the Boilermakers (5-1), who made 26 of 58 shots for 44.8 percent.

Malik Petteway led Northeast Conference's Robert Morris (3-3) with 10 points as the Colonials made 17 of 54 shots for 31.5 percent.

Purdue was 20 of 23 at the free-throw line while the Colonials were 8 of 10.

Edwards scored 16 points in the first half as Purdue led 44-23 at halftime. The Boilermakers' 11-0 run pushed the lead to 59-28 with 10:47 left in the second half. Purdue's lead kept building, leading by as many as 43.

Purdue made 13 of 32 shots (40.6 percent) in the opening half, including 7 of 17 from the 3-point line. Robert Morris hit just 9 of 32 shots for 28.1 percent in the first half. The Boilermakers outrebounded the Colonials 26-16 in the first half and 43-27 overall.

The Boilermakers scored the game's first seven points and never trailed. Following a Robert Morris basket, Cline sank a 3-pointer to push Purdue's lead to 10-2.

A 13-0 run by Purdue boosted its lead to 40-17 with 3:32 left in the half.

Purdue led by as many as 23 twice in the first half.

The Boilermakers play at No. 14 Florida State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday. Robert Morris hosts Youngstown State on Wednesday.

--Field Level Media