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All-Conference
March 14, 2013
5:30PM CT - ESPN2 (Announcers: Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich)
United Center (20,500) - Chicago, IL
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT - ROUND ONE
#10 Nebraska Cornhuskers 14-17, 5-13 (Last: L 74-60 vs Iowa)
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#7 Purdue Boilermakers 15-16, 8-10 (Last: W 89-73 vs Minnesota)
Winner Faces
#2 Ohio State (23-7, 13-5) - March 15th - 5:30PM - BTN
Head Coaches
Nebraska Tim Miles (297-237, 14-17 at Nebraska)
Purdue Matt Painter (200-98, 175-93 at Purdue)
Injury Report
Nebraska
G - Mike Petlz - Knee - Out for season
Purdue
F - Jay Simpson - Foot - Out for season
Scouting Purdue
Purdue comes into Thursday's contest with a 15-16 record and claimed the No. 7 seed in this week's Big Ten Tournament based on a three-way tiebreaker with Illinois and Minnesota. The Boilermakers have played some of their best basketball in the final week of the season, posting wins at Wisconsin and Minnesota and nearly upsetting No. 7 Michigan. The Boilermakers will likely need a tournament title this week to extend their string of NCAA appearances to seven. Last year, they won 22 games before losing to eventual runner-up Kansas in the third round in Omaha.
Junior guard Terone Johnson leads the Boilermakers with 13.5 points per game, highlighted by a 32-point night against Michigan on March 6, which was the highest single-game scoring effort in conference action. Senior D.J. Byrd is a prolific outside shooter and averages 10.0 points per game with a team-high 73 3-pointers. He has over half of Purdue's 3-point baskets this season. The Boilermakers also feature one of the Big Ten's best young centers in A.J. Hammons, who averages 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game, a total which is second in the Big Ten. Freshman Ronnie Johnson also averages 9.6 ppg and is among the Big Ten leaders with 4.0 assists per contest. Purdue holds opponents to 40 percent shooting and has a +5.3 rebounding margin.
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