National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Florida 73, Purdue 70
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 6, 2014
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials: # Larry Scirotto, # Paul Szelc, # Brooks Wells
Attendance: 11038

North Florida 73, Purdue 70: Dallas Moore scored 24 points — including five 3-pointers — as the Ospreys rallied late to upset the host Boilermakers.

Demarcus Daniels added 17 points, eight rebounds and two steals for North Florida (6-3), which also got 12 points and six rebounds from Jalen Nesbitt. Beau Beech chipped in 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and eight rebounds for the Ospreys.

A.J. Hammons led Purdue (6-2) with 16 points and five blocks before fouling out, while Isaac Haas added 14 points and six rebounds. Kendall Stephens had 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals, but the Boilermakers were hurt by 8-of-16 shooting from the free-throw line.

Purdue went more than four minutes without scoring its first point of the game, but quickly went on a 22-4 tear that gave it a 12-point advantage on Stephens' 3-pointer with 10:05 to play in the half. The lead was 11 when the Boilermakers went cold again, going nearly four minutes without a point, though they recovered to still have an eight-point advantage at the break.

The Ospreys came out firing, with Moore hitting a pair of 3-pointers and Beech's 3 pulling North Florida within three in the opening minutes of the half, and Purdue couldn't shake the pesky visitors. Another cold spell cost the Boilermakers late, as P.J. Thompson made a jumper with 3:11 to play to give Purdue a 62-55 lead, but the Ospreys went on an 13-0 run, powered by Moore's five points, over the next 2:51 as the Boilermakers went 1-of-9 from the field and 0-of-1 from the free-throw line and never recovered.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Boilermakers won the rebound battle, 50-39, including 24 offensive rebounds. … Purdue finished 4-of-19 from 3-point range, compared to North Florida's 10-of-22 shooting from beyond the arc. … The win was the Ospreys' first against a Big Ten team in 12 tries.



Top Game Performances
 
North Florida   Purdue
Dallas Moore 24 Scoring A.J. Hammons 16
Dallas Moore 4 Assists Bryson Scott 4
Beau Beech 8 Rebounds Jon Octeus 10
Jalen Nesbitt 5 Free Throws Made Kendall Stephens 4
Chris Davenport 3 Steals Bryson Scott 2
Jalen Nesbitt 2 Blocks A.J. Hammons 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Florida 73 42.4 10-22 13-25 15 33 4 7 15
Purdue 70 39.2 4-19 8-16 18 46 6 8 14