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Michigan State dominates
Boilermakers in rebounds
By Greg Doddridge
Staff Writer
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The mean, green rebounding
machine of Michigan State took care of business Sunday afternoon.
The Spartans (18-2, 7-2) out-rebounded Purdue (13-7,
5-4) 53-29, and won the game by a score of 72-55. The plus-24 rebounding
margin tops the Spartans' average of plus 16.7, a category in which
Michigan State leads the nation. However, the rebounding margin is just
the tip of the iceberg in Purdue's trouble on the boards.
Michigan State pulled down 54 percent of all the
missed shots they took in the game, while Purdue only mustered to rebound
26 percent of their missed shots.
"It's demoralizing when you can't get a rebound,"
said junior Rodney Smith. "What can we do? We're not as big as
them. But we're trying as hard as we can. Our guys played hard; we just
couldn't get any rebounds. They can get big guys in the middle that
can get that offensive rebound. We can't do that. We don't have 6 or
7 guys who weigh 260 banging the boards."
Purdue's top rebounder on the night with five boards
was a guard, sophomore Willie Deane. The Spartans’ leading rebounders
were Jason Richardson (220 pounds), Zach Randolph (270 pounds) and David
Thomas (210 pounds). Each had nine boards.
"I thought the rebounding after the first few minutes
of the game went our way and that got our break going more and we got
more offensive chances and I think that was where the difference in
the game was," said MSU coach Tom Izzo.
The Spartans had 23 second chance points while
Purdue only managed three.
"They killed us on second shot opportunities. That
just gave them more and more chances to score down low," said Deane.
Purdue coach Gene Keady said, "I hope our kids
watch the tape of the game and see how it is done — going after
the ball, getting loose balls, being aggressive and going up for rebounds
with balance. Hopefully this game will help us get better in that aspect,
certainly their rebounding was pretty impressive."
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