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Printer-friendly version Poor shooting keeps Purdue winless in Big Ten
Assistant Sports Editor Coach Gene Keady is calling out for help. He’s calling for help from his players and from fans. "We got ourselves into this fix. I’d like to get people to fill up Mackey and help us. When people give up on us and don’t show up, it’s kind of a wasted career for me cause I’ve been pretty loyal, so I’m just asking our fans to come and help us," Keady said. "If they could shoot free throws, I’d probably put them on scholarship." In Saturday’s 71-57 loss to No. 23 Iowa, free throws were an area in which Purdue (4-12, 0-6) did not perform well. The Boilers made nine of 15 free throws in the game against Iowa (14-4, 2-3). The team was also unable to shoot field goals. In the first half, Purdue tied a season-low by scoring only 20 points, which gave the Hawkeyes a chance to build an 18-point lead, 38-20. "Our defensive energy was not there," Keady said. "You’ve got to fight through. They just played better than we did." Junior forwards Greg Brunner and Doug Thomas led Iowa in scoring with 14 points a piece. Thomas played 18 minutes coming off the bench en route to scoring a career high. "Thomas came in and did exactly what we told our guys he was gonna do if you didn’t respect him," Keady said. "I don’t know how you get guys to understand that you’ve got to focus on the things that coaches ask you to do." Purdue was led in scoring by junior forward Carl Landry, who scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Junior guard David Teague was the only other Boilermaker in double digits, with 11 points. "We’re a good team," Landry said. "We can play with the best, like we did against Illinois. I think we played Iowa’s game today." The brightest spot of the day for Purdue was the emergence of sophomore guard Chris Hartley. Hartley came off the bench and scored nine points with three 3-pointers in 22 minutes of play. "I’m confident; I’m not nervous when I go out there," Hartley said. "Coach told me the opportunities would come." Although Keady has never been winless this far into the Big Ten season, he insists things aren’t as bad as they seem. "There are worse things than this; Purdue’s not used to this and it’s hard to handle, but we did it. We got ourselves into this fix." Purdue plays Wisconsin-Milwaukee next at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Mackey Arena. Keady honored Prior to the game, Iowa coach Steve Alford honored Keady by presenting him with a gift from the Iowa athletic department. Keady received a three-night stay for him and his wife, Pat, at Las Vegas' Rio resort, complete with two rounds of golf. No. 23 IOWA 71, PURDUE 57 Purdue (4-12, 0-6) Landry 6-11 4-5 16, Kiefer 2-8 2-5 6, Teague 4-10 0-0 11, Ford 0-1 0-0 0, McKnight 2-8 3-4 9, Hartley 3-6 0-0 9, Price 0-1 0-1 0, Ware 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 20-50 9-15 57. IOWA (14-4, 2-3) Brunner 4-10 5-7 14, Hansen 3-5 0-0 6, Haluska 3-8 2-2 9, Horner 4-7 4-6 13, Pierce 3-8 1-4 8, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, Thomas 7-13 0-2 14, Reed 1-3 0-0 3, Henderson 1-4 0-0 2, Gorney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 12-21 71. Halftime-Iowa 38-20. 3-Point goals-Purdue 8-16 (Hartley 3-5, Teague 3-6, McKnight 2-2, Ford 0-1, Landry 0-2), Iowa 5-15 (Brunner 1-2, Horner 1-3, Pierce 1-3, Reed 1-3, Haluska 1-4). Fouled out-Teague. Rebounds-Purdue 35 (Landry 8), Iowa 38 (Brunner 11). Assists-Purdue 17 (Landry 4, Kiefer 4), Iowa 20 (Pierce 8). Total fouls-Purdue 22, Iowa 19. A-11,937. Printer-friendly version |
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