WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — JaJuan Johnson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 10 Purdue beat Austin Peay 87-65 on Tuesday night.
E’Twaun Moore had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals, Ryne Smith scored 11 points and D.J. Byrd added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Boilermakers (4-0). Lewis Jackson did not attempt a field goal, but he had nine assists despite playing with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder. Freshman guard Terone Johnson had seven points and three assists in his first career start.
Purdue would have won by a larger margin, but the Boilermakers made just 14 of 24 free throws.
Tyshwan Edmondson scored 16 points and John Fraley added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Governors (2-3). Austin Peay shot 51 percent from the field, but Purdue scored 18 points off the Governors’ 18 turnovers.
