Sunday, December 16, 2001
Dayton drubs Purdue
Fast start helps Flyers sustain momentum
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Ramod Marshall scored 21 points and Keith Waleskowski added 16 as Dayton beat Purdue 83-72 Saturday night.
The Flyers (5-3) hit their first seven shots and nine of 10 as they raced to a 19-6 lead. They never let up, dominating the Boilermakers by shutting down their big men.
Dayton stretched a 46-34 halftime lead to a 20-point edge only five minutes into the second half.
Waleskowski hit a short jumper and Marshall converted a three-point play with 5:26 remaining as Dayton took its biggest lead, 77-54.
Waleskowski added eight rebounds, Brooks Hall had 11 points and nine rebounds and David Morris scored 10 for Dayton.
Willie Deane, who kept the Boilermakers (5-4) within striking distance in the first half with 14 points, made two 3-pointers during an 11-0 run that brought them within 13. Deane added another 3 with 2:11 to go, making it 79-67.
Deane finished with a career-high 28 points.
Purdue received little production from its big men. Center John Allison scored three points and forward Rodney Smith was held scoreless on 0-for-7 shooting. Both players had been averaging double digits.
A 3-pointer by Hall capped a 15-3 run midway through the first half that put the Flyers comfortably ahead. DAYTON (5-3) — Hall 3-6 4-4 11, Waleskowski 7-10 4-4 16, Finn 4-9 1-3 9, Marshall 7-13 5-5 21, Morris 4-10 0-0 10, Stelly 2-3 0-0 4, Green 1-4 2-2 4, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Holland 3-7 0-0 6, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 14-18 83.
PURDUE (5-4) — Smith 0-7 0-0 0, Kilgore 2-5 2-2 2, Allison 1-4 1-4 3, Deane 9-16 4-4 28, Lewis 3-8 2-3 10, Buscher 1-1 0-0 2, Ford 0-1 1-2 1, McKnight 5-6 0-0 10, Marshall 2-7 2-4 6, Carroll 3-4 0-2 6, Garrity 0-2 0-0 0.
Halftime—Dayton 46-34. 3-point goals—Dayton 5-10 (Marshall 2-3, Morris 2-3, Hall 1-2, Stelly 0-1, Waleskowski 0-1), Purdue 8-19 (Deane 6-9, Lewis 2-5, Smith 0-2, Ford 0-1, Marshall 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Dayton 39 (Hall 9), Purdue 40 (Allison 6). Assists—Dayton 20 (Morris 7), Purdue 11 (Deane 4). Total fouls—Dayton 16, Purdue 19. A—9,316.
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