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Video Highlights (courtesy Purdue)WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Nov. 2) – Playing in front of a crowd of over 10,000 people at Mackey Arena, the California University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team suffered an 89-52 loss at Purdue in an exhibition on Sunday afternoon.
The Boilermakers return three starters that posted a 15-17 overall record last year. Purdue has made 26 all-time appearances in the NCAA Tournament and is led by 10th-year head coach Matt Painter.
Junior transfer
Khalil Jabbie (Alexandria, Va./Edison) and sophomore
Drew Cook (Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls) both led the team with 10 points. Jabbie, a transfer from Northern Virginia Community College, scored eight of his 10 points in the first half. Cook made four-of-eight attempts from the floor while playing 19 minutes off the bench.
Junior transfer
Richard Smith (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran East) registered a game-high 13 rebounds (three offensive) and also finished with six points and two assists on Sunday. Senior
Arman Marks (Louisville, Ky./Eastern) and junior
Jake Jacubec (Struthers, Ohio/Struthers) both added six points while at Purdue.
The Vulcans opened the game on a 7-2 run before the Boilermakers made their initial field goal with 16:49 left in the first half. Purdue then seized control of the game with a 35-2 run to take a 35-9 lead with 7:35 remaining before halftime, as Cal U was limited to only one field goal in nine-plus minutes. The teams then traded points for the remainder of the first half with the Boilermakers taking a 50-22 lead into the break.
Purdue started the second half on a 13-4 rally to stretch its lead to 63-26 with 15:26 left to play. The Boilermakers eventually led by as many as 42 points before the Vulcans countered with a 13-2 run to trim the deficit to 72-41 with 7:12 remaining in the exhibition.
The Vulcans finished the game shooting 28.8 percent (19-of-66) from the field and 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from the free-throw line. Meanwhile, the Boilermakers shot at 54.0 percent clip (34-of-63) from the floor and 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the charity stripe. Purdue out-rebounded Cal U by a 49-37 advantage and the Boilermakers scored 52 points from in the paint.
Junior A.J. Hammons, who stands 7-feet tall, led Purdue with 15 points and added five rebounds and five blocks. A total of 15 players appeared in the game for the Boilermakers, all playing less than 20 minutes.
Cal U returns to action on Friday, Nov. 7, when it travels to plays an exhibition at VCU in Richmond, Virginia, at 7 p.m.
