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Purdue Boilermakers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Recap - Notre Dame Wins 88-80
Notre Dame got 21 points from John Mooney en route to a 88-80 victory over Purdue on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Notre Dame won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +5.0-point spread as underdogs.
D.J. Harvey had 19 points for Notre Dame and Temple Gibbs chipped in with 12 points. Rex Pflueger had 10 assists for them, while John Mooney was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Purdue got 27 points from Carsen Edwards in a losing cause and another 15 points from Ryan Cline. Ryan Cline contributed 5 assists for them, while Evan Boudreaux had 7 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Notre Dame were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Purdue won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 37-29.
Next game, Notre Dame takes its act home to face Binghamton looking for another win. For Purdue, they head home to face Ohio.