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Purdue Tops Nebraska, 81-62

Last updated on Wednesday, March 2, 2016

(LINCOLN, NE) - Vince Edwards scored 20 points and led No. 15 Purdue in an 81-62 rout of Nebraska on Tuesday night.

A.J. Hammons had 16 points, 12 of which were scored in the second half.

Purdue shot close to 57 percent from the field and held the Cornhuskers to 40 percent.

The Boilermakers ended a three-game road losing streak and moved into a tie with Ohio State for sixth in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers moved to 23-7 overall and 11-6 in conference play.

They wrap up the regular season on Sunday night when they host the Wisconsin Badgers.

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