WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue finally beat Indiana with its tenacity Tuesday night.
E'Twaun Moore scored 25 points, and JaJuan Johnson added 15 on his birthday to help the 14th-ranked Boilermakers pull away from Indiana for a 67-53 victory.
The celebration doesn't get any better than this for the two seniors, who have helped spark a resurgence in Boilermakers basketball. They have won 100 games in their careers, and it came with a fourth straight over their most bitter rival. It's the first time since 1996-97 that Purdue (19-5, 8-3 Big Ten) has taken four straight from the Hoosiers.
Indiana, which played without injured sophomore starters Maurice Creek and Christian Watford, hung around most of the game. Freshman Will Sheehey scored a season-high 14 points, and Bloomington native Jordan Hulls finished with 13 to lead the Hoosiers (12-13, 3-9), who fell under the .500 mark for the first time this season.
• No. 6 San Diego State 85, Utah 53: In San Diego, D.J. Gay scored 15 points and keyed a 21-3 run in the first half that carried No. 6 San Diego State to an 85-53 win over Utah on Tuesday night.
Billy White scored 15 points, and sophomore forward Kawhi Leonard had 12 points and 14 rebounds for his 17th double-double of the season and 34th of his career. The Aztecs (24-1, 9-1 Mountain West) won their fourth straight game.
Will Clyburn, the second-leading scorer in the conference at 18.3 points per game, had 18 for Utah (10-14, 3-7).
Women
• No. 2 UConn 57, No. 17 West Virginia 51: In Morgantown, W.Va., Maya Moore scored 27 points, and No. 2 Connecticut needed a second-half comeback to hold off No. 17 West Virginia, 57-51 Tuesday night.
Connecticut (23-1, 11-0 Big East) overcame its second halftime deficit of the season and 17 turnovers to beat West Virginia for the 23rd straight time.
West Virginia (20-5, 6-5) lost for the fourth time in five games.











