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COL BKB: Purdue 74, South Dakota St. 63

Sat, 11/21/2009 - 10:43 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands -- E'Twaun Moore helped Purdue break open a close game in the second half Friday and the No. 7 Boilermakers pulled out a 74-63 win over South Dakota State.

Moore made 10-of-18 shots from the field and scored 22 points in what was Purdue's second win to start the season. The Jackrabbits fell to 2-1.

The Boilermakers had just a two-point lead at halftime before moving out to a 16-point advantage with 6 minutes to go.

Robbie Hummel added 14 points for Purdue, which made only 2-of-14 from 3-point range.

Purdue, however, held South Dakota State to 17 field goals and forced the Jackrabbits into 18 turnovers.

Clint Sargent led South Dakota State with 16 points.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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