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No. 1 Purdue routs 15th-ranked Texas Tech to win Baha Mar Championship

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NASSAU, The Bahamas — No. 1 Purdue has eyes on bigger prizes this season, but filling its MTE championship trophy closet was the most immediate goal.

Again, done.

By virtue of its 86-56 route of No. 15 Texas Tech Friday night, the Boilermakers won the Baha Mar Championship, its fifth MTE title in as many years. Purdue’s won its past 12 November tournament games.

Oscar Cluff scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.

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Purdue closed the first half on a 23-3 run, having made its final 10 shots, while Texas Tech imploded offensively down the stretch, playing into the hands of a Boilermaker defense that protected the paint at all costs. Of Tech’s 26 first-half shots, 20 were threes. Texas Tech committed seven turnovers, most of the throwaway variety as star JT Toppin was just 2-of-7 with two turnovers. Cox and Loyer scored 10 each in the first half, as Purdue went 7-of-9 from three, at the end of the floor it couldn’t make a shot on vs. Memphis.

The second half was no different, as the Boilermakers opened with a 8-0 run while Texas Tech kept missing threes and Cluff kept rebounding the misses, when he wasn’t busy dunking.

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