Purdue Routs Evansville in Season Opener Behind Loyer’s 30 Points

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Interstat) — Fletcher Loyer scored 30 points to lead Purdue to an 82-51 victory over Evansville in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Tuesday night at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers, favored by 29 points, never trailed, leading 41-22 at halftime and maintaining that margin throughout the second half. Daniel Jacobsen added 11 points and eight rebounds for Purdue, which improved to 1-0. Braden Smith dished out 11 assists. The Purple Aces were led by Yacine Toumi’s 14 points and fell to 0-1 to start the season. Attendance was 14,876.