WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — JaJuan Johnson had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Purdue beat No. 6 West Virginia 77-62 on Friday in a matchup of unbeatens.
Robbie Hummel scored 18 points and E'Twaun Moore added 15 for the Boilermakers (13-0). Purdue (13-0) completed its nonconference schedule and is one of five unbeaten teams in the nation.
Purdue handled West Virginia's star guard combination of Da'Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks. Butler scored 17 points on 5-of-14 shooting. Ebanks scored 11 points.
Purdue outscored West Virginia 14-2 in the first 3:26 of the second half to take control. The Boilermakers' largest lead was 26 points. The Mountaineers (11-1) were bidding for their first 12-0 start since the 1957-58 season.
NO. 20 TEXAS TECH 76, MCNEESE ST. 75: At Lubbock, Texas, Mike Singletary scored 27 points as No. 20 Texas Tech rallied to beat McNeese State. Singletary gave Texas Tech (11-2) its first lead of the game, 64-62, with 8:47 remaining in the game. For about five minutes neither team could pull ahead by more than one point. Then Patrick Richard hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 3:22 remaining to put the Cowboys up 73-71. Nick Okorie got a layup and a free throw on Texas Tech's next possession to go up 74-73. P.J. Alawoya tied it at 75 on a drive to the basket and a free throw with 34.6 seconds remaining. Singletary was fouled as he attempted a layup and made both free throws with 18.4 seconds left to put Tech up for good.
NO. 19 NEW MEXICO 68, DAYTON 66: At Albuquerque, N.M., Dairese Gary scored seven of his 18 points in the final two minutes to help the Lobos avoid an upset loss to the Flyers. Darington Hobson added 15 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists for New Mexico, while Roman Martinez added 17 points and six rebounds. Gary hit seven free throws down the stretch for the Lobos (14-1).
Chris Johnson scored 21 to lead Dayton (10-3), which saw its eight-game winning streak end.