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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Justin Gainey credited North
Carolina State teammate Ron Kelly for the winning 3-pointer with
15.2 seconds left.
|  | | Purdue's Brian Cardinal, right, and North Carolina State's Damon Thornton dive for a loose ball. |
"Kelley read my defender all the way and screened him. The
defender came underneath and Kelley stepped out. We did not
communicate anything," Gainey said after the Wolfpack's 61-59
victory over Purdue (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten
Challenge.
"I was open. It was a shot that I know I can hit. I worked hard
all summer on my shooting and conditioning."
The lead was the only one the Wolfpack had in the second half as
N.C. State (4-0) battled back from a 12-point deficit. Purdue (2-2)
made just two field goals in the final 13 minutes.
"It was a broken play," Wolfpack coach Herb Sendek said of the
3-pointer. "He was able to create some space and knock down the
shot."
The loss was the first at home in a nonconference game for
Purdue since Nov. 30, 1996. The Boilermakers had won 42 of their
previous 43 nonconference home games at Mackey Arena.
"It was the ugliest game I've ever seen," Purdue coach Gene
Keady said. "Even if we had won, what in the world was going on.
Our passing judgment was undescribable. There's not any word in the
dictionary to describe this game. If I coached like that in the
early '80s, I'd be fired my second year. It's ridiculous. What is
going on? I don't know."
Anthony Grundy led the Wolfpack with 18 points, and Ron Kelley
scored 17.
N.C. State was only 3-for-19 from 3-point range until Gainey's
shot gave the Wolfpack a 60-59 lead. Reserve John Allison missed a
wild hook shot for Purdue, and Mike Robinson fouled Kelley battling
for the rebound. Kelley made one of two free throws with 5.6
seconds remaining to cap the scoring.
Carson Cunningham then tried to drive, but the attempt turned
into Purdue's 26th turnover of the game.
Jaraan Cornell led Purdue with 16 points, and Cunningham had all
15 of his points in the second half. Robinson had a career-high 14
rebounds.
Until Gainey's 3-pointer, the Wolfpack had led only once at
16-15. Purdue then moved ahead with seven straight points.
Cunningham scored nine straight points in less than two minutes,
sparking the Boilermakers to a 47-35 lead with 13:17 to play -- its
biggest of the night. He hit two consecutive jumpers, a pair of
free throws and a 3-pointer.
The Boilermakers led 52-41 with 9:54 remaining. However, the
Wolfpack refused to wilt as they capitalized on Purdue's turnovers
and poor shooting when the Boilermakers had just one field goal for
the rest of the game.
"We didn't take care of the ball, just look at the turnovers,"
Robinson said. "Our spacing on the court wasn't worth anything."
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 Justin Gainey hits the game-winning 3-pointer.
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John Allison goes baseline for the dunk.
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