Last season in Toronto, Alabama guard Marc Sears attempted 16 3-pointers and scored 35 points. Friday night he attempted only one shot in the first 12 minutes before scoring his first points. Gicarri Harris,

Purdue had four players score in double-figures, led by Trey Kaufman-Renn's 26. But it was CJ Cox's sharp shooting that put Purdue over the top.

The Boilermakers have won 38 straight nonconference regular season games, but that streak only has value when it goes up against teams like Alabama.