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No. 7 Purdue reaches Paradise Jam final (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

After trailing by nine in the first half, Purdue got a big run to start the second half and ended St. Joseph's hopes of an upset. JaJuan Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds and the seventh -ranked Boilermakers used a 23-3 run after halftime to pull away and beat St. Joseph's 85-60 on Sunday night in the Paradise Jam.