With 7:11 left in the first half, and Purdue cruising along with a 26-14 lead over Minnesota, every Purdue fan's worst nightmare flickered across the Big Ten Network airwaves.

Junior forward Robbie Hummel, off to a torrid start with 11 points, including three 3-point baskets, crumpled to the Williams Arena floor, reaching for his right knee, as he tried to execute a jump stop.

The Gophers proceeded to launch a 22-4 run, including 19 in a row over a 10-minute span, putting Purdue in a six-point hole.

Gutsy shots from the likes of John Hart and Chris Kramer kept the Boilers clinging to life, but the fact remained that after an 11-for-17 shooting start, the Boilers were held to 13-of-36 after Hummel's injury.

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