WEST LAFAYETTE | Senior guard Keaton Grant scored a game-high 14 points to lead a quartet of Boilermakers in double figures as No. 7 Purdue defeated California (Pa.), 78-44, on Tuesday in Mackey Arena in its exhibition opener.

The victory was Purdue's 14th in a row in exhibition play, and improved the Boilermakers' overall exhibition record to 48-7. The win also ran fifth-year head coach Matt Painter's exhibition mark to 9-0 at his alma mater.

Grant was 4-of-5 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the line in 19 minutes of work, recording five steals, three assists, two rebounds and a block to go along with his 14 points. Junior forward/center JaJuan Johnson netted 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting, while junior guard E'Twaun Moore (E.C. Central) and freshman guard D.J. Byrd each had 11 for a Purdue team that shot 40.9 percent for the game.

Grant, Moore and junior forward Robbie Hummel shared game-high honors with three assists apiece. Hummel, a Valparaiso High grad, scored nine points and added a block and a steal.

Spearheaded by Grant's five-steal effort, the Purdue defense hounded Cal U for the duration of the night, forcing 32 turnovers and limiting the Vulcans to 28.8 percent shooting from the field and a 16.7 clip from beyond the arc. Moore had two of the team's 11 steals.

Johnson had four rebounds and three blocks on the evening, while senior guard Chris Kramer added a pair of rejections and grabbed five rebounds to share game-high honors with redshirt freshman guard John Hart.

The Boilers will return to action on Monday when they host eight-time NCAA Division II champion Kentucky Wesleyan in their final exhibition tuneup of the year.

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Purdue 78, California (Pa.) 44

E.C. Central grad E'Twaun Moore had 11 points, three assists and two steals in 22 minutes of action for the Boilermakers.