Trey Galloway took it upon himself to try and give Indiana a spark out of halftime. The senior guard knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to ignite the crowd at Assembly Hall on Tuesday night.
Indiana struggled in the first half, trailing Purdue 51-29. Galloway came out firing to start the second half, drilling a pair of 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to trim the lead down to 14.
Galloway's big buckets also got the crowd back into the game.
After a less-than-stellar first half, the Hoosiers needed to find leadership from somewhere on the court. Galloway seemed to provide that spark early out of the break.
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