GAME NOTES: The fifth-place game of the Maui Invitational is on tap for Wednesday, as the Purdue Boilermakers square off against the BYU Cougars at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Purdue dropped to the consolation side of the bracket following a first-round loss to Kansas State, 88-79, but it redeemed itself on Tuesday by making easy work of Missouri in an 82-61 victory. The triumph allowed the Boilermakers to improve to 4-1 on the season.

BYU, also 4-1, nearly knocked off nationally-ranked San Diego State in the first round, but after fighting through two overtimes it eventually fell on the wrong end of a 92-87 decision. The Cougars took out their frustrations on Chaminade on Tuesday with a record-setting performance in a 121-85 victory.

BYU won the only previous meeting between the teams back in 1978.

The Boilermakers' dominance over Missouri started early in their latest game, as they shot a scorching 57.7 percent from the field in the first half on their way to a 25-point lead at halftime, and they put the game on cruise control from there. In addition to a strong field goal shooting night, they were also active and effective at the foul line, knocking down 33-of-43. Raphael Davis was especially busy at the stripe, making 14-of-18 on his way to 22 points. A.J. Hammons contributed 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks, and six others scored at least six points in the triumph.

Generating offense has been easy for Purdue this season, as it shoots greater than 51 percent from the field (including 40.4 percent from beyond the arc) en route to 80.0 ppg. It also plays outstanding defense, yielding a mere 55.2 ppg on less than 36 percent shooting. Kendall Stephens leads the way with 14.0 ppg and has made good on 18-of-34 from 3-point range (.529). Isaac Haas (11.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Vince Edwards (10.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg) are mainstays in the frontcourt, and five others average at least 5.6 ppg.

The Cougars were red-hot from beyond the arc in their 36-point victory over Chaminade, draining a school-record 17 3-pointers on 29 attempts (.586), part of a 55.4 percent shooting overall. Headlining the list of impressive performances was Chase Fischer, who dropped in 30 points while breaking the program's individual single-game 3-point record by making 10-of-13 attempts. Tyler Haws followed Fischer with 19 points, Anson Winder tallied 18 points and eight rebounds off the bench and Kyle Collinsworth stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals.

BYU has been one of the nation's most prolific offensive teams in the early going this season, as it shoots greater than 50 percent from the field for 99.0 ppg, which has successfully masked a modest scoring defense (75.4 ppg). Haws leads the way with 19.4 ppg and has been nearly automatic from the free- throw line (26-of-29). After his blazing performance against Chaminade, Fischer (17.4 ppg) is now 21-of-41 from beyond the arc on the campaign. Winder (12.6 ppg), Collinsworth (11.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.5 apg) and Isaac Neilson (8.8 ppg) are also integral pieces.

Purdue's outstanding defense will do its best to keep the Cougars' long-range shooters down, but with BYU running hot, expect it to claim fifth place with another high-scoring effort.