Purdue beats Siena in Spokane

Purdue’s Chris Kramer, left, battles Siena’s Alex Franklin in the first half of their first-round NCAA tournament matchup at the Spokane Arena on Friday, March 19, 2010

Keaton Grant ignited the decisive run that rallied fourth-seeded Purdue past No. 13 seed Siena 72-64 on Friday in the first round of NCAA tournament’s South Regional.

Grant’s 11 points to begin the second half opened up the inside for teammate JuJuan Johnson’s 23 points. Johnson, the tallest player on either team at 6-foot-10, also tied a career high with 15 rebounds. More.

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