Tyrese Halliburton reacts to Purdue’s stunning beatdown
The Iowa State Cyclones improved to 9-0 the following season stunning 81-58 rout of Purdue on Saturday, and the big win caught the attention of one of the program’s most famous alumni in the Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Halliburton.
After Iowa State’s win against Purdue, Tyrese Haliburton took to social media convey his thoughts on the beating. Halliburton reposted the final score along with five fire emojis.
With a loss, Purdue set the program mark for worst home loss in school history, as well as the worst non-conference loss by a top-ranked team in AP Poll history.
In the victory, Iowa State was led by Milan Momcilovic with 20 points. He shot 8 of 17 from the field and 3 of 7 from the 3-point line. Killian Toure added 13 points, Blake Buchanan 12, and Joshua Jefferson finished with 11 points.
Haliburton played two seasons at Iowa State before declaring for the NBA draft. He was in the starting lineup from the start as a freshman. During those two seasons, he appeared in a total of 57 games, including 56 starts, logging just over 34 minutes per game.
He averaged 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals while shooting 50.9 percent from the field, 42.6 percent from the 3-point line and 77.5 percent from the free throw line.
Haliburton ended up being the 12th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. He played just one and a half seasons with the Kings before being traded to the Indiana Pacers. Last season, Halliburton helped lead the Pacers to the NBA Finals.
2025-12-07 02:34:00
