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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Matt Kiefer scored 23 points Saturday afternoon as 17th-ranked Purdue topped Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, 80-69.
It was a first round contest in the Boilermaker Invitational.
Purdue improved to 8-1, matching its best start since the 1998-99 campaign. The Boilermakers, who are 24-1 all-time in the Boilermaker Invitational, will take on SMU in Sunday's championship game.
Purdue only held a 35-34 lead at the intermission, but built a 70-52 advantage with just over seven minutes remaining.
David Simon scored 19 points for Fort Wayne (2-7), which had won its previous two games against Bowling Green and Morehead State. The Mastodons faced Purdue for the first time.
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