Confident Fletcher Loyer, No. 12 Purdue take aim at Oregon

Purdue senior guard Fletcher Loyer shook a shooting slump in a big way last weekend.

On Saturday afternoon, his teammates will look to feed off that persistence as the No. 12 Boilermakers face struggling Oregon in West Lafayette, Ind.

Purdue (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten) stopped a three-game losing streak with a 93-63 road rout of Maryland on Sunday.

Loyer led the charge with 29 points, which included a 7-for-10 effort from long range. It was a welcome development after he shot just 4 of 15 from deep as the Boilermakers lost to UCLA...