Purdue’s pressure against Alcorn State was so good that coach Matt Painter couldn’t tell how well his team’s defense performed overall.

The 14th-ranked Boilermakers forced 28 turnovers in a 103-48 win over the Braves on Wednesday night, limiting the chances for Painter to assess his team’s halfcourt defense.

“When somebody can’t get into their offense, it’s not a real gauge on what your defense can do,” Painter said. “Our pressure knocked them off, they couldn’t get into their offense. Sometimes, it’s fool’s gold.”

Not necessarily. When the Braves got past the pressure, Purdue held them to 29 percent shooting.

Purdue led 59-17 at halftime, and by 62 points with 9:41 to play. Purdue held Howard to 25 percent shooting three days earlier.

The offense was effective for the second straight game. A day after star forward Robbie Hummel had ACL surgery, E’Twaun Moore had 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds, John Hart scored a career-high 16 points and made 4 of 6 3-pointers, Sandi Marcius had 12 points and eight rebounds and JaJuan Johnson added 12 points for the Boilermakers (2-0), who shot 52 percent from the field.

Hart, a reserve, has made 8 of 11 3-pointers this season.