RIO DE JANEIRO -- American beach volleyball player Casey Patterson wants to make it clear that he didnt blow off the post-match handshakes after he and Jake Gibb were eliminated from the Olympics.Patterson told The Associated Press that he congratulated Spain in the media mix zone.I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that was all taken care of, Patterson said on Thursday, a day after the loss to Spain dropped the Americans to 1-2 in pool play and knocked them out later on a tiebreaker. We knew we were potentially out of the Olympics, so I went and sat down and shook their hands later.Patterson said its not uncommon for players to forego the post-match handshake under the net after a big match, when one team is celebrating and the other just wants to get out of there. He said he had never failed to catch up with the winner later to congratulate them, though.Were all really good friends, too, he said, adding that the protocol is to leave the sand within 90 seconds. A lot of times when you win a big match, you yell and scream. By that time the other team has left. We always take care of it either on the way out or later.Patterson made the comments in a telephone interview on Thursday, a day after he walked through the mix zone without talking to reporters. The Olympic rookie also received a yellow card in the match for a prolonged argument with the referee.I think I bolted out of there a little frustrated with how it all went down, he said.Gibb, a three-time Olympian, did talk to reporters, but said it was hard to concentrate on questions when he was preoccupied with whether they still had a chance to remain in the Rio Games.The Americans were eliminated later in the day. 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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Freshman guard Carsen Edwards scored 16 points, and No. 15 Purdue made 11 3-pointers in the first half Saturday on the way to a 90-56 victory over Morehead State.The Boilermakers (6-2), coming off a Wednesday loss at No. 14 Louisville in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, used a 15-0 first-half run to stretch a 10-9 lead to 25-9, and Purdue continued to pull away.Dakota Mathias added 14 points, and Caleb Swanigan and P.J. Thompson had 13 each for Purdue.Miguel Dicent had 11 points for Morehead State (2-5), which played without coach Sean Woods, who has been suspended with pay since Nov. 22, when the university launched an official investigation into Woods treatment of players.Purdue made 11 of 20 from 3-point range during the first half when it built a 47-25 lead. Carsen Edwards, who made his first start in place of slumping Vince Edwards, and Mathias made four 3-pointers each in the first half.The Boilermakers played without fifth-year graduate student transfer point guarrd Spike Albrecht, who suffered a back injury this week.ddddddddddddBIG PICTUREMorehead State: With Woods suspended indefinitely, the Eagles are a distracted basketball team, and it shows as their losing streak reached five on Saturday, including 0-3 for acting coach Preston Spradlin.Purdue: Its a byproduct of opposing defenses centering their attention on Boilermaker big men Swanigan and Isaac Haas, but Purdue entered this game leading the Big Ten in 3-point field goal shooting percentage at 41.8 and made 55 percent from beyond the arc during the opening half on Saturday.UP NEXTMorehead State: The Eagles do not play until going to Lipscomb on Dec. 10.Purdue: The Boilermakers travel to New York City for a Tuesday night game against Arizona State in the Jimmy V. 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