Purdue overcomes turnovers, delay to beat Minnesota 31-17

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Markell Jones scored on a 12-yard run with 1:17 left and Elijah Sindelar rallied Purdue twice -- once before a heavy storm delayed Saturday's game and once after -- to beat Minnesota 31-17. Sindelar replaced David Blough in the first half and had the best game of his career. He finished 19 of 26 with a career-high 248 yards and one touchdown. And he helped make Jeff Brohm's first Big Ten win with the Boilermakers (3-2, 1-1) a memorable one. The game was delayed for 1 hour, 28 minutes after rain and lightning moved into the area -- just moments after Purdue made a 19-yard field goal to take a 16-14 lead with 9:58 left in the fourth quarter. When play resumed, the Golden Gophers (3-2, 0-2) took more than 7 1/2 minutes off the clock and took a 17-16 lead on Emmit Carpenter 's 38-yard field goal. It didn't last long. Four plays after D.J.