PORTLAND, Ore. — The No. 24-ranked Purdue basketball program faces its first challenge away from West Lafayette, taking on West Virginia in the first round of the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament on Thursday night. The two teams are due to agree at 10 p.m. ET at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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12:15 p.m. ET, FINAL — Purdue earns an 80-68 win over West Virginia.
The Boilermakers had 18 turnovers, but went 24 of 28 from the foul line. They will face the winner of tonight’s game between Portland State and No. 6 Gonzaga. Zach Edey with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
12:06 p.m. ET — Zach Edey heads for the line after Jimmy Bell Jr. fouls out of the game. He missed both free throws, his first misses from the line tonight, but Mason Gillis grabs the rebounds and hits the line himself.
11:51 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue’s lead is starting to shrink, ahead 64-55 with 7:14 to play. West Virginia with 13 points on fast breaks and is 8 of 19 from the field in the second half.
11:48 p.m. ET – Mason Gillis in double figures for the first time this season. He’s entered the game scoreless the team’s last two games and is now 11 on 4-of-5 shooting.
11:36 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — West Virginia’s fouls continue to mount as Purdue leads 57-45 with 11:48 remaining. The Mountaineers have two players with four fouls, and the Boilermakers are 16 of 16 from the foul line.
11:27 p.m. ET — Zach Edey is now 8 of 8 from the free throw line, and Trey Kaufman-Renn finds the first basket of the second half for Purdue. He nails a 3-pointer and the Boilermakers lead 50-37.
11:21 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue has just two runs in the first media timeout in the second half, but West Virginia’s fouls pile up. The Mountaineers already have six fouls with 15:46 to play. The Boilermakers are up 45-37.
11:15 p.m. ET — West Virginia opened the scoring in the second half with a 3-pointer. The Mountaineers were just 2 of 15 from deep in the first half.
10:55 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Mason Gillis catches a tough pass from Ethan Morton and buries his second 3-pointer of the game to give Purdue a 43-32 lead over West Virginia at halftime. Zach Edey leads the way with 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting, and the Boilermakers knocked down all 10 free throws.
10:53 p.m. ET — West Virginia makes it a 10-point game after a 3-pointer, and Purdue calls a timeout up 40-30 with less than a minute until halftime.
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10:41 p.m. ET — Purdue has a 33-24 lead over West Virginia with 4:03 left in the first half. Zach Edey leads all scorers with 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting to go along with six successful free throws. The Boilermakers are shooting 59% from the ground to the Mountaineers’ 39%.
10:35 p.m. ET — Ethan Morton fires a perfect pass to the rim and Zach Edey goes up, makes the catch and throws it. Purdue with 12 points in the paint and has a 9 point lead.
10:31 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue leads West Virginia 27-22 with 7:36 remaining before halftime. Eight different players are on the board for the Boilermakers, and they’re 6 of 6 from the foul line.
10:29 p.m. ET — West Virginia called its seventh foul, putting Purdue in the bonus with 8:14 left in the first half. Zach Edey makes both free throws and is 4-for-4 from the line.
10:28 p.m. — Mason Gillis gets a catch-and-shoot 3 to fall, and Purdue went 3 of 5 from deep.
10:24 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — West Virginia guard Joe Toussaint knocks down a 3-pointer, but David Jenkins Jr. responds with his own triple. Purdue leads 22-16 with 10:37 left in the first half. Both teams have had five of their last seven shot attempts.
10:21 p.m. ET — West Virginia called for its sixth foul of the game and Purdue has just one. The Boilermakers scored 10 of their first 17 points in the paint with less than 13 minutes left in the first half.
10:19 p.m. ET — Caleb Furst gets his first basket on the match after a nice pass from Fletcher Loyer. Purdue was approaching a three-minute drought and West Virginia had four of its last five shots from the field.
10:13 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads West Virginia 11-4 with 15:58 left in the first half. Zach Edey with 6 points knocking down two shots from the field and a pair of free throws.
10:10 p.m. ET — Fletcher Loyer buries a 3-pointer and Purdue made its first three shots from the field as West Virginia opens 0 of 5. That’s a 9-0 lead for the Boilermakers.
10:08 p.m. ET — No team double on Zach Edey on his first touch of the game, and Braden Smith fires a rebound before getting fouled at the other end. He knocks down a pair of free throws.
Trick – Purdue wins the tip and gets its first possession on offense, and Zach Edey gets the running score on his first shot attempt.
Purdue entries:
- First-year guard Braden Smith
- Fletcher Loyer Freshman Guard
- Junior Guard Ethan Morton
- Junior striker Mason Gillis
- Zach Edey Junior Center
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