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Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
• For the third straight year, Purdue (25-9) has advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen after blowing past Old Dominion and defending national champion Villanova. The Boilermakers earned an at-large bid to the Big Dance out of the Big Ten Conference.
• Head Coach Matt Painter's 12 NCAA Tournament appearances are the most nationally for a coach under the age of 55. He is 48 years old. He has also led Purdue to four straight 25-win seasons and a top-15 finish in each of the last four year-end AP polls.
• All-American Carsen Edwards is one of the most explosive players in the country, averaging 23.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc. Against Villanova in the second round, he poured in a career-high 42 points, which marked the second-most points by a Purdue and Big Ten player in NCAA Tournament history.
• The All-Big Ten performer is one of two primary threats from deep for the Boilermakers. Edwards has knocked down 120 3-pointers this season while Ryan Cline has connected on 102 long balls. The two are just the second and third players in school history to eclipse the 100 3-pointer mark. Cline leads Purdue in assists (3.4 apg) and is second in scoring (11.7 ppg).
• Sophomore Matt Haarms became the first player to lead the Big Ten in field-goal percentage (.636 FG%) and blocks (2.0 bpg) since Ohio State's Greg Oden in 2007. The 7-3 center is also averaging 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Matt Painter's 12 NCAA Tournament appearances are the most nationally for a coach under the age of 55. He is 48 years old. He has also led Purdue to four straight 25-win seasons and a top-15 finish in each of the last four year-end AP polls.
• All-American Carsen Edwards is one of the most explosive players in the country, averaging 23.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc. Against Villanova in the second round, he poured in a career-high 42 points, which marked the second-most points by a Purdue and Big Ten player in NCAA Tournament history.
• The All-Big Ten performer is one of two primary threats from deep for the Boilermakers. Edwards has knocked down 120 3-pointers this season while Ryan Cline has connected on 102 long balls. The two are just the second and third players in school history to eclipse the 100 3-pointer mark. Cline leads Purdue in assists (3.4 apg) and is second in scoring (11.7 ppg).
• Sophomore Matt Haarms became the first player to lead the Big Ten in field-goal percentage (.636 FG%) and blocks (2.0 bpg) since Ohio State's Greg Oden in 2007. The 7-3 center is also averaging 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
This post was edited on 3/28/19 at 12:23 am
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Posted on 3/27/19 at 11:49 pm to pioneerbasketball
• A pair of late rallies lifted Tennessee to a 78-75, overtime victory over No. 18 Purdue in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Nov. 22, 2017.
• The Vols got 22 points from sophomore Grant Williams—all of which came after halftime—while junior Kyle Alexander turned in his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Lamonté Turner (17 points) and Admiral Schofield (10) also finished in double figures.
• Trailing 73-68 with 2:45 remaining in overtime, Tennessee used a 10-2 run over the final minutes to clinch its first win over a top-25 non-conference opponent since Dec. 14, 2014, when UT defeated No. 15 Butler.
• After back-to-back buckets by Williams to draw the Vols within one, Purdue turned the ball over, giving UT possession with 1:04 left. Tennessee got the ball in and found Williams near the top of the key. He worked his way down low and—following a double team by the Boilermakers—passed off to Alexander in the paint for a wide-open dunk to take the lead.
• A basket from Purdue's Isaac Haas put the Boilermakers back in front, but Williams responded with another score with 14 seconds left to put the Vols up for good.
• Purdue got a final look with under 10 seconds remaining, but the shot bounced off the rim and was corralled by Schofield. James Daniel III then went to the foul line and added two free throws to seal the victory.
• Despite Purdue having two seven-footers, the Vols out-rebounded the Boilermakers, 50-41.
• The Vols got 22 points from sophomore Grant Williams—all of which came after halftime—while junior Kyle Alexander turned in his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Lamonté Turner (17 points) and Admiral Schofield (10) also finished in double figures.
• Trailing 73-68 with 2:45 remaining in overtime, Tennessee used a 10-2 run over the final minutes to clinch its first win over a top-25 non-conference opponent since Dec. 14, 2014, when UT defeated No. 15 Butler.
• After back-to-back buckets by Williams to draw the Vols within one, Purdue turned the ball over, giving UT possession with 1:04 left. Tennessee got the ball in and found Williams near the top of the key. He worked his way down low and—following a double team by the Boilermakers—passed off to Alexander in the paint for a wide-open dunk to take the lead.
• A basket from Purdue's Isaac Haas put the Boilermakers back in front, but Williams responded with another score with 14 seconds left to put the Vols up for good.
• Purdue got a final look with under 10 seconds remaining, but the shot bounced off the rim and was corralled by Schofield. James Daniel III then went to the foul line and added two free throws to seal the victory.
• Despite Purdue having two seven-footers, the Vols out-rebounded the Boilermakers, 50-41.
This post was edited on 3/28/19 at 12:23 am
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