No. 2 Purdue basketball continues Maui Invitational action with a semifinal matchup against No. 8 Tennessee.
The Boilermakers (4-0) outscored No. 10 Gonzaga in the second half of their opener as Zach Edey and Braden Smith got help from Lance Jones and Myles Colvin.
Tennessee (4-0) stifled Syracuse and got strong performances from Dalton Knecht (17 points, 3 of 4 3-pointers), Josiah-Jordan James (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Jonas Aidoo (14 points, 11 rebounds).
The Boilermakers are 3.5 favorites, according to PariMGM. The over/under is 134.5 points in total. Moneyline: Tennessee +135, Purdue -160.
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Plus:Big shots from a freshman and improved defense in the second half
Player Ratings:Edey and Smith carry Boilers into the top 10
Finale : Purdue 71, Tennessee 67
Fletcher Loyer bounced back from a tough game to lead Purdue with 27 points. Zach Edey fights fouls but still manages 23 points and 10 rebounds.
For Tennessee, Dalton Knecht scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half. Jordan Gainey all 15 in the second half.
Free Spins: Purdue is 29 of 48 and Tennessee 21 of 30.
Three-point shot: Purdue is 4 of 15 and Tennessee 8 of 30.
Purdue has a +12 rebounding advantage but has 16 turnovers (9 by its starting guards).
The Boilermakers play the winner between No. 1 Kansas and No. 5 Marquette at 5 p.m. Wednesday for the tournament championship.
3:44 left 2H: Purdue 61, Tennessee 61
Jordan Gainey’s 3 with a little over 4 minutes to play ties it at 61. He has his 12 points in the second half.
Fletcher Loyer’s 3-point play gives him 25. Edey, who has been off the court for more than 5 minutes, has 19.
Braden Smith is having fits against the Tennessee defense. He is 1 of 8 on shots (4 points) with 3 turnovers.
Four players (2 Tennessee, 2 Purdue) committed 4 fouls. A Vols player committed a foul.
Trey Kaufman-Renn and Caleb Furst attempt to play a 2-man game inside in the absence of Zach Edey. TKR has 7 points and 7 rebounds, Furst 3 and 4.
8:00 left 2H: Purdue 50, Tennessee 48
Free throw watch: Tennessee is 20 of 28, Purdue 18 of 29. Yes, this game takes forever. And the Volunteers have 2 free throws at the end of the break.
Zach Edey picks up foul No. 4 with 9:00 and Purdue leads 50-46.
Braden Smith’s first basket of the game gives Purdue a 50-42 lead with 10:20 left.
11:15 left 2H: Purdue 45, Tennessee 42
Tennessee is in the bonus with 12:57 left, and Zach Edey returns. The Vols committed 4 fouls.
Purdue players who scored in the second half included Lance Jones and Trey Kaufman-Renn, and of course Edey and Fletcher Loyer.
Edey picks up foul #3 with 14:55 remaining and heads to the bench.
15h39 gauche 2H : Purdue 40, Tennessee 35
This looks a lot like the start of the second half on Monday. Purdue jumped out with 10 points in 2:19 as Zach Edey (15 points) scored several baskets and got help from others.
Fletcher Loyer drains a 3 from the right wing off an assist from Braden Smith on Purdue’s first play to take a 33-31 lead.
Mi-temps : Tennessee 31, Purdue 30
Fletcher Rent: 17 points, 4 of 13 on shots, 2 of 7 of 3, 7 of 8 free throws.
Zach Edey: 10 points, 2 FG out of 5, 6 FT out of 12, 8 rebounds, 2 fouls.
Rest of Purdue: 0 of 12 FG, 3 of 6 FT. Braden Smith is 0 for 3 with 0 assists.
Caleb Furst’s free throws with 2:12 left put Purdue up 28-27.
Dalton Knecht has 13 points (5 of 7 FG, 2 of 2 3s) for Tennessee, which is 8 of 13 on free throws.
3:44 gauche 1H : Tennessee 27, Purdue 26
Will anyone help Fletcher Loyer (16 points) and Zach Edey (10)? The rest of the Boilermakers are aimless. Edey picks up his second foul with 4:17 left and heads to the bench.
Dalton Knecht had 13 points, including a step-back dunk.
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes commits a technical foul for challenging the officials’ handling of Edey.
7h06 gauche 1H : Tennessee 22, Purdue 15
In true Tennessee defensive style, the Boilermakers can’t do anything (23% on the field). They went scoreless for almost 6 minutes before Zach Edey made 2 free throws with 8:34 remaining. Edey is 2 of 5 from the field and 2 of 8 on free throws.
11h32 gauche 1H : Tennessee 14, Purdue 11
Fletcher Loyer has 9 points. The rest of the Boilermakers are in trouble. These guys are 0 of 6 on free throws and 1 of 7 from the field.
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee’s top scorer, already has 2 3-point baskets and 7 points.
15h05 gauche 1H : Tennessee 10, Purdue 9
Zach Edey, who missed his first 2 free throws, will be on the line at the end of the timeout. Fletcher Loyer, shut out from the field against Gonzaga, scores a 3-point basket on the first play of the game and scores Purdue’s first 7 points in 2 minutes.
Celly synchronized against Gonzaga
Maui Invitational Schedule
Monday November 20, 2023
14 h 30 HE, match 1: Tennessee 73, Syracuse 56
17 h HE, match 2: Purdue 73, Gonzaga 63
21 h HE, match 3: Kansas 83, Chaminade 56
23 h 30 HE, match 4: Marquette 71, UCLA 69
Tuesday November 21, 2023
14 h 30 HE: Gonzague 76, Syracuse 57
17 h HE: UCLA 76, Chaminade 48
20 hours. AND: Tennessee vs. Purdue, ESPN
22 h 30 HE: Kansas vs. Marquette, ESPN
Wednesday November 22, 2023
14 h 30 HE: Third place match, ESPN2
17 h HE: Championship game, ESPN
21 h 30 HE: Seventh place game, ESPNU
Minuit HE: Fifth place match, ESPN2
2023-11-22 13:52:30
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