Purdue survives in opposition to Marquette in Gavitt Video games successful 75-70 | Information

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (PURDUE SPORTS) — Zach Edey scored 20 factors and had 13 rebounds, Braden Smith scored 20 and Purdue overtook Marquette for a 75-70 win on Tuesday night time.

Smith went on his personal 6-0 run in a 56-second span to show a 62-59 Purdue deficit with 5:46 left right into a 65-62 benefit and the Boilermakers (3-0) led the remainder of the best way.

Edey’s jumper with 47 seconds to go made it 71-62. David Joplin responded by burying a 3-pointer and sinking two foul photographs to get the Golden Eagles inside 73-70. Ethan Morton sealed it for Purdue making two foul photographs with six seconds to go.

Smith and Edey mixed to make 14 of 19 photographs from the sector. David Jenkins Jr. scored 10 factors off the bench for Purdue.

Joplin, a reserve, scored 21 factors on 7-for-11 taking pictures for Marquette (2-1). Kam Jones added 19 factors and Oso Ighodaro 10.

It is the second straight 3-0 begin after final 12 months’s staff opened the 12 months 8-0 and reached No. 1 within the AP ballot in early December. Purdue has received 17 straight non-conference video games at Mackey Enviornment.

• Purdue improved to 3-0 with a 75-70 win over Marquette within the Gavitt Video games in entrance of a sold-out crowd of 14,876 at Mackey Enviornment. The sellout was Purdue’s 44^th straight sellout, relationship to Jan. 2019.
• Purdue has began 3-0 or higher 12 instances underneath Matt Painter. In 10 of the 11 earlier years (2014), the Boilermakers made the NCAA Event.
• Purdue improved to 2-2 within the Gavitt Video games, defeating Marquette within the 2017 (86-71) and 2022 (75-70) occasion. The Boilermakers have misplaced to Villanova in 2016 (76-73) and Marquette in 2019 (65-55).
• Purdue improved to 10-1 all-time in opposition to Marquette. Nonetheless, this was Purdue’s first win in opposition to a Shaka Sensible-coached staff in 4 tries (2011 vs. VCU, 2018 vs. Texas, 2019 vs. Texas). Purdue’s final non-conference loss got here in opposition to Texas within the 2019 assembly.
• Purdue has received 17 straight non-conference video games at Mackey Enviornment, tied for the sixth-longest streak in Mackey Enviornment historical past.
• The Boilermakers have received 16 straight regular-season non-conference video games, relationship to a 58-54 loss to Miami (Fla.) on Dec. 8, 2020.
• Purdue has received 10 straight video games within the month of November, relationship to a Nov. 26, 2020, loss to Clemson.
• Purdue has received 25 straight residence video games in opposition to unranked groups.
• Purdue trailed by 9 (58-49) with 9:54 to play, however outscored Marquette 26-12 the remainder of the best way. The Golden Eagles went simply 4-of-19 from the sector the rest of the best way. Purdue went 8-of-12 from the sector, together with 8-of-8 from contained in the 3-point line within the ultimate 10 minutes.
• Purdue had two turnovers within the sport’s first two minutes, however simply 4 turnovers the final 38 minutes.
• Zach Edey recorded his third double-double in as many video games with a 20-point, 13-rebound, 3-block effort. He added one help in opposition to no turnover, and went 8-of-11 from the sector and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. He recorded his 100^th profession dunk within the win. He’s now averaging 20.7 factors, 13.7 rebounds and three.3 blocks per sport in simply 29.5 minutes per contest. 
• Freshman Braden Smith scored 20 factors with three assists and two rebounds. He went 6-of-8 from the sector, 3-of-4 from lengthy distance and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. He scored 15 of his factors within the second half.
• Smith (15) and Edey (14) mixed for 29 of Purdue’s 43 second-half factors.