By the Numbers: Purdue 87 Iowa 73

[Kyle_Holderfield]

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The most points Purdue has scored against an opponent since scoring 89 points against Minnesota on December 4th. The Boilermakers shot 55% from the field, 37% from three, and 91.7% from the free throw line. Braden Smith led the scoring outburst with 24 points.

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The number of combined rebounds from Zac Edey and Caleb Furst. The duo outrebounded the entire Iowa Hawkeyes team by one. Overall, Purdue outrebounded Iowa 43 to 23.

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The number of airballs Connor McCaffery had last night at Mackey Arena, he was totally off of his game. He only had three points for the entire game.

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The total number of points, rebounds, assists, and blocks Zach Edey had combined. The big man was limited early, but he found a way to be as efficient and productive as he always is.

 

[Gerard_Francisco]

Connor was just showing his age.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

We also proved that the Tony Perkins game against Illinois was merely a blip.

 

[bboet]

We also proved that the Tony Perkins game against Illinois was merely a blip.

Didn't he go off on us last year or was that someone else on Iowa?

 

[Woodsa]

Who on Purdue's team was tasked with guarding Connor McCaffery?

 

[Chi-Boiler]

Who on Purdue's team was tasked with guarding Connor McCaffery?

I think it was the out-of-bounds on the baseline.

 

[bboet]

I think it was the out-of-bounds on the baseline.

I think you're right. He had three steals on Conor.

 

[hoosierdog1]

Anyone else wonder why Edey was setting so many high ball screens in the first half? Don't remember them leading to any points(but I could've) missed a couple.Zach must have had 6-8" on the guy.I thought Zach would really feast on that guy.Played more in the post area in the second half I thought.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

Anyone else wonder why Edey was setting so many high ball screens in the first half? Don't remember them leading to any points(but I could've) missed a couple.Zach must have had 6-8" on the guy.I thought Zach would really feast on that guy.Played more in the post area in the second half I thought.

I don't think that's out of the ordinary for him to set high ball screens. A lot of times doing that keeps the defense moving and makes it easier to then get a post feed.

What I noticed last night from Edey was that he made his post moves ultra-quick, double or not. He seemed more aggressive. It didn't always work out well though. It seemed like a concerted effort to go quicker.