Purdue/Louisville overview

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When: Wednesday, November 30th

Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

Tip-Off: 7:15

TV: ESPN


Head Coaches:

Purdue: Matt Painter (12th season)

Louisville: Rick Pitino (16th season)



Projected Starters:

Purdue:

1/2 #11 P.J. Thompson 5'10 175 (Jr.): averaging 6.8 PPG, 2 RPG, 1.7 SPG, 2.2 APG, 35% FG's (14-40), 50% FT's (3-6), 31% 3PT's (10-32), and 26.7 MPG in 6 GP this season

2 #31 Dakota Mathias 6'4 195 (Jr.): averaging 11.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4 APG, 2.7 FPG, 54% FG's (23-43), 75% FT's (3-4), 56% 3PT's (18-32), and 31 MPG in 6 GP this season

3/4/2 #12 Vince Edwards 6'8 215 (Jr.): averaging 12.2 RPG, 5 RPG, 3.5 APG, 3.2 TPG, 44% FG's (26-59), 82% FT's (9-11), 50% 3PT's (12-24), and 30.8 MPG in 6 GP this season

4/5 #50 Caleb "Biggie" Swanigan 6'9 245 (So.): averaging 18.8 PPG, 12 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.8 TPG, 61% FG's (35-57), 75% FT's (38-51), 63% 3PT's (5-8), and 31.3 MPG in 6 GP this season

5 #44 Isaac Haas 7'2 280 (Jr.): averaging 16.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 3.2 TPG, 2.7 FPG, 73% FG's (35-48), 64% FT's (29-45), no 3PT's attempted, and 23 MPG in 6 GP this season



Louisville:

1 #4 Quentin Snider 6'2 175 (Jr.): averaging 11 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, 30% FG's (20-67), 68% FT's (15-22), 31% 3PT's (11-36), and 29.8 MPG in 6 GP this season

2/1 #45 Donovan Mitchell 6'3 195 (So.): averaging 13 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 3 SPG, 3 APG, 2.3 TPG, 39% FG's (28-71), 71% FT's (10-14), 34% 3PT's (12-35), and 32.2 MPG in 6 GP this season

3 #22 Deng Adel 6'7 200 (So.): averaging 8.8 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 2.5 APG, 30% FG's (16-54), 88% FT's (15-17), 32% 3PT's (6-19), and 27.5 MPG in 6 GP this season

4/5 #10 Jaylen Johnson 6'9 225 (Jr.): averaging 10.5 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 64% FG's (28-44), 40% FT's (6-15), 33% 3PT's (1-3), and 23 MPG in 6 GP this season

5/4 #12 Mangok Mathiang 6'10 230 (Sr.): averaging 6 PPG, 6 RPG, 1.3 BPG, 3 FPG, 38% FG's (11-29), 58% FT's (14-24), no 3PT's attempted, and 18.6 MPG in 6 GP this season



Projected Reinforcements:

Purdue:

1 #55 Michael "Spike" Albrecht 5'11 180 (Sr.): averaging 2.8 PPG, 2 RPG, 2 APG, 19% FG's (3-16), 100% FT's (9-9), 20% 3PT's (2-10), and 16.2 MPG in 6 GP this season

1/2 #3 Carsen Edwards 6'0 185 (Fr.): averaging 11.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 42% FG's (25-59), 61% FT's (11-18), 32% 3PT's (9-28), and 19.8 MPG in 6 GP this season

2 #14 Ryan Cline 6'5 190 (So.): averaging 3 PPG, 2 RPG, 33% FG's (2-6), no FT's attempted, 33% 3PT's (2-6), and 10.5 MPG in 2 GP this season

3/4 #5 Basil Smotherman 6'6 225 (Jr.): averaging 2.8 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 3.2 FPG, 60% FG's (6-10), 67% FT's (2-3), no 3PT's attempted, and 16 MPG in 5 GP this season


Louisville:

1/2 #30 Ryan McMahon 5'11 170 (Fr.): averaging 1.3 PPG, 29% FG's (2-7), 100% FT's (2-2), 33% 3PT's (2-6), and 5.2 MPG in 6 GP this season

2 #23 David Levitch 6'3 180 (Sr.): averaging 2.3 PPG, 46% FG's (5-11), 33% FT's (1-3), 60% 3PT's (3-5), and 7.8 MPG in 6 GP this season

3 #0 V.J. King 6'6 190 (Fr.): averaging 8 PPG, 3 RPG, 41% FG's (14-34), 80% FT's (16-20), 40% 3PT's (4-10), and 14 MPG in 6 GP this season

4/5 #13 Raymond "Ray" Spalding 6'9 215 (So.): averaging 6.2 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.3 BPG, 3.3 FPG, 57% FG's (17-30), 43% FT's (3-7), 0% 3PT's (0-3), and 18 MPG in 6 GP this season

5/4 #14 Anas Mahmoud 7'0 215 (Jr.): averaging 4.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.3 BPG, 2.8 FPG, 68% FG's (13-19), 75% FT's (3-4), no 3PT's attempted and 18.7 MPG in 6 GP this season



Who Might Play:

Purdue:

4/3 #24 Grady Eifert 6'7 220 (So.): averaging 1.3 PPG, 100% FG's (2-2), no FT's attempted, no 3PT's attempted, and 4 MPG in 3 GP this season


Louisville:

1/2 #1 Tony Hicks 6'1 180 (Sr.) (graduate transfer from Penn): averaging 2.7 PPG, 18% FG's (3-17), 50% FT's (2-4), 0% 3PT's (0-5), and 10.7 MPG in 3 GP this season

2 #11 Jay Henderson 6'3 180 (So.): averaging 1.3 PPG, 33% FG's (1-3), 100% FT's (2-2), 50% 3PT's (1-2), and 2.5 MPG in 4 GP this season

5 #5 Matz Stockman 6'11 240 (Jr.): averaging 0.8 PPG, 50% FG's (2-4), 25% FT's (1-4), no 3PT's attempted, and 2.3 MPG in 6 GP this season

 

[Boilermb]

Just wanted to say that I appreciate you putting these overviews together.

 

[nagemj02]

Just wanted to say that I appreciate you putting these overviews together.

no problem

I still have to fill in the players' up-to-date stats (maybe overall team stats as well), as well as anything else I might consider worth mentioning. I don't follow all the metrics but if someone here does and wants to post it in this thread, I have no problem with that.

 

[Boileratthebeach]

Team Stats
TEAM PPG PA FG% RPG APG BPG SPG STRK

84.8 67.2 50.4 37.7 19.7 1.5 5.8 W4

75.0 56.8 40.9 47.0 15.3 7.2 7.8 L1

 

[Boileratthebeach]

I don't like Louisville's rebounding average. Very strong. Also we are 7 point underdogs. I like that bet.

 

[FirstDownB]

My expectations for this game are low. Don't like the matchup against a quick, athletic, hard-nosed team on their home court. Our bigs will be swarmed in the paint and don't expect a lot of whistles for that type of play. Haas on the other hand may be in foul trouble early.

 

[nagemj02]

I don't like Louisville's rebounding average. Very strong. Also we are 7 point underdogs. I like that bet.

Yes, they must be very active on the glass. Jaylen Johnson leads them in rebounding (will likely matchup with Swanigan) but Pitino has gone 11 players deep (although some of them in very limited minutes) in every game so far this season, so it's truly a collective effort for Louisville. Hopefully, Purdue's 8 (or 9 if you add in Cline) main rotation guys can outplay the Cardinals' core 8 (Snider, Mitchell, Adel, Johnson, Mathiang, King, Spalding, Mahmoud).

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