Purdue/Penn State overview

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When: Tuesday, February 21st

Where: Bryce Jordan Center, State College (University Park), PA

Tip-Off: 6 (ET)

TV: BTN


Head Coaches:

Purdue: Matt Painter (12th season)

Penn State: Patrick Chambers (6th season)


Purdue's Team Stats: http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2016-2017/teamcume.html#TEAM.TEM

Penn State's Team Stats: http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2016-2017/teamcume.html#TEAM.TEM



Projected Starters:

Purdue

1/2 #3 Carsen Edwards 6'0 185 (Fr.): averaging 10.6 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.1 SPG, 2.1 APG, 39% FG's (103-265), 74% FT's (40-54), 34% 3PT's (40-117), and 24.2 MPG in 27 GP this season

2/1 #11 P.J. Thompson 5'10 175 (Jr.): averaging 7.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1 SPG, 3.2 APG, 45% FG's (66-146), 77% FT's (24-31), 39% 3PT's (41-105), and 27.8 MPG in 27 GP this season

2 #31 Dakota Mathias 6'4 195 (Jr.): averaging 9.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.9 APG, 49% FG's (91-187), 83% FT's (25-30), 49% 3PT's (58-119), and 30.6 MPG in 27 GP this season

3/4 #12 Vince Edwards 6'8 215 (Jr.): averaging 11.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.1 APG, 47% FG's (112-240), 82% FT's (53-65), 43% 3PT's (38-89), and 27.5 MPG in 27 GP this season

5/4 #50 Caleb "Biggie" Swanigan 6'9 245 (So.): averaging 18.9 PPG, 13 RPG, 2.8 APG, 3.4 TPG, 2.8 FPG, 54% FG's (175-322), 78% FT's (131-167), 48% 3PT's (29-60), and 31.7 MPG in 27 GP this season


Penn State

1/2 #10 Tony Carr 6'4 190 (Fr.): averaging 12.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 3.9 APG, 2.6 TPG, 38% FG's (109-285), 78% FT's (94-120), 35% 3PT's (29-83), and 32.2 MPG in 27 GP this season

2/1 #33 Shepard "Shep" Garner 6'2 185 (Jr.): averaging 12.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 2.5 APG, 39% FG's (109-280), 74% FT's (43-58), 36% 3PT's (65-180), and 32.5 MPG in 27 GP this season

2/3 #23 Josh Reaves 6'4 200 (So.) (left-handed shooter): averaging 7.5 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.2 SPG, 2.2 APG, 2 TPG, 2.8 FPG, 43% FG's (62-145), 66% FT's (27-41), 30% 3PT's (14-47), and 26.4 MPG in 22 GP this season

4/3 #11 Lamar Stevens 6'7 210 (Fr.): averaging 12.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 2.1 TPG, 2.8 FPG, 44% FG's (116-262), 78% FT's (95-122), 38% 3PT's (6-16), and 26.4 MPG in 27 GP this season

5/4 #24 Mike Watkins 6'8 235 (RS Fr.): averaging 9.4 PPG, 8 RPG, 2.6 BPG, 56% FG's (99-176), 67% FT's (56-84), no 3PT's attempted, and 22.9 MPG in 27 GP this season



Projected Reinforcements:

Purdue

1 #55 Michael "Spike" Albrecht 5'11 180 (RS Sr.) (graduate transfer from Michigan): averaging 1.9 PPG, 27% FG's (9-33), 94% FT's (16-17), 19% 3PT's (4-21), and 12.8 MPG in 20 GP this season

2 #14 Ryan Cline 6'5 190 (So.): averaging 5.7 PPG, 43% FG's (44-103), 78% FT's (7-9), 43% 3PT's (36-84), and 20.6 MPG in 23 GP this season

5 #44 Isaac Haas 7'2 280 (Jr.): averaging 13.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.4 TPG, 60% FG's (126-211), 71% FT's (110-154), no 3PT's attempted, and 20.8 MPG in 27 GP this season


Penn State

1/2 #5 Terrence Samuel 6'3 200 (RS Jr.) (transfer from Connecticut): averaging 4.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 41% FG's (34-84), 73% FT's (29-40), 33% 3PT's (6-18), and 17.4 MPG in 25 GP this season

3/2 #1 Deividas Zemgulis 6'5 215 (So.): averaging 1 PPG, 28% FG's (5-18), 50% FT's (1-2), 27% 3PT's (3-11), and 7 MPG in 14 GP this season

3/4 #0 Payton Banks 6'6 215 (RS Jr.): averaging 11.4 PPG, 2 RPG, 39% FG's (99-256), 83% FT's (43-52), 38% 3PT's (67-178), and 26.3 MPG in 27 GP this season

5/4 #44 Julian Moore 6'9 235 (RS Jr.): averaging 3 PPG, 3 RPG, 46% FG's (31-68), 65% FT's (15-23), no 3PT's attempted, and 15.5 MPG in 26 GP this season



Who Might Play:

Purdue

4 #24 Grady Eifert 6'7 220 (So.): averaging 1.1 PPG, 86% FG's (6-7), 60% FT's (3-5), no 3PT's attempted, and 3.1 MPG in 14 GP this season


Penn State

2 #21 Isaiah Washington 6'1 160 (RS So.): averaging 0.4 PPG, 17% FG's (1-6), 50% FT's (1-2), 20% 3PT's (1-5), and 3.6 MPG in 11 GP this season

 

[TC4THREE]

I know you haven't completed this yet, but this game worries me 10 times as much as the MSU game did.

 

[Boilermaker]

I know you haven't completed this yet, but this game worries me 10 times as much as the MSU game did.

As a cautiously optimistic fan (sorry, I've been conditioned over the decades) I am not worried about any of the remaining games except @ Michigan. Usually I would be a bit nervous about each of the 4 remaining games, but something about this team that puts me at ease. Mostly I think because of their play lately. Here's to hoping for no regression!

 

[chaspark]

This smells like another trap game, like when we lost to Nebraska. I want our guys to be careful. Penn State can sneak up on anyone.

 

[PistolPt]

This is a game and certainly can lose but don't buy into anything being a trap game at this point. Every game is huge if the big prize is winning Championship.

 

[Frankie611]

They need to throat punch these guys. To me this is a statement game to ourselves. Michigan is going to be a tough venue as they are firmly on the bubble with yesterday's loss. We need a beatdown. And just roll into Ann Arbor with swagger

 

[Boilermaker]

They need to throat punch these guys. To me this is a statement game to ourselves. Michigan is going to be a tough venue as they are firmly on the bubble with yesterday's loss. We need a beatdown. And just roll into Ann Arbor with swagger

+1

 

[BoilerDaddy]

I know you haven't completed this yet, but this game worries me 10 times as much as the MSU game did.

I think that you are right. Considering that, at 6-8, PSU is in a 3 way tie with Nebraska and Iowa, both of which Purdue lost to on the road, the Boilers can't look at their record and assume that it will be an easy game.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

I think that you are right. Considering that, at 6-8, PSU is in a 3 way tie with Nebraska and Iowa, both of which Purdue lost to on the road, the Boilers can't look at their record and assume that it will be an easy game.

Plus, they have beaten Minnesota and Maryland already, though they did lose to Rutgers...go figure.

 

[nagemj02]

They need to throat punch these guys. To me this is a statement game to ourselves. Michigan is going to be a tough venue as they are firmly on the bubble with yesterday's loss. We need a beatdown. And just roll into Ann Arbor with swagger

I do anticipate Mike Watkins being more of a factor than he was in the game at Mackey:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400915177

He's a legit shot-blocker. I don't think the guys should be afraid to go (around or over) at him, but they'll have to be a little craftier at times than they would be when they beat his teammates to a spot or to the basket. They have to be careful with the ball around Josh Reaves as well. He's one of the B1G's leaders in steals per game.

 

[nagemj02]

I saw a couple of hours ago on BTN that PSU guard Nazeer Bostick will be out for the next 2 to 4 weeks (which I assume would be the remainder of PSU's season) with an injury. It doesn't make too much of a difference, but he was a semi-regular rotation guy for them, so that's one less player for the PU coaches to scout and one less player on PSU's depth chart.

 

[BoilerAndy]

I saw a couple of hours ago on BTN that PSU guard Nazeer Bostick will be out for the next 2 to 4 weeks (which I assume would be the remainder of PSU's season) with an injury. It doesn't make too much of a difference, but he was a semi-regular rotation guy for them, so that's one less player for the PU coaches to scout and one less player on PSU's depth chart.

We can count on his back-up to have a career night.

 

[Chuchumutha]

As a cautiously optimistic fan (sorry, I've been conditioned over the decades) I am not worried about any of the remaining games except @ Michigan. Usually I would be a bit nervous about each of the 4 remaining games, but something about this team that puts me at ease. Mostly I think because of their play lately. Here's to hoping for no regression!

See, and I think we will take care of Michigan. I just don't think they can handle our inside game. Northwesten, OTOH, will be extremely tough given the circumstances surrounding that game.

 

[nagemj02]

See, and I think we will take care of Michigan. I just don't think they can handle our inside game. Northwesten, OTOH, will be extremely tough given the circumstances surrounding that game.

I think at Michigan will be quite a challenge. Purdue needs to shoot better and find more ways to create scoring opportunities than they did at Crisler last season. They need to dish out some payback.

Before that though, they need to have a sense of urgency playing Penn State.

Boiler Up

 

[nagemj02]

In man-to-man D matchups, who would you like to see each Boilers regular guarding the majority of the time?

Mine:

Projected Starters

-CE on Carr

-Thompson on Garner

-Mathias on Reaves

-VE on Stevens

-Swanigan or Haas on Watkins


Projected Reinforcements:

-(CE or Mathias) on Samuel

-Albrecht (or Thompson) on Washington (assuming he plays)

-Cline (Mathias or VE) on Zemgulis

-(VE, Cline, or Mathias) on Banks

-(Haas or Swanigan) on Moore


Tip-off is about an hour away!

 

[GemstateBoiler]

This smells like another trap game, like when we lost to Nebraska. I want our guys to be careful. Penn State can sneak up on anyone.

I'm sweating some little bullets. I think Nebraska and Iowa made me that way. A 20 point lead at half would make me dry up though.

 

[nagemj02]

I'm sweating some little bullets. I think Nebraska and Iowa made me that way. A 20 point lead at half would make me dry up though.

I'd feel a little better if Purdue had a 30-point lead, like they did at PSU in the '07-'08 season:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/playbyplay?gameId=280230213

Alas, this PSU team is more talented than that one, so I believe it will be a fairly close game and a battle of toughness (who wants it more?!).