Everyone had Duke and Gonzaga pegged for the finals at the Phil Knight Legacy but it didn’t quite work out that way as Purdue knocked off the Zags with ease Friday night, 84-66.
A big part of that - no pun intended- was the play of Zach Edey. The 7-4 Canadian - we like to call him mini-Yao - was a handful.
Yao was 7-6 and Edey “just” 7-4, so that’s a weak joke. Edey isn’t weak though - at 295, he’s massive.
And he’s in good shape. He played 31 minutes, shot 10-16 finishing with 23 points, seven boards and three blocks.