TALLAHASSEE — Purdue was playing its first true road game on Wednesday night, but the fifth-ranked Boilermakers’ travel time has been extensive after a weekend on the West Coast.
Zach Edey scored 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting as Purdue fought off jet lag to beat Florida State 79-69 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Working through some early adversity — on the court and on the tarmac — could be a valuable experience for Purdue.
“We didn’t talk about getting back from Oregon at 5 a.m. on Monday. We didn’t talk about arriving here [Wednesday] at 2:30 a.