It might be too early to compare 7-foot-4 freshman Daniel Jacobsen to Zach Edey, the national Player of the Year in the past two seasons. But Jacobsen did a passable imitation of Edey in No. 14 Purdue's season-opening 90-73 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, recording 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Jacobsen and the Boilermakers (1-0) will try to build on that effort against Northern Kentucky (0-1) on Friday night in West Lafayette, Ind. "I know we're just starting the season; it was probably the best minutes he's had here," coach Matt Painter said of Jacobsen. "I thought he did some good things for us.
No. 14 Purdue, Northern Kentucky look to build on openers
