Purdue Boilermakers:
The Boilers will look to improve to 3-0 in an event that they have struggled with since its’ start in 2015 (1-2 with losses to Villanova and Marquette). The Boilers are led by pre-season All American and Abdul Jabbar nominee Zach Edey who is currently averaging 21 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3.5 blocks per game. What may be more impressive is that Edey is currently second on the team in minutes per game at 28 which is an increase of 9 minutes per game from last season.
Supplementing Edey is a litany of options from behind the arc but those players have largely struggled at different times in the first two games, notably against Austin Peay where they shot only 2-19 from behind the arc and the second leading scorer behind Edey’s 30 points were 5 different players scoring 5 points.