Purdue 78 - Marquette 75 - Maui Invitational Champions!

Steven Erler-USA TODAY SportsIf Monday was the Braden Smith game and Tuesday was the Fletcher Loyer game then this game was the team game. Everyone had a moment to shine. No shine was brighter in the moment than the three quarters plus court shot that Lance Jones hit at the end of the first half to send Purdue into halftime up 45-33 and electrified the Boiler friendly crowd here in Honolulu. Just a reminder that in game two against Tennessee Purdue had just two guys make a field goal in the first half. In today’s first half Purdue had six players make a field goal. And those that didn’t score made big contributions. Myles Colvin had two great entry passes to Zach Edey that resulted in easy buckets for the reigning National Player of the Year. Caleb Furst was all over on defense and grabbed a couple extra possession for Purdue by getting his hands onto the ball following a couple Marquette rebounds. Not on the stat sheet but incredibly important.

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