The tilt between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Purdue Boilermakers will bring with it some unique challenges for each team as they look to win their opening game of the Phil Knight - 85 Classic. They’ll likely be looking forward to playing Gonzaga in the second round on Friday night but first they’ll need to make sure they focus on a couple of these interesting matchups.
1 | Braden Smith vs. West Virginia Pressure Defense
Braden Smith was expected to be able to come in and grab that point guard role for Purdue this season given he is really the only true point guard Purdue has on its’ roster.