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Purdue basketball storms past Gonzaga, advances to Phil Knight Legacy title game

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The Boilermakers overcame a slow start and pulled away to defeat the Bulldogs 84-66 at Moda Center

The 24th-ranked Boilermakers started slow but took control against one of the nation's top team, running past No. 6 Gonzaga 84-66 on Friday night at the Moda Center in the Phil Knight Legacy.Zach Edey scored 23 points and Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith combined for 28 points and 12 assists.As beautiful as Thursday’s start was against West Virginia, Friday night’s beginning was a horror show.

The play of Kaufman-Renn, Loyer, Smith, Caleb Furst and Brandon Newman was key in the final minutes before half as the Boilermakers led 33-28. The start of the second was a lot better as Purdue traded baskets with the Bulldogs, who leaned on All-American Drew Timme to answer each run. Newman’s 3-pointer with 13:04 to play stretched the lead to 49-40. The Boilermakers kept building the lead, extending it to 59-47 on Edey’s dunk with 8:07 to play.

 

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