Purdue 73, Gonzaga 63: Live updates recap, highlights
Despite a strong first half from the No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs, Zach Edey and the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers were too much to handle in the first round of the Maui Invitational.
The 7-foot-3 post paced the Boilermakers (4-0) with 25 points and 14 rebounds in the 73-63 win over the Bulldogs (2-1), who struggled to find the bottom of the basket in the second half. Gonzaga shot 12-for-34 from the field, including 0-for-13 from beyond the arc, over the final 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Purdue dominated down low with a 44-30 advantage in points in the paint.
Gonzaga takes on Syracuse on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. PST in the consolation bracket.
Here is the live updates recap:
SECOND HALF:
FINAL: Purdue 73, Gonzaga 63
Purdue 66, Gonzaga 55 (3:45): Myles Colvin knocked down a wide open 3-pointer from the left wing to put the Boilermakers up by double-digits.
Purdue 61, Gonzaga 55 (4:33): The Zags couldn't buy a basket from beyond the arc, though the defense forced Purdue into its seventh turnover of the half, which led to a layup from Watson on the other end.
Purdue 56, Gonzaga 51 (7:30): Trey Kaufman-Renn's tough hookshot gave Purdue it's largest lead of the night before a two-hand dunk from redshirt freshman Braden Huff. The Boilermakers started the half 12-of-22 shooting from the field, while the Bulldogs started 8-of-23.
Purdue 48, Gonzaga 45 (11:13): Camden Heide finished an alley-oop pass from Braden Smith to extend Purdue's lead. The Zags missed their first nine 3-point attempts in the half, as Ike scored over Edey inside to end a three minute scoring drought.
Purdue 46, Gonzaga 43 (13:15): Lance Jones' reverse layup in transition capped a 6-0 run for the Boilermakers, who held the Bulldogs off the scoreboard for a two minutes before a media timeout.
Gonzaga 41, Purdue 40 (15:46): The Bulldogs offense sputtered out of the locker room with a 3-for-7 shooting start and two turnovers. Purdue regained the lead for the first time since early in the first half before Stromer responded with an acrobatic layup in traffic.
FIRST HALF:
HALFTIME: Gonzaga 35, Purdue 30: The Bulldogs led for a majority of the first half as they went into the locker room with a 5-point lead. Ike led Gonzaga with 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field, while Edey paced all scorers with 15 points. Purdue had a 16-10 advantage in the paint, while Gonzaga's offense shot 6-for-19 from beyond the arc.
Gonzaga 30, Purdue 23 (3:41): The Boilermakers went on another extended scoring drought as the Bulldogs defense continued to clamp down on Edey. After starting 2-for-2, the 7-foot-3 post missed six of his next seven attempts.
Gonzaga 25, Purdue 19 (7:51): The Bulldogs held Purdue scoreless over a three-minute stretch, but the fouls are piling up for Mark Few's team. The Boilermakers entered the bonus after Anton Watson fouled Caleb Furst on Purdue's side of the floor.
Gonzaga 23, Purdue 17 (10:04): Ryan Nembhard knocked down a stepback 3-pointer to extend Gonzaga's lead after the Boilermakers trimmed down to a 3-point game. The Bulldogs made seven of their last nine field goal attempts.
Gonzaga 12, Purdue 6 (14:44): The Bulldogs reeled off a 12-0 run after the Boilermakers knocked down the first three baskets of the game. Ike got it going for the Zags with seven points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field at the first media timeout.
