Photo Gallery: Sights and Sounds From Purdue’s First Day in Philadelphia
The Purdue Boilermakers have arrived safely in Philadelphia and spent some of Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center, the site of this weekend's NCAA Tournament East Regional. Purdue plays Friday night against No. 15 seed Saint Peter's, the Cinderella of the tournament. Here's our photo gallery from practice and their media session.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Purdue Boilermakers have arrived safely in Philadelphia and spent some of Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center, the site of this weekend's NCAA Tournament East Regional.
No. 3 seed Purdue plays Friday night against No. 15 seed Saint Peter's, the Cinderella of the tournament. On Thursday, head coach Matt Painter and players Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey and Trevion Williams all met with the media. Purdue then went through a 90-minute practice.
Here's our photo gallery from practice and their media session.
Graduate assistant Tommy Luce
Sasha Stefanovic
Matt Painter and Paul Lusk
Matt Painter
Ethan Morton
Brandon Newman
Mason Gillis
Wells Fargo Center
Matt Painter and Rob Dauster
Sasha Stefanovic
Matt Painter and Braden Welsh
Trevion Williams
Sasha Stefanovic
Eric Hunter Jr.
Ethan Morton and Trevion Williams
Sasha Stefanovic
Matt Painter
Matt Painter
Matt Painter
Trevion Williams
Zach Edey, Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams
Zach Edey and Trevion Williams
Shaheen Holloway
Saint Peter's players
Zach Edey, Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams
Stories Related to Purdue Basketball
- RELAXED PEACOCKS: Saint Peter's players met with the media Thursday ahead of its big game with Purdue. "We don't feel any pressure," Saint Peter's junior guard Matthew Lee said. "We're just here to play basketball. It's something we've been doing our whole career. Even though there's a bigger stage, at the end of the day, it's just basketball." CLICK HERE
- PURDUE MEETS SAINT PETER'S IN SWEET 16: Purdue basketball is preparing for its Sweet 16 matchup with Saint Peter's on Friday. The Peacocks are looking to become the first No. 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight, but the Boilermakers stand in their way. CLICK HERE
- PURDUE HEAVY FAVORITE OVER SAINT PETER'S: The biggest favorite in the regional semifinals is No. 3 seed Purdue, who's taking on the Cinderella in the Big Dance, the Saint Peter's Peacocks. Here's the opening point spread, and some amazing data on Saint Peter's and their best-in-the-nation performance vs. the number this season. They are on a real heater. CLICK HERE
- HISTORY OF NO. 15 SEEDS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT: For only the third time in NCAA Tournament history, a No. 15 seed has advanced to the regional semifinals. Saint Peter's, a tiny Jesuit school in Jersey City, N.J., knocked off blueblood Kentucky and 31-win Murray State last week, and now have a date with Purdue on Friday in Philadelphia. Cinderella stories are cute, but they don't usually last long. A No. 15 seed has never won a game in the second week of the tourney. CLICK HERE
- 4 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SAINT PETER'S: Here are four newsy nuggets about Saint Peter's, Purdue's opponent on Friday night in NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinals in Philadelphia. CLICK HERE