Washington, Nov. 25 (BNA) Zack Eddy scored 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 24 Purdue to an 80-68 victory over West Virginia Thursday night in the opening round of the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament.
Mason Gillis added 14 points for the Boilermakers (4-0), and Brandon Newman came off the bench to score eight points, per the AP.
Eric Stephenson scored 17 points as the Mountaineers lost (3-1) for the first time this season. Joe Toussaint added 16 points off the bench.
The Boilermakers led 43-32 at halftime. Eddy led the way with 12 points in the first half.
The Mountaineers cut the Boilermakers’ lead with a 9-0 run late in the second half, closing to within four points before Braden Smith hit a three-pointer with five minutes left to give Purdue a seven-point advantage. This was the shutdown that West Virginia got.
Stephenson scored six straight points to help West Virginia keep up the lead early in the second half, but was knocked out of the game in the 13th minute with an apparent leg injury. He came back again with four minutes remaining.
Zack Eddy scored 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 24 Purdue to an 80-68 victory over West Virginia Thursday night in the opening round of the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament.
Mason Gillis added 14 points for the Boilermakers (4-0), and Brandon Newman came off the bench to score eight points.
Eric Stephenson scored 17 points as the Mountaineers lost (3-1) for the first time this season. Joe Toussaint added 16 points off the bench.
The Boilermakers led 43-32 at halftime. Eddy led the way with 12 points in the first half.
The Mountaineers cut the Boilermakers’ lead with a 9-0 run late in the second half, closing to within four points before Braden Smith hit a three-pointer with five minutes left to give Purdue a seven-point advantage. This was the shutdown that West Virginia got.
Stephenson scored six straight points to help West Virginia keep up the lead early in the second half, but was knocked out of the game in the 13th minute with an apparent leg injury. He came back again with four minutes remaining.
Purdue beat West Virginia 34-32 shooting 47.1% from 3-point range (8-for-17).
West Virginia played strong defense, forcing 18 turnovers, but couldn’t get their shots, going 5-for-22 (22.7%) from outside the arc.
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