No. 2 Purdue Rallies to Beat No. 11 Gonzaga, 73-63

Monday, November 20

Honolulu, HI

2 p.m.

Gonzaga University

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#2 Purdue

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Team	1	2	F
Purdue	30	43	73
Gonzaga	35	28	63

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NCAA Basketball: Maui Invitational-Purdue at Gonzaga

No. 2 Purdue Rallies to Beat No. 11 Gonzaga, 73-63

11/20/2023 6:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Three Zags finish in double-digit scoring

HONOLULU — Zach Edey scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the first half and No. 2 Purdue rallied to beat No. 11 Gonzaga 73-63 in a Maui Invitational quarterfinal game on Monday.

The Boilermakers (4-0) trailed by as many as nine points late in the first half, but outscored the Bulldogs (2-1) 43-28 in the second half to remain unbeaten.

Edey, a 7-foot-4 senior center, shot 8 for 16 from the field and made 9 of 10 shots from the free throw line. He also grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked three shots in 33 minutes.

Lance Jones and Braden Smith added 13 points apiece for Purdue, which shot 54.5% from the field (18 of 33) in the second half. Smith also notched five steals.

Graham Ike led Gonzaga with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ryan Nembhard had 11 points, six assists and three steals, and Nolan Hickman added 11 points and three steals.

The Bulldogs were 26-for-69 shooting (37.7%) from the field.

Gonzaga was 5 of 8 from the line, while Purdue made 13 of 16 free throws.

The Boilermakers jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, but the Bulldogs answered with a 14-0 run that was capped by a Hickman pull-up jumper at the 14:28 mark.

Purdue took the lead for good with 14:53 left to play on a Edey putback dunk that gave the Boilermakers a 43-42 advantage.

Gonzaga held a 35-30 lead at halftime.