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Purdue beats their second straight top-ten opponent by double-digits to win the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament.
A lot will be made of Purdue's offense, but the Boilermakers dominated Duke the entire game on the defensive end. They held the best offensive rebounding team in the country to 1 offensive rebound in the first half and 11 for the game. Duke shot just 21-58 from the field.Zach Edey MVP It worked to the tune of 5 early turnovers for Purdue in the first 5 minutes. At this point, Duke had 7 field goal attempts and Purdue had just 3.Purdue was diligent in getting the ball into Zach Edey on the post and making shots from the perimeter. Their passing was crisp and they were able to get past Duke's perimeter defense. It kept Purdue up double-digits for most the game.
Purdue's size and effort won out in the first half. Duke came into the game averaging an offensive rebound on over 40% of their misses, but Purdue held them to just 1 offensive rebound in the first half.Duke got out rebounded for the first time this season. Purdue dominated the glass in the first half, and finished the game with a 42-31 rebounding edge. Duke had 10 offensive rebounds in the second half.Zach Edey was always going to a problem for Duke.
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