Purdue bounces back with a new starting five.
Purdue bounced back, blowing out Marshall at home, 80 to 45. The Boilers needed a get-right game after looking lost at Marquette earlier in the week. They will next play on Thanksgiving Day when they will face off against North Carolina State in a Holiday Tournament. This year, it is the Rady’s Children Invitational in California.
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The number of new starters for Purdue. After the loss at Marquette, where Purdue looked a little lost on offense at times and was outmatched athlete to athlete, Coach Painter made a change.
Will Berg and Gicarri Harris, who have struggled mightily to score, joined the second group, and Camden Heide and Myles Colvin became the new starters. This is the smallest lineup the Boilers have had recently, with TKR leading the way at the center position and Cam Heide at the 4.
26
The total number of points that Heide and Colvin scored, who both started the game on fire. The duo combined for five three-pointers and only missed two combined shots. They played 39 combined minutes in their first game starting together.
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The number of points that Braden Smith scored against Marshall, he was 0-4 from the field for the game but did not aggressively look for his shot either. He ended the day with nine assists, which has become his average early on this season.