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March Madness 2022: Jaden Ivey scores 22 as Purdue beats Yale 78-56 in NCAA tourney
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Jaden Ivey dashed up the court docket, and Zach Edey towered over the lane.
Purdue’s velocity and dimension had been simply an excessive amount of for Yale.
Ivey raced his strategy to 22 factors and Edey managed the motion inside, serving to the Boilermakers shut down the Bulldogs for a 78-56 victory within the first spherical of the NCAA Match on Friday.
Ivey, one of many quickest gamers in faculty basketball, went 3 for six from 3-point vary and seven for 9 on the free-throw line in 27 minutes. The 7-foot-4 Edey made essentially the most of his dimension benefit in opposition to the Ivy League champions, ending with 16 factors and 9 rebounds in 19 minutes.
Purdue’s Jaden Ivey shoots previous Yale’s Jalen Gabbidon through the second half of a primary spherical NCAA faculty basketball match recreation Friday, March 18, 2022, in Milwaukee.
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“On the rebounds, I felt like I may simply sort of get it over them,” Edey stated.
No kidding. Yale coach James Jones inserted 6-8 EJ Jarvis into his beginning lineup, in search of an even bigger physique to assist with Purdue’s dimension. But it surely had little impact.
“Have you ever seen anyone in your life as large as (Edey) is?” Jones stated. “Apart from Yao Ming, I’ve seen no person as large as he’s. He’s the second-largest man I’ve ever seen.”
Led by Ivey and Edey, No. 3 seed Purdue (28-7) gained its NCAA opener for the fourth time in its final 5 tournaments. The lone exception occurred final 12 months, when Purdue was upset by Thirteenth-seeded North Texas within the first spherical.
The extra time loss to the Imply Inexperienced appeared like a distant reminiscence because the Boilermakers pulled away from the 14th-seededn Bulldogs at first of the second half. Subsequent up is sixth-seeded Texas — an 81-73 winner in opposition to Virginia Tech — within the second spherical of the East Area on Sunday.
“All of us felt the sensation of dropping final 12 months, first spherical, so I felt like all of our guys had been motivated,” Ivey stated, “and so was I.”
Azar Swain scored 18 factors for Yale (19-12), which had gained 11 of 13. The Bulldogs shot simply 36.5% from the sphere.
It was the primary NCAA Match recreation for the Bulldogs since 2019. They gained the Ivy’s regular-season title in 2020, however the postseason was canceled due to the pandemic. They did not play in any respect final season as a result of the league canceled all sports activities resulting from COVID-19.
“We had been an undersized workforce enjoying in opposition to one of many largest groups within the nation,” Yale guard Jalen Gabbidon stated. “I assumed we performed robust, and it did not go our approach.”
Led by Swain, who made every of his first 5 pictures, Yale led 16-15 with 13:06 left within the first half. That is when Ivey and the Boilermakers began to take over.
Ivey made two foul pictures and a 3-pointer throughout a 10-0 spurt that put Purdue forward to remain. Gabbidon’s driving layup received Yale inside 9 early within the second half, however the Boilermakers responded with a 17-2 run.
Sasha Stefanovic held his arms out in delight after his second straight 3-pointer rolled in for a 59-39 lead with 15:46 remaining. Mason Gillis scored and Caleb Furst linked on two foul pictures to extend the benefit to 24 with 11:27 to go.
“They made some performs to begin the second half,” Purdue coach Matt Painter stated. “We had been capable of reply after which have the ability to push it out. I assumed that was the important thing to the sport proper there.”
Furst completed with 10 factors for Purdue, which improved to 25-0 this 12 months when it scores not less than 70 factors.
BIG PICTURE
Yale: The dimensions disparity damage the Bulldogs in a wide range of methods. They had been outrebounded 42-33 and outscored 26-12 within the paint. In addition they shot simply 8 for 32 from the sphere within the second half.
Purdue: The bodily benefit for the Boilermakers additionally confirmed on the line, the place they went 27 for 33, in contrast with 6 for 11 for the Bulldogs. Painter received an opportunity to relaxation a number of key gamers within the ultimate minutes, which may assist in the subsequent spherical.
WORTH NOTING
Purdue is one among 5 groups nationally whose solely losses this 12 months had been to NCAA Match groups, becoming a member of Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee and Villanova.