SAMFORD

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Edey picks up where he left off and leads No. 3 Purdue to 98-45 opening night rout over Samford

AP
Nov 06, 2023

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) No. 3 Purdue spent eight long months trying to flush the bitter taste from last year’s shocking first-round NCAA Tournament exit.

When their chance finally arrived Monday, the Boilermakers sent a quick, strong message: They're back and they might be even better than last year’s Big Ten regular season and tourney champs.

Zach Edey opened the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, Camden Heide added 13 points and Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer combined for half of the 16 3-pointers Monday night, helping No. 3 Purdue rout Samford 98-45.

“I think we came out in the first half really well. Defensively, I think we gave up four points in the first 10 minutes,” Edey said after posting his 40th career double-double. “I think we played with great energy and we played with an edge.”

The Boilermakers tied a school record with their 25th consecutive regular season win over a non-conference foe as Smith and Loyer each finished with 12 points.

Edey, last season's reigning national player of the year, also had four of the team's 10 blocks on college basketball’s opening night and didn't attempt a shot for the first 11 1/2 minutes.

Jaden Campbell scored 11 points and Rylan Jones added eight to lead Samford. But in Purdue's first game since last season's embarrassing first-round NCAA Tournament exit against 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson, it was no contest.

“That’s a great team and I’m going to be pulling for them,” Samford coach Bucky McMillan said. "It’s something we don’t see in our league. There’s a lot of 3-point shooting in our league and not a lot of size. That was a clinic on shooting and passing the basketball.”"

Purdue scored the first 11 points and took a 21-2 lead before the Bulldogs even made a shot, a drought that finally ended with a layup with 13:22 left in the first half. Edey's first basket made it 31-9 and then it was off to the races.

Purdue led 51-17 at halftime and opened the second half on a 14-2 run to make it 65-19.

BIG PICTURE

Samford: After recording back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in program history and winning a share of last year's Southern Conference regular-season crown, the Bulldogs have bigger aspirations this season. But they stood no chance Monday.

Purdue: The Boilermakers' last non-conference loss in regular season play came Dec. 8, 2020, at Miami, and it looks like they'll break the school record later this week in what should be another lopsided contest.

STRANGE SIGHT

It didn't take Purdue or Samford long to produce one of this season's strangest sights. Edey, the 7-foor-4 center, and 5-8 guard Dallas Graziani squared off on the opening tip. Graziani didn't even jump.

“We’re in Alabama and it’s football season, so we had to do something to let people know basketball season is here,” McMillan said. “Basketball is supposed to be fun.”

BANNER NIGHT

The Boilermakers didn’t just drop another banner inside Mackey Arena on Monday. They added two - one for winning last season’s Big Ten regular season championship, the other for winning the conference tournament title. But they’d like to hang an even bigger banner next November - for their first NCAA Tourney title.

UP NEXT

Samford: Visits VCU on Friday.

Purdue: Hosts Morehead State on Friday.

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1st Half
SAM
Bulldogs
17
PUR
Boilermakers
51

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dallas Graziani vs. Zach Edey (Braden Smith gains possession)
19:51	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	0-3
19:30		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
19:28		Lance Jones defensive rebound
19:19		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
19:17		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
19:10		Achor Achor personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
19:02		Zach Edey turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Marshall steals)
19:02		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
18:48		Jermaine Marshall misses three point jump shot
18:46		A.J. Staton-McCray offensive rebound
18:40		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (Fletcher Loyer steals)
18:40		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
18:11		Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
18:09		Zach Edey offensive rebound
18:07		Jermaine Marshall shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
18:07		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:07	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
17:50		Jermaine Marshall misses three point jump shot
17:48		Zach Edey defensive rebound
17:38	+2	Lance Jones makes two point jump shot	0-6
17:28		Rylan Jones misses two point jump shot
17:26		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
17:11	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Zach Edey assists)	0-9
16:56		Trey Kaufman-Renn shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
16:56		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:56		Achor Achor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:56		Zach Edey defensive rebound
16:48		Achor Achor shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
16:48	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-10
16:48	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-11
16:30		Jaden Campbell misses three point jump shot
16:28		Jaden Campbell offensive rebound
16:22		Trey Kaufman-Renn shooting foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
16:22	+1	Rylan Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-11
16:22		Rylan Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:22		Zach Edey defensive rebound
16:07		Lance Jones turnover (bad pass) (Riley Allenspach steals)
15:58		Riley Allenspach misses three point jump shot
15:56		Braden Smith defensive rebound
15:45	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Lance Jones assists)	1-14
15:28		Zach Edey blocks Riley Allenspach's two point jump shot
15:27		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:22		TV timeout
15:23		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
15:21		Lance Jones defensive rebound
15:12	+2	Lance Jones makes two point layup	1-16
14:57		Chandler Leopard misses three point jump shot
14:55		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
14:48		Jaden Campbell personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
14:38	+2	Camden Heide makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists)	1-18
14:16		Nathan Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:14		Camden Heide defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	1-21
13:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
13:48		Fletcher Loyer shooting foul (Jaden Campbell draws the foul)
13:48		Jaden Campbell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:48	+1	Jaden Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-21
13:41		Braden Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dallas Graziani steals)
13:37		Lukas Walls offensive foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
13:37		Lukas Walls turnover (offensive foul)
13:24		Fletcher Loyer turnover (lost ball)
13:17	+2	Lukas Walls makes two point layup	4-21
13:03		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
13:01		Dallas Graziani defensive rebound
12:34		Jaden Campbell misses three point jump shot
12:32		Boilermakers defensive rebound
12:22		Camden Heide misses two point layup
12:20		Caleb Furst offensive rebound
12:18		A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Caleb Furst draws the foul)
12:18	+1	Caleb Furst makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-22
12:18		Caleb Furst misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:18		Lukas Walls defensive rebound
12:06		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (lost ball) (Lance Jones steals)
12:06		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
12:05		Lance Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:05		Rylan Jones defensive rebound
12:05		Ethan Morton personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
12:05		TV timeout
11:48		Camden Heide blocks Nathan Johnson's two point layup
11:48		Boilermakers defensive rebound
11:20	+3	Ethan Morton makes three point jump shot (Camden Heide assists)	4-25
11:00		Lukas Walls turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Morton steals)
10:53	+2	Caleb Furst makes two point dunk (Camden Heide assists)	4-27
10:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
10:43	+2	Josh Holloway makes two point layup	6-27
10:28		Jermaine Marshall personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-28
10:28	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-29
10:09		Achor Achor misses three point jump shot
10:07		Zach Edey defensive rebound
10:01		Myles Colvin misses two point dunk
9:59		Nathan Johnson defensive rebound
9:46		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
9:44		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Zach Edey makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	6-31
9:29		Nathan Johnson turnover (traveling)
9:11		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
9:09		Achor Achor defensive rebound
9:06		Braden Smith personal foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
8:55		Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Morton steals)
8:46		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
8:44		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
8:37		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
8:35		Achor Achor offensive rebound
8:35		Zach Edey blocks Achor Achor's two point layup
8:35		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:18		Garrett Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Morton steals)
8:06		Ethan Morton misses two point layup
8:04		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
7:54		Chandler Leopard misses three point jump shot
7:52		Achor Achor offensive rebound
7:45	+3	Jaden Campbell makes three point jump shot (Garrett Hicks assists)	9-31
7:44	+3	Myles Colvin makes three point jump shot (Zach Edey assists)	9-34
7:23		Josh Holloway turnover (lost ball)
7:23		TV timeout
7:00		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
6:58		Boilermakers offensive rebound
6:43		Fletcher Loyer misses two point layup
6:41		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Jaden Campbell makes two point jump shot (Dallas Graziani assists)	11-34
6:24		Braden Smith turnover (lost ball) (Dallas Graziani steals)
6:24		Dallas Graziani turnover (bad pass)
5:58		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
5:56		Jaden Campbell defensive rebound
5:49		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
5:49		Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:45		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
5:43		Braden Smith defensive rebound
5:33	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Mason Gillis assists)	11-37
5:11		Fletcher Loyer shooting foul (Dallas Graziani draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Dallas Graziani makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-37
5:11	+1	Dallas Graziani makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-37
5:11		Jermaine Marshall technical foul
5:11		Jermaine Marshall turnover
5:11		Lance Jones technical foul
5:11		Lance Jones turnover
5:04	+2	Lance Jones makes two point layup	13-39
4:38		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
4:36		Bulldogs offensive rebound
4:32		Myles Colvin blocks Josh Holloway's two point layup
4:30		Braden Smith defensive rebound
4:11	+2	Mason Gillis makes two point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	13-41
4:01		Jaden Campbell turnover (lost ball) (Braden Smith steals)
4:01	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot	13-44
3:56		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:50		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
3:48		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
3:28	+3	Myles Colvin makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	13-47
3:19		Achor Achor misses two point layup
3:17		Achor Achor offensive rebound
3:12		Jump ball. Achor Achor vs. Trey Kaufman-Renn (Boilermakers gains possession)
3:12		Achor Achor turnover (lost ball) (Trey Kaufman-Renn steals)
2:40		Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
2:38		Jaden Campbell defensive rebound
2:18	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point jump shot	15-47
1:59		Zach Edey misses two point jump shot
1:57		Josh Holloway defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Achor Achor makes two point jump shot	17-47
1:08		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
1:06		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
0:58		Jaden Campbell misses three point jump shot
0:56		Brian Waddell defensive rebound
0:50		Achor Achor shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-48
0:50	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-49
0:18		Lukas Walls turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Morton steals)
0:01	+2	Will Berg makes two point layup (Caleb Furst assists)	17-51
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SAM
Bulldogs
28
PUR
Boilermakers
47

Time		Play	Score
19:49		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (bad pass)
19:28		Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
19:26		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
19:18	+3	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	17-54
19:04		Achor Achor misses two point layup
19:02		Achor Achor offensive rebound
18:58	+3	Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Achor Achor assists)	20-54
18:57		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Hicks steals)
18:52	+2	Rylan Jones makes two point layup (Jermaine Marshall assists)	22-54
18:36	+2	Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Lance Jones assists)	22-56
18:20		Rylan Jones misses two point layup
18:18		Braden Smith defensive rebound
18:14		Jermaine Marshall personal foul (Boilermakers draws the foul)
18:08	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	22-59
17:39		Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
17:37		Boilermakers defensive rebound
17:14	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	22-62
16:54		Trey Kaufman-Renn blocks Achor Achor's two point layup
16:52		Garrett Hicks offensive rebound
16:49		Zach Edey blocks Garrett Hicks's two point layup
16:48		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
16:47		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
16:45		Zach Edey offensive rebound
16:45		Nathan Johnson shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
16:45		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:45	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-63
16:27		Riley Allenspach misses three point jump shot
16:25		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
16:14	+2	Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	22-65
16:06		Nathan Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:04		Lance Jones defensive rebound
15:57		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (lost ball) (Riley Allenspach steals)
15:57		TV timeout
15:33		Zach Edey blocks Jaden Campbell's two point jump shot
15:31		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:29	+2	Jaden Campbell makes two point layup (Dallas Graziani assists)	24-65
15:09	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	24-68
14:47		Braden Smith personal foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
14:42		Mason Gillis shooting foul (Nathan Johnson draws the foul)
14:42		Nathan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:42		Nathan Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:42		Zach Edey defensive rebound
14:26		Garrett Hicks shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
14:26		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:26		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:26		Nathan Johnson defensive rebound
14:02		Nathan Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:00		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
13:52		Mason Gillis misses two point layup
13:52		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:52		Zach Edey personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
13:35		Camden Heide blocks Jaden Campbell's two point layup
13:33		Zach Edey defensive rebound
13:20	+2	Zach Edey makes two point layup (Mason Gillis assists)	24-70
12:57		Dallas Graziani misses three point jump shot
12:55		Zach Edey defensive rebound
12:45		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
12:43		Zach Edey offensive rebound
12:35	+2	Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Fletcher Loyer assists)	24-72
12:27		Chandler Leopard misses three point jump shot
12:25		Zach Edey defensive rebound
12:12		Caleb Furst turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Leopard steals)
11:55		TV timeout
11:47	+3	Chandler Leopard makes three point jump shot (Zach Loveday assists)	27-72
11:22		Lance Jones misses two point jump shot
11:20		Camden Heide offensive rebound
11:12		Camden Heide misses two point layup
11:10		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
10:49	+2	Dallas Graziani makes two point layup	29-72
10:41		Chandler Leopard personal foul (Boilermakers draws the foul)
10:27	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Lance Jones assists)	29-75
10:15		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
10:13		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
10:04		Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
10:02		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Zach Loveday makes two point layup (Chandler Leopard assists)	31-75
9:11	+2	Camden Heide makes two point layup (Ethan Morton assists)	31-77
8:49		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
8:47		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
8:30		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
8:28		Camden Heide offensive rebound
8:21		Lance Jones misses two point jump shot
8:19		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
8:16		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (lost ball) (Lance Jones steals)
8:11		Camden Heide misses three point jump shot
8:09		Ethan Morton offensive rebound
8:00		A.J. Staton-McCray shooting foul (Ethan Morton draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Ethan Morton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-78
8:00	+1	Ethan Morton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-79
7:40		Jermaine Marshall misses two point layup
7:38		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
7:28	+3	Caleb Furst makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	31-82
7:15	+3	Jermaine Marshall makes three point jump shot (Jaden Campbell assists)	34-82
6:55		Mason Gillis turnover (lost ball) (Rylan Jones steals)
6:51	+2	Rylan Jones makes two point layup	36-82
6:47		Jump ball. Myles Colvin vs. Jermaine Marshall (Boilermakers gains possession)
6:41		Camden Heide misses two point layup
6:39		Achor Achor defensive rebound
6:23		Jermaine Marshall misses three point jump shot
6:21		Brian Waddell defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Ethan Morton assists)	36-85
6:00	+2	Achor Achor makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists)	38-85
5:41	+2	Brian Waddell makes two point dunk (Ethan Morton assists)	38-87
5:37		Myles Colvin personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
5:28		Will Berg shooting foul (Achor Achor draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-87
5:28	+1	Achor Achor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-87
5:09		Brian Waddell misses three point jump shot
5:07		Achor Achor defensive rebound
4:57	+3	Jaden Campbell makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)	43-87
4:24		Myles Colvin misses two point layup
4:22		Will Berg offensive rebound
4:19	+2	Will Berg makes two point layup	43-89
4:05		Achor Achor misses two point layup
4:03		Brian Waddell defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Will Berg makes two point dunk (Ethan Morton assists)	43-91
3:46		Jermaine Marshall shooting foul (Will Berg draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	Will Berg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-92
3:19		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
3:17		Will Berg defensive rebound
3:08		Will Berg offensive foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
3:08		Will Berg turnover (offensive foul)
2:42		Dallas Graziani misses two point layup
2:40		Carson Barrett defensive rebound
2:37		Chase Martin turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
2:20		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
2:18		Will Berg defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Brian Waddell makes two point dunk (Chase Martin assists)	43-94
2:00		Riley Allenspach misses two point layup
1:58		Chase Martin defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Myles Colvin makes two point dunk (Chase Martin assists)	43-96
1:45		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
1:43		Garrett Hicks offensive rebound
1:36	+2	Nathan Johnson makes two point layup (Garrett Hicks assists)	45-96
1:36		Chase Martin shooting foul (Nathan Johnson draws the foul)
1:36		Nathan Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:36		Will Berg defensive rebound
1:26		Sam King turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Hicks steals)
1:17		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
1:15		Sam King defensive rebound
1:05		Will Berg misses two point layup
1:05		Sam King offensive rebound
1:05		Nathan Johnson shooting foul (Sam King draws the foul)
1:05		Sam King misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:05		Sam King misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
0:57		Sam King blocks Garrett Hicks's two point layup
0:55		Zach Loveday offensive rebound
0:53		Zach Loveday misses two point layup
0:51		Sam King defensive rebound
0:49		Chase Martin turnover (lost ball) (Garrett Hicks steals)
0:42		Carson Barrett personal foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
0:42		Garrett Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:42		Josh Furst defensive rebound
0:32		Boilermakers turnover (10-second violation)
0:29		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
0:27		Carson Barrett defensive rebound
0:20		Lukas Walls shooting foul (Sam King draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Sam King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-97
0:20	+1	Sam King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-98
0:10		Sam King blocks Lukas Walls's two point layup
0:08		Chase Martin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Chase Martin defensive rebound