Edey's 28 points, 15 boards power No. 2 Purdue past No. 4 Marquette for Maui Invitational title
HONOLULU (AP) Zach Edey and his Purdue teammates certainly earned a Thanksgiving feast. Forgive them if all they really want is a well-deserved break.
Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds to carry the second-ranked Boilermakers to a 78-75 win over No. 4 Marquette in the championship game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.
The early-season matchup of undefeated teams did not disappoint in an entertaining event featuring five programs ranked among the top 11 in the country. Purdue took home the title after three hard-fought wins in three days against No. 11 Gonzaga, No. 7 Tennessee and then Marquette.
“I don’t think anyone’s leaving this tournament thinking they don’t have a chance to win it all," Boilermakers coach Matt Painter said. "I thought our guys were resilient and I think games like this, whether you win or lose, it obviously makes you a better team.”
Edey, the reigning national Player of the Year, shot 11 of 19 from the field and led the Boilermakers (6-0) to their first Maui Invitational title. The 7-foot-4 senior center from Toronto was selected the tournament’s most valuable player after averaging 25.3 points and 13 rebounds.
“He’s a horse. He’s a moose down there,” Painter said. “He doesn’t have crap that a lot of young people have that get recruited heavily - he doesn’t have that. He doesn’t have a sense of entitlement. He’s gonna play and he wants to earn what he gets.”
Purdue led by 15 early in the second half, but Marquette chipped away and pulled to 76-75 on a basket by Oso Ighodaro with less than a minute left. Edey gave his team some breathing room with a right-handed putback of Braden Smith’s missed jumper for a 78-75 lead with 18 seconds remaining.
“The ball kind of came to me. I didn’t try to get two hands on it, so I just tried to hit it at the rim and that worked," Edey said.
Marquette had two chances to tie it, but 3-point attempts by Tyler Kolek and Kam Jones in the closing seconds failed to drop.
“They earned the win today,” said Golden Eagles coach Shaka Smart, last season's national Coach of the Year. “We had some misfortune at different times throughout the game, but to win games like this you have to overcome misfortune. I loved the way our guys continued to fight; they played with tremendous guts and toughness.”
Marquette was attempting to become the first squad to beat the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in The Associated Press poll on consecutive days since Loyola Chicago defeated No. 2 Duke and No. 1 Cincinnati in the 1963 Final Four. The Golden Eagles’ win over No. 1 Kansas on Tuesday was the third in school history over a top-ranked opponent.
Smith scored 18 points and Fletcher Loyer added 10 for Purdue.
Kolek had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Jones added 17 points and five assists for the Golden Eagles (5-1).
Lance Jones sank a desperation heave from three-quarter court at the first-half buzzer to give Purdue a 45-33 lead at the break.
“I’ve hit a couple half-courters before, but never that far away,” he said.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue is all but certain to move to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 by virtue of its three wins over three teams ranked in the top 11 this week.
TIP-INS
Purdue has won 30 straight regular-season nonconference games and three consecutive Thanksgiving week tournaments (2021 Hall of Fame Tipoff, 2022 Phil Knight Legacy). … The Boilermakers have won 20 straight November games. … Purdue improved to 11-1 against Marquette, including a 75-70 win last season.
UP NEXT
Purdue: Will host Texas Southern on Tuesday in the second meeting between the schools.
Marquette: Will face Southern at home on Tuesday before playing at in-state rival Wisconsin on Dec. 2.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Zach Edey vs. David Joplin (Golden Eagles gains possession) | |||
19:49 | Lance Jones shooting foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul) | |||
19:49 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:49 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
19:30 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot | 2-2 | |
19:10 | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 2-4 | |
18:50 | Lance Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
18:48 | Kam Jones defensive rebound | |||
18:41 | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
18:39 | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | |||
18:30 | +2 | Braden Smith makes two point layup | 4-4 | |
18:18 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point jump shot | 4-6 | |
17:53 | David Joplin personal foul | |||
17:42 | Fletcher Loyer misses two point layup | |||
17:40 | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | |||
17:22 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 4-8 | |
16:51 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot | 6-8 | |
16:39 | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point dunk (Kam Jones assists) | 6-10 | |
16:18 | +3 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 9-10 | |
16:06 | Oso Ighodaro misses two point jump shot | |||
16:04 | Kam Jones offensive rebound | |||
15:55 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 9-12 | |
15:36 | Oso Ighodaro personal foul | |||
15:36 | TV timeout | |||
15:29 | Zach Edey turnover (bad pass) (Chase Ross steals) | |||
15:03 | Kam Jones misses two point layup | |||
15:01 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
14:42 | Zach Edey misses two point hook shot | |||
14:41 | Boilermakers offensive rebound | |||
14:41 | Kam Jones personal foul | |||
14:37 | Oso Ighodaro personal foul | |||
14:22 | Sean Jones personal foul | |||
14:15 | +3 | Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot | 12-12 | |
14:04 | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | |||
14:02 | Mason Gillis defensive rebound | |||
13:39 | Ben Gold personal foul | |||
13:37 | +3 | Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Camden Heide assists) | 15-12 | |
13:18 | Tyler Kolek misses two point layup | |||
13:16 | Camden Heide defensive rebound | |||
13:06 | Camden Heide misses two point jump shot | |||
13:04 | Tyler Kolek defensive rebound | |||
12:48 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 15-14 | |
12:19 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup | 17-14 | |
12:09 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 17-16 | |
11:47 | Mason Gillis misses two point jump shot | |||
11:45 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
11:40 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk | 19-16 | |
11:33 | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | |||
11:31 | Mason Gillis defensive rebound | |||
11:14 | Zach Edey turnover (bad pass) (Kam Jones steals) | |||
11:09 | Kam Jones misses two point layup | |||
11:09 | Boilermakers defensive rebound | |||
11:08 | TV timeout | |||
10:51 | Mason Gillis misses two point jump shot | |||
10:49 | Sean Jones defensive rebound | |||
10:41 | +2 | Tre Norman makes two point layup (Sean Jones assists) | 19-18 | |
10:20 | Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals) | |||
10:06 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 19-20 | |
9:29 | +3 | Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Lance Jones assists) | 22-20 | |
9:16 | Tyler Kolek turnover (bad pass) | |||
9:03 | Ben Gold personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul) | |||
9:03 | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-20 | |
9:03 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:03 | David Joplin defensive rebound | |||
8:35 | Jump ball. (Boilermakers gains possession) | |||
8:35 | Tre Norman turnover (lost ball) (Lance Jones steals) | |||
8:20 | Zach Edey turnover (traveling) | |||
8:05 | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | |||
8:03 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
7:49 | Zach Edey misses two point hook shot | |||
7:47 | Tre Norman defensive rebound | |||
7:39 | Tre Norman turnover (bad pass) (Lance Jones steals) | |||
7:28 | +3 | Braden Smith makes three point jump shot | 26-20 | |
7:11 | Chase Ross turnover (out of bounds) | |||
7:11 | TV timeout | |||
6:58 | Zach Edey offensive foul | |||
6:58 | Zach Edey turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:49 | Zach Edey blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup | |||
6:47 | Braden Smith defensive rebound | |||
6:37 | +3 | Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 29-20 | |
6:19 | +3 | Tyler Kolek makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists) | 29-23 | |
5:54 | Zach Edey misses two point hook shot | |||
5:52 | Mason Gillis offensive rebound | |||
5:47 | +2 | Mason Gillis makes two point layup | 31-23 | |
5:36 | Fletcher Loyer personal foul | |||
5:27 | Kam Jones misses two point layup | |||
5:25 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
5:13 | Braden Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
5:11 | Chase Ross defensive rebound | |||
5:00 | Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot | |||
4:58 | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot | |||
4:32 | Braden Smith offensive rebound | |||
4:30 | Kam Jones personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul) | |||
4:30 | Braden Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:30 | Chase Ross defensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Myles Colvin shooting foul (Chase Ross draws the foul) | |||
4:25 | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-24 | |
4:25 | +1 | Chase Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-25 | |
4:08 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point layup (Myles Colvin assists) | 33-25 | |
3:57 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 33-27 | |
3:41 | Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot | |||
3:39 | Boilermakers offensive rebound | |||
3:38 | Ben Gold personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
3:38 | TV timeout | |||
3:38 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-27 | |
3:38 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-27 | |
3:18 | Sean Jones turnover (lost ball) (Zach Edey steals) | |||
3:01 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point hook shot (Myles Colvin assists) | 37-27 | |
2:51 | +2 | Sean Jones makes two point layup (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 37-29 | |
2:31 | Boilermakers 30 second timeout | |||
2:19 | Zach Edey misses two point hook shot | |||
2:17 | Boilermakers offensive rebound | |||
1:58 | Zach Edey turnover (bad pass) (Ben Gold steals) | |||
1:48 | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | |||
1:46 | Braden Smith defensive rebound | |||
1:35 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists) | 39-29 | |
1:24 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 39-31 | |
1:19 | Golden Eagles 30 second timeout | |||
0:54 | David Joplin shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul) | |||
0:54 | +1 | Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-31 | |
0:54 | Zach Edey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:54 | Chase Ross defensive rebound | |||
0:45 | Chase Ross misses two point layup | |||
0:43 | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | |||
0:32 | Oso Ighodaro misses two point layup | |||
0:30 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
0:24 | Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot | |||
0:22 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
0:18 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point layup | 42-31 | |
0:03 | Braden Smith shooting foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul) | |||
0:03 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-32 | |
0:03 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-33 | |
0:01 | +3 | Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Mason Gillis assists) | 45-33 | |
0:00 | End of period |