PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Zach Edey had 26 points and 12 rebounds and became the sixth player in Big Ten Conference history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 boards in leading No.
2 Purdue to a tough 68-60 victory over Rutgers on Sunday.
It was only their third win over Rutgers (10-9, 2-6) in the last eight meetings overall.
The last time was when freshman Gavin Griffiths hit a jumper 5:19 to play to cut the Purdue lead to 55-53.
BIG PICTUREPurdue: It struggled in the second half at Rutgers but that has been the norm.
Persons:
— Zach Edey, Braden Smith, Aundre Hyatt, Cliff Omoruyi, Gavin Griffiths, Smith, Omoruyi, Fletcher Loyer, Edey, ___
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Locations:
PISCATAWAY, N.J