Nine-seed Rutgers faced top-seed Purdue in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday at the United Center in Chicago.
Behind a second consecutive start from freshman guard Derek Simpson and a bounce-back game from point guard Paul Mulcahy , the Scarlet Knights scored at a decent 1.03 points per possession, shooting 40% from the floor. They earned 14 second-chance points on 11 offensive rebounds and scored 12 points off of 11 forced turnovers.
Edey finished with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, 12 rebounds and just one turnover. He received help from teammate Mason Gillis, who had 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including a 2-of-3 clip on three-pointers. The Boilermakers scored at 1.23 PPP, including a scorching 1.6 PPP in the second half. Rutgers would cool off from there, missing 19 of its final 25 field goal attempts of the first half, allowing Purdue to slowly trim the lead. The Boilermakers would outscore Rutgers 24-11 in the final 13:31 of the first half, taking a 29-28 lead into the break after Mason Gillis hit a three-pointer as time expired.
The Scarlet Knights twice came within four points of Purdue, utilizing their full-court press to rattle the Boilermakers, but were unable to complete the comeback. After forcing a turnover with a full-court press, Simpson missed a point-black lay-up that would have put Rutgers within two points with 2:12 remaining.
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