Zach Edey had a number of dunks, a few left-handed hooks and many free throws Sunday. He wound up with a career-high 40 factors and grabbed 16 rebounds.
He had only one blocked shot, however that block offered the most effective pictures from Purdue basketball’s 72-66 Elite Eight victory over Tennessee.
Purdue led 69-64 as Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht drove to the basket, with solely Edey blocking his path. Knecht had been tearing up the Boilermakers all day and would end with 37 factors.
‘All-time efficiency’:Zach Edey leads Purdue to Closing 4
Knecht went to his left for a layup, and Edey rejected it with authority, basically sealing the result.
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“I used to be simply making an attempt to get again, and make my presence felt on the defensive finish of the court docket, and make up for (some missed free throws),” Edey mentioned.
“An ideal play, you’ve received to provide him credit score,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes mentioned.
Gregory Shamus of Getty Photographs captured the second with the nice pictures you possibly can see beneath.