The Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-4, 0-1 Big 10) welcome the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (9-0, 1-0 Big 10) Saturday in a matchup of patient teams. Purdue blew out the Hofstra Pride 85-66 at Mackey Arena on Wednesday, their ninth win in a row. Zach Edey was the key player with 23 points, 18 rebounds, and three assists.
Nebraska dropped their last game on Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, falling to the Indiana Hoosiers 81-65. C.J. Wilcher had 22 points in defeat to lead the team. The teams are meeting for the only time this season. Purdue earned the win in the only matchup between the teams last season 92-65 at Mackey Arena on January 14.
Edey led the Boilermakers with 22 points and nine rebounds. Keisei Tominaga had 11 points in defeat. The Boilermakers have been led this season by Edey, who is averaging 23.2 points per game. Edey also has grabbed 13.3 rebounds per game, second-most in the nation. Meanwhile, Ethan Morton is dishing 3.8 assists.
Wilcher (11.4 ppg), Tominaga (10.7), and Sam Griesel (10.2) have powered the Cornhuskers on offense. Griesel also has distributed 4.4 assists per game. Meanwhile, Juwan Gary has pulled down 6.5 rebounds per game.
Half-court execution will likely be the difference in this matchup that features a pair of the country’s slowest-paced teams, as the Boilermakers are 317th in possessions per game while the Cornhuskers are 300th. Nebraska has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 69.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 65.6 (+3.8 margin).
CORNHUSKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Derrick Walker: 27.0 | 13.5 | +13.5
Blaise Keita: 3.8 | 8.7 | -4.9
Rebounds per game:
Sam Griesel: 3.6 | 5.0 | -1.4
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Purdue -8.5 (-115)
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