National Basketball Association
Purdue 78, Yale 56
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2022
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Evon Burroughs, # Owen Shortt
Attendance:
17500
By Field Level Media
Jaden Ivey scored 22 points and Zach Edey had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead third-seeded Purdue to a 78-56 victory over 14th-seeded Yale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's East Region on Friday at Milwaukee.
Purdue (28-7) will face sixth-seeded Texas (22-11) in the second round on Sunday. The Longhorns beat 11th-seed Virginia Tech 81-73.
Azar Swain scored 18 points for Yale (19-12), which earned its sixth NCAA appearance with a 66-64 victory over Princeton in the Ivy League tournament title game.
The Boilermakers took control with a 15-0 run in the second half, pushing the lead to 63-39 on two free throws by Caleb Furst with 11:27 remaining. Yale, which trailed by 13 at the half, got within 48-39 on Swain's jumper from the right side, but the Bulldogs missed their next 15 shots during a nine-minute scoring drought.
"They made some plays to start the second half. We were able to answer and be able to push it out," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "I thought that was the key to the game right there, just keeping things simple, taking care of the basketball and getting quality shots each time down."
The Bulldogs had starters EJ Jarvis, Jalen Gabbidon and Bez Mbeng and reserve Jake Lanford each pick up a third foul in the opening four minutes of the second half.
The Boilermakers finished 27 of 33 from the free-throw line, while Yale was just 6 of 11, all in the second half.
Purdue, which lost last season in the first round as a No. 4 seed, 78-69 in overtime to No. 13 seed North Texas, improved to 25-0 when scoring 70 or more points.
The Bulldogs, who shot 48.5 percent in the first half, were just 8 of 32 after the break.
Ivey scored 18 points and Edey had 13 points and 7 rebounds to pace Purdue to a 46-33 halftime lead. Ivey hit 4 of 6 shots, including 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.
The Boilermakers also were 14 of 19 from the free-throw line, while the Bulldogs did not attempt a free throw.
Purdue withstood a fast start by Yale and then responded with a 10-0 run to go up 25-16. Yale hit 7 of its first 9 shots, going in front 16-15 on a turnaround jumper from the lane by Swain, who hit his first five shots
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Yale |
|
Purdue |
|
Azar Swain 18 |
Scoring |
Jaden Ivey 22 |
|
Jalen Gabbidon 3 |
Assists |
Sasha Stefanovic 4 |
|
Isaiah Kelly 6 |
Rebounds |
Trevion Williams 10 |
|
Eze Dike 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Edey 8 |
|
Matthue Cotton 1 |
Steals |
Caleb Furst 2 |
|
EJ Jarvis 2 |
Blocks |
Zach Edey 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Yale
|
56 |
36.5 |
4-17 |
6-11 |
14 |
28 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
| Purdue
|
78 |
43.1 |
7-22 |
27-33 |
15 |
40 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
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