Zach Edey got his numbers. But in the end, they were empty digits against an FDU defense that keyed the Knights’ 63-58 upset of No. 1 seed Purdue.
Edey, Purdue’s 7-foot-4 All-American center, was the focus of everyone’s attention, especially because FDU has the shortest team in Division I basketball this season.He finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds, but didn’t attempt a shot in the final nine minutes of the game.Almonor led the Knights in scoring with 23 points inon Wednesday night in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, when he went 5-for-8 from 3-point range.
Purdue star center Zach Edey struggles to keep the ball in play during their stunning 63-58 loss to No. 16 seed FDU.“[Edey] is very big, but I felt like I would be able to handle him a little bit,’’ Almonor told The Post. “I definitely felt like I was frustrating him. I know big people don’t like people on their legs, and I got into his legs. He was short on some of his hook shots and I could tell he was getting frustrated.
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