HONOLULU (AP) — Zach Edey had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 2 Purdue rallied past No. 11 Gonzaga 73-63 in an early marquee matchup at the Maui Invitational on Monday.
The Boilermakers (4-0) trailed by as many as nine points late in the first half, but outscored the Bulldogs 43-28 after halftime.
Edey, a 7-foot-4 senior center, shot 8 for 16 from the field and made 9 of 10 free throws. He also blocked three shots in 33 minutes.
Lance Jones and Braden Smith added 13 points apiece for Purdue, which shot 54.5% from the field (18 of 33) in the second half. Smith also had five steals.
Graham Ike led Gonzaga with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ryan Nembhard had 11 points, six assists and three steals, and Nolan Hickman added 11 points and three steals.
NO. 7 TENNESSEE 73, SYRACUSE 56
HONOLULU (AP) — Dalton Knecht scored 17 points to lead Tennessee past Syracuse in the Maui Invitational.
Josiah-Jordan James had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Aidoo had 14 points and 11 boards for the Volunteers (4-0), who shot 50% from the field in the second half to pull away.
Knecht had 15 points by halftime and missed part of the second half with an apparent left leg injury. He returned in the closing minutes.
Chris Bell scored 16 points and Judah Mintz had 15 for Syracuse.
WISCONSIN 65, NO. 24 VIRGINIA 41
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Steven Crowl had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Wisconsin beat Virginia in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.
John Blackwell added 10 points for the Badgers (3-2), who had 30 points inside against Virginia’s vaunted defense.
Reece Beekman had 17 points to lead the Cavaliers (4-1), who just entered the AP Top 25 earlier Monday for what may be a short stay.
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