MILWAUKEE — In its NCAA Tournament debut, Purdue left no doubt.
The Boilermakers routed 13th-seeded Yale, 78-56, on Friday afternoon to advance to Round 2 on Sunday, with either Texas or Virginia Tech waiting.
Our breakdown …
Jaden Ivey says these new brightly colored Wilson basketballs have felt “weird,” especially bouncy, for one thing. They look different — more fluorescent for the sake of television — and apparently feel different.
“Weird” as they might have felt, they did nothing to slow Purdue’s All-American, as Ivey drained two threes in the game’s first three minutes en route to a 22-point showing.
“It’s just my confidence, for real,” Ivey said of his start. “I’m willing to take any shot if it’s the right shot for me and for my team.”
For Sasha Stefanovic, the opposite effect: Purdue’s years-long sharpshooter went 0-for-5 in the first half and was visibly agitated. He’s not shot as well toward the end of the season anyway, but Purdue’s gone from its familiar Nike balls…
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