No. 6 Purdue rallies from 11 down to beat No. 5 Nova
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Zach Edey scored 21 points and No. 6 Purdue overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat No. 5 Villanova 80-74 on Sunday and win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.
Caleb Furst and Isaiah Thompson each added 12 points for the Boilermakers (5-0), who dominated underneath, outscoring the Wildcats 38-18 in the paint and outrebounding them 38-26.
Justin Moore had 19 points, Caleb Daniels added 17 and Collin Gillespie had 14 for Villanova (3-2).
The Wildcats led 33-31 at halftime, scored the first five points in the second half and were up 57-46 after a 3-pointer by Daniels.
But Purdue outscored the Wildcats 34-17 over the last nine minutes.
NO. 17 TENNESSEE 89, NO. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 72
Purdue poses with the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Championship trophy at the end of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Freshman Zakai Zeigler scored 18 points to lead Tennessee over North Carolina in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament.
Santiago Vescovi added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Vols (3-1), who bounced back from a 71-53 loss to Villanova on Saturday.
Brady Manek hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points for the Tar Heels (3-2), who fell to Purdue in Saturday´s opening round. Armando Bacot had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
North Carolina had won 10 of the previous 11 matchups between the programs, a series that dates to 1911. The Volunteers´ last win over the Tar Heels came in 1949.
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