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LIVE BLOG: Follow No. 1 Purdue Basketball vs. Davidson in Real Time

No. 1 Purdue basketball (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten) tips off against Davidson (7-3) for the 2022 Indy Classic on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Here is our live blog, which will keep you up to date on all the news in real time, straight from press row.

D.J. Fezler

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INDIANAPOLIS — No. 1 Purdue basketball made a short trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse where it will take on Davidson at 6:15 p.m. ET as part of the inaugural Indy Classic. The Boilermakers are searching for their first 11-0 start in seven years. 

  • How to watch: If you're looking for how to watch No. 1 Purdue basketball (10-0) take on Davidson (7-3), here's all the game day info with game time and television information, the coaching matchup, and three things to see from the Boilermakers. CLICK HERE 

Saturday's matchup pits Foster and Fletcher Loyer against one another. The two brothers are averaging a combined 32.6 points and 8.4 assists per game so far this season. 

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Follow along for another Purdue basketball game day:

8:18 p.m. ET, FINAL — Purdue 69, Davidson 61 

Boilermakers make 24 free throws while shooting just 3-for-25 from the 3-point line. Zach Edey, Caleb Furst, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith all reached double figures. 

8:12 p.m. ET — Foster Loyer now in double figures, giving him a double-double to go along with 10 assists. Zach Edey, Caleb Furst and Braden Smith all have double-doubles with points and rebounds for Purdue. Boilermakers up 66-59. 

8:05 p.m. ET — Foster Loyer is up to 10 assists for Davidson as he finds Desmond Watson in the corner for a 3-pointer. Purdue leads by just five points with 1:40 left in the game. 

8:03 p.m. ET — Braden Smith knocks down the first field goal for Purdue in the last 5:31. 

7:58 p.m. ET — Zach Edey gets both free throws to fall, and Purdue leads by five. The star center is up to 29 points. 

7:55 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Zach Edey fouled underneath the basket and will be heading to the line once again after the media timeout. He's made 9-of-13 on his free throw attempts, and Purdue leads Davidson 54-51 with 3:58 remaining. 

7:53 p.m. ET — Purdue hasn't made a field goal in the last 3:14, missing its last four shots. 

7:48 p.m. ET — Purdue still can't get a shot to fall from the 3-point line. The team is 3-of-23 from deep. Fletcher Loyer is just 1-of-7 from beyond the arc, with his one make coming on his second shot of the game. 

7:44 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue leads Davidson 49-42 with 7:54 left in the game. Zach Edey with the last six points for the Boilermakes, and he leads all scorers with 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting. 

7:42 p.m. ET — Zach Edey has hit four free throws in a row for Purdue, and its shots from the foul line will be pivotal in pulling away at the end of this game. 

7:41 p.m. ET — Foster Loyer hobbles off the court with an apparent injury. He's being looked at by Davidson trainers on the bench. 

7:39 p.m. ET — Purdue in the bonus with 10:11 left in the game. Zach Edey knocks down a pair of free throws, and the Boilermakers are now 10-of-17 from the line.  

7:34 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Purdue ahead of Davidson 42-41 with 10:54 left to play. Braden Smith heading to the line after the media timeout, but the Boilermakers have made just one shot in their last seven attempts. 

7:31 p.m. ET — Ethan Morton snaps a three-minute scoring drought for Purdue, a stretch in which the team turned the ball over three times. He hits a 3-pointer on his first shot of the game. 

7:28 p.m. ET — Brandon Newman into the game for Fletcher Loyer, and Mason Gillis also checks in for Caleb Furst. 

7:26 p.m. ET — Another basket for Caleb Furst. He has 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting alongside five rebounds. 

7:23 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads Davidson 37-31 with 15:53 to play in the game. Caleb Furst providing a much-needed spark after halftime. All eight of his points have come in the first four minutes of the second half. 

7:21 p.m. ET — Solid stretch here for Caleb Furst to start the second half. He's scored eight of the team's first nine points after the break, giving Purdue a 37-31 lead. 

7:18 p.m. ET — Purdue really struggling from the line here today. Zach Edey only able to hit on one of his two free throws, and the team is 5-of-11 so far in a 2-point game. 

7:16 p.m. ET — Caleb Furst gets open under the basket for Purdue's first points of the second half. Davidson answers with a layup by Grant Huffman. 

6:59 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Purdue with a narrow 28-27 lead over Davidson at the end of the first half. Zach Edey was 8-of-10 from the field and led all scorers with 17 points, but the rest of the Boilermakers were a combined 3-of-22. The Wildcats had seven different players score points in the opening period. 

6:55 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — It's a tight race as we get down to the end of the first half. Purdue leads Davidson 26-25 with 1:14 before the break. Boilermakers are shooting 32.3% from the floor, led by Zach Edey's 15 points. 

6:53 p.m. ET — Zach Edey is up to 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting to go along with nine rebounds in the first half. 

6:46 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue answers a surging Davidson as Braden Smith knocks down a 3-pointer. Zach Edey pulls down an offensive rebound and gets fouled while getting his shot to fall before the media timeout. Boilermakers lead 19-17 with 5:51 before halftime. 

6:45 p.m. ET — Davidson takes its first lead of the game, going ahead 15-14 as Purdue hasn't scored in nearly four minutes. 

6:41 p.m. ET — Braden Smith gets a 3-pointer to fall right as the shot clock sounds. The play is under review. After looking at the shot, the triple will be taken off the board as the ball was still in Smith's hands at the buzzer. 

6:38 p.m. ET — David Jenkins Jr. has had a pair of open looks but unable to knock either one down. Purdue is shooting just 31% from the floor. 

6:36 p.m. ET — Brandon Newman goes 1-of-2 from the free throw line after the media timeout. Purdue is just 3-of-6 as a team on foul shots. 

6:31 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Davidson on a 6-0 run, but Purdue leads 11-8 with 11:54 left in the first half. The Boilermakers haven't scored in two-plus minutes. Both teams are even on the glass with eight rebounds. 

6:27 p.m. ET — Zach Edey is fouled on a shot attempt and goes 0-for-2 from the line. David Jenkins comes into the game for the Boilermakers. 

6:25 p.m. ET — Mason Gillis into the game for Purdue replacing Caleb Furst. Brandon Newman checks in as well. 

6:22 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads Davidson 9-0 at the first media timeout, 15:49 on the clock in the first half. Fletcher Loyer with five quick points, and the Boilermakers are 3-of-6 from the field. 

Tipoff — Zach Edey wins the tip for Purdue, and Fletcher Loyer knocks down a pull-up jumper defended by his brother, Foster, on the first offensive possession. He follows up with a rhythm 3-pointer to give the Boilermakers an early 5-0 lead. 

Purdue Starters: Mason Gillis is in uniform for the Boilermakers, but sophomore forward Caleb Furst will stay in the starting lineup for the fourth straight game. 

  • Freshman guard Braden Smith 
  • Freshman guard Fletcher Loyer 
  • Junior guard Ethan Morton 
  • Sophomore forward Caleb Furst
  • Junior center Zach Edey 

Pregame — Mason Gillis is set to play for Purdue after missing the team's last three games due to a back injury. 

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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball. 

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