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WEST LAFAYETTE – Carsen Edwards was having a lousy practice. He wasn’t shooting it great in drills, he wasn’t running fast in sprints — “C’mon, Carsen, you’re the slowest guy out there,” Purdue coach Matt Painter was yelling at one point — and he wasn’t getting the better of freshman Nojel Eastern, who smacked away one of his jumpers during a halfcourt drill.
What Carsen Edwards needed was some game action.
And then Painter had the Boilermakers — who represent the USA in the World University Games Aug.