It was a good start to international play for the three Boilermakers in the FIBA 2021 U19 World Cup.
The Canadian team one against Lithuania 80-71.
Zach Edey started the morning off collecting a monster double-double, and igniting a second-half comeback for team Canada. The 7’4 Purdue center had 12 points and 16 rebounds and his dominance on the glass and easy buckets in the paint helped erase a double-digit deficit early in the second half.
Edey looked, as he has his whole career, like the biggest player on the court and he used his size and strength to control the glass and provide a struggling Canadian offense with easy lobs and put backs.