#3 seed Purdue got the message from Thursday, it doesn’t matter what seed you’re playing, you gotta bring your best. After a day of upsets, including the #2 seed Kentucky Wildcats losing to St. Peters, the East Region’s Friday started with a bit more normalcy as Purdue dominated the #14 seed Yale Bulldogs, 78-56.
Early in the first half, Yale was attempting to inbound the ball from their own baseline. Jaden Ivey, Purdue’s sophomore guard and All-American, was defending the inbounds. He leaped once, arms flailing, and then he leaped again, his head nearly level with the back board.