There’s one benefit to only having 8 guys in the rotation, it makes grading every performance a work of minimalism. While this Purdue team is lauded for its experience, it’s important to remember that most of the team is stepping into new roles. As well, two Purdue players - Basil Smotherman and Spike Albrecht - haven’t played meaningful college basketball in a long time. True Freshman Carsen Edwards hadn’t ever.
Vincent Edwards: B
While the initial discussion seemed to spin that a lot of this loss fell on Vincent - the turnovers were not good - he was asked to do too much this game.