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The Big South takes on the Big Ten in a Midwest Region showdown in Providence, Rhode Island on Thursday at 12:40 p.m to help kick off the full day of the NCAA Tournament.
The two teams couldn't be coming into the tournament with more different pasts.
#4 seed Purdue is coming off a trip to the national title game last season when Purdue inevitably fell to back to back national champs, UConn.
#13 High Point on the other hand has never competed in the NCAA Tournament.
High Point guard Bobby Pettiford said this was part of his goal for the team when he transferred to High Point from East Carolina after spending his first two seasons at Kansas.