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No. 3 Purdue Blows Out Minnesota 61-39 Behind Braden Smith

"I've never believed that we needed 30 and 15 from me to win," Zach Edey said. "We have a lot of guys who can really do a lot of damage."

January 20, 2023

Zach Edey is more than content to let a Purdue teammate take the lead on offense when the situation calls for it.

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The 7-foot-4 Edey had 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks for the Big Ten-leading Boilermakers (18-1, 7-1), who won their fifth consecutive game after taking their lone loss of the season to now-No. 23 Rutgers on Jan. 2.

"I've never believed that we needed 30 and 15 from me to win," Edey said. "We have a lot of guys who can really do a lot of damage."

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