Edey missed Wednesday's game against New Orleans with an illness.
Postgame comments from Purdue men's basketball coach Matt Painter after the Boilers defeated New Orleans 74-53.WEST LAFAYETTE - Mason Gillis was not slated to start Wednesday night.
"You hear the guys in the NBA say it all the time, you don’t get ready, you stay ready. You stay ready at all times," Painter said after the top-ranked Boilermakers defeated New Orleans 74-53 at Mackey Arena despite Edey's absence.Painter's comment wasn't about Gillis specifically. Furst, who Painter said also was dealing with some sickness, had a pair of putbacks and scored nine points to go with five rebounds despite being limited with foul trouble.
Without the luxury of tossing the ball inside and more often than not being guaranteed either two points or a foul call, Purdue trailed a team with just three wins this season 19-17.Until Wednesday, this team hasn't had to play without Edey."Any time you are dealing with a great player who is big, they normally get in foul trouble," Painter said." hasn’t this year.
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