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The top five of the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll remained unchanged Monday with defending national champ UConn still ahead of mighty Purdue, streaking North Carolina, defensive-minded Houston and Tennessee. “I think last January helped us a lot,” UConn coach Danny Hurley said. “So in a weird way," Hurley said, "we're not afraid to drop a game, and we go out and we're really attacking these games.” ....
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Reigning College Basketball Player of the Year Zach Edey of Purdue wasn’t overly excited about either scoring his 2,000th career point or becoming sixth player Big Ten Conference history to have 2,000 points and grab 1,000 boards. The senior called it cool and just another accomplishment. Beating Rutgers on the road […] ....
Reigning College Basketball Player of the Year Zach Edey of Purdue wasn't overly excited about either scoring his 2,000th career point or becoming sixth player Big Ten Conference history to have 2,000 points and grab 1,000 boards. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a matchup I was looking forward to,” Edey said after Purdue (19-2, 8-2) ended a three-game losing streak at Jersey Mike's Arena, making it the last conference road venue where he had not won. It was only Purdue's third win over Rutgers (10-9, 2-6) in the last eight meetings, and this one didn't come easy despite the Boilermakers taking a 14-point lead early in the second half. ....