MARCH MADNESS LIVE: Purdue throttles Yale in NCAA tournament first round

The Purdue Boilermakers try to avoid the March Madness upset bug when they meet the Yale Bulldogs.

Purdue (27-7) is the No. 3 seed in East Region and was runner-up in the Big Ten tournament. Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey and Trevion Williams lead the Boilermakers.

Yale (19-11) is the No. 14 seed and won the Ivy League tournament. Azar Swain and Jalen Gabbidon lead the Bulldogs.

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FINAL: Purdue 78, Yale 56

The No. 3-seeded Boilermakers (28-7) play the winner of the No. 6 Texas-No. 11 Virginia Tech game on Sunday.

Jaden Ivey scores 22 points and Zach Edey 16, all without doing much in the final 15 minutes. Purdue holds Yale (19-12) scoreless for a 9+ minute stretch of the second half.

Caleb Furst scores 10, while Trevion Williams adds 8 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Free throws: Purdue is 27-of-33, Yale 6-of-11.

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3:47 left 2H: Purdue 74, Yale 48

The second team — Trevion Williams, Caleb Furst, Isaiah Thompson, Brandon Newman and Ethan Morton make a pretty strong second group — is keeping things steady. Only Morton hasn't scored yet.

7:42 left 2H: Purdue 68, Yale 44

Caleb Furst is Purdue's third-leading scorer with 8, along with 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

Yale scores with 9:49 to go, snapping a scoreless slump of 9+ minutes.

11: left 2H: Purdue, Yale get sloppy

Purdue leads 61-39. The Boilermakers are committing some turnovers, but the Bulldogs go 7+ minutes without scoring on 12 straight misses.

15:47 left 2H: Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey keep leading Purdue

The Boilermakers lead Yale 59-39 after a pair of Sasha Stefanovic 3-pointers, his first points of the game. The Bulldogs have 5 fouls in the half.

Jaden Ivey has 22 points and Zach Edey 16, with 9 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.

Yale starts the second half with a 4-point play (basket, foul, missed foul shot but Purdue bats the ball out of bounds, basket).

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Halftime: Purdue 46, Yale 33

Jaden Ivey comes out hot and has 18 points, while Zach Edey has 13 points and 7 rebounds. The Boilermakers are shooting 56% and have committed just 4 turnovers.

Yale's Azar Swain was hot early in the first half and has 13 points, but he has just one basket in the closing 13 minutes. The Bulldogs are shooting 46%.

Purdue is 14-of-19 on free throws. Yale hasn't shot any.

3:48 left 1H: Purdue 37, Yale 26

Jaden Ivey has 16 points, Zach Edey 7, and Eric Hunter Jr. and Trevion Williams 4 each. Yale's Azar Swain is getting help late in the half. Williams picks up his second foul with 4:48 to go, bringing Edey back in.

7:36 left 1H: Purdue 27, Yale 20

Yale's August Mahoney shot-puts a 3 (maybe a 2) into the basket. Upon review, it's a 2.

10:29 left 1H: Jaden Ivey vs. Azar Swain

Purdue leads Yale 25-16 on Eric Hunter's 3 with 11:05 left.

Jaden Ivey has 15 points.

Azar Swain is 5-of-5 from the field and gives Yale a 16-15 lead with 13:04 left. He has 11 points.

15:33 left 1H: Purdue 11, Yale 8

Jaden Ivey is 2-of-2 on 3-pointers and has 8 points already. Sasha Stefanovic is 0-of-3 from deep. Yale's Azar Swain has 6.

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