Purdue basketball vs UConn score, updates, highlight: Boilermakers fall 75-60 in national title game

Purdue basketball fell one game short of finishing off its mission, as the Boilermakers fell to UConn 75-60 in the national championship game on Monday night at State Farm Stadium.

The Boilermakers — who were appearing in their national title game since 1969 — hung in it with the now back-to-back national champions in the first 20 minutes. But offensive struggles in the second half were too much for Purdue to overcome.

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UConn has eliminated Purdue's 3-point game all night, which caused Matt Painter's squad issues finding its rhythm offensively. Purdue, eentering the night averaging 8.7 3-pointers in the NCAA Tournament, went 1 for 7 from beyond the arc Monday night.

Though he struggled at times throughout the night, two-time national player of the year Zach Edey dominated inside the paint and was productive in his highly anticipated battle with UConn's Donovan Clingan, Edey finishing with 37 points.

Highlights from Purdue's national championship game against UConn:

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Purdue vs UConn live score updates in national championship game

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Final: UConn 75, Purdue 60

11:31 p.m.: FINAL: UConn 75, Purdue 60. Despite Zach Edey's game-high 37 points, the Boilermakers fall to the Huskies in the national title game. UConn has won back-to-back national championship games.

11:24 p.m.: Cam Spencer calls a UConn timeout with 2:14 to go. Huskies now lead the Boilermakers 69-56.

11:21 p.m.: Lance Jones gets the layup and Matt Painter calls his final timeout as Purdue now trails UConn by 13 points, 67-54, with 2:46 to go in regulation.

11:21 p.m.: Three minutes to go in this one as Purdue trails UConn 67-52. Dan Hurley gets a warning by official Jeffrey Anderson for pushing his player Cam Spencer during action.

11:20 p.m.: Braden Smith goes 1 for 2 at the free throw line to bring it back to a 17-point deficit for Purdue at 67-50.

11:11 p.m.: Matt Painter calls another timeout on the floor after Zach Edey works the post for the jumper. Purdue now trails UConn 65-49 with 4:52 to go in the national championship game. Edey has 29 of the Boilermakers 49 points on the night.

11:08 p.m.: Purdue continues to struggle offensively as it misses another 3-point attempt. Boilermakers are now 1 for 5 from deep and 5 for 16 from the field in the second half. UConn out to its largest lead of the night at 17 points, 63-46.

11:07 p.m.: Fletcher Loyer gets called for his second foul of the game.

11:02 p.m.: Purdue trails UConn 59-42 at the under-eight media timeout. Boilermakers are being outscored 23-12 in the second half thus far by the Huskies.

11:00 p.m.: Zach Edey ends a near 4:30 field goal drought for Purdue as he hits the jumper inside the paint. UConn now leads 56-42. Edey up to 22 points on the night.

10:57 p.m.: Matt Painter has seen enough as he calls a timeout on the floor after Hassan Diarra extends the UConn lead to 56-40 with the layup. Purdue has now not made a field goal over the last 4:12.

10:55 p.m.: Braden Smith draws the foul as head drives through the lane to the basket. Smith makes both free-throws for the Boilermakers, bringing the game to a 51-40 lead for UConn. Purdue has not made a field goal over the last 3:47.

10:50 p.m.: Purdue struggling offensively here in the second half as it is on a 2:08 scoreless drought heading into the under-12 media timeout. Boilermakers have only hit three of their 11 shots (27.3%) from the field in the second half thus far. UConn leading Purdue 51-38, its largest lead of the night.

10:47 p.m.: Zach Edey is up to 20 points on the night as Donovan Clingan gets called for the goaltending. Purdue now trails UConn 47-38.

10:45 p.m.: Zach Edey gets called for his second foul at the 13:55 mark of the second half.

10:38 p.m.: CAMDEN HEIDE! The Purdue big man makes his first basket of the night a big one as he slams it home for a dunk. Boilermakers trail the Huskies 43-34 at the under-16 media timeout after Stephon Castle scores on a layup prior to the timeout and after Heide's basket.

10:36 p.m.: Lance Jones picks up his third foul as he gets called for the block. TBS's broadcasters Bill Raftery and Grant Hill, along with CBS Sports' rules analyst Gene Steratore, all agreed that it should have been an offensive foul on the Huskies.

10:34 p.m.: Trey Kaufman-Renn puts the Boilermakers on the board in the second half with a layup of the class. UConn now leads Purdue 39-32.

10:31 p.m.: The second half is under. Purdue brings out the ball.

10:30 p.m.: Purdue shot 46.4% from the field in the first half and only made two 3-point attempts. UConn shot 48.4% from the field in the first half itself.

First half: UConn 36, Purdue 30

10:09 p.m.: Purdue forced the stop in the winding seconds of the first half as Cam Spencer misses the jumper but the Boilermakers still trail UConn 36-30 at halftime. Boilermakers finished the half in a scoreless drought over the last 2:18. Edey leads Purdue with 16 points.

10:02 p.m.: Timeout UConn. Dan Hurley calls a timeout on the court as Braden Smith drains Purdue's first 3-pointer of the night to bring the game within two points at 32-30 in favor of UConn with 2:09 to go. Smith is now 4 for 7 from the field in the first half with nine points.

9:58 p.m.: UConn is out to its largest lead of the night at five, as it leads Purdue 30-25 at the under-four media timeout with 3:49 to go in the first half. Purdue's offense has cooled off in the last few minutes as it has only hit one of its last seven shots.

9:50 p.m.: The TBS broadcast showed that Zach Edey and UConn coach Dan Hurley were exchanging words heading into the under-eight media timeout. Edey is not on the court out of the timeout for the Boilermakers, to which the Huskies go to Donovan Clingan for an easy basket.

According to Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde, Hurley came onto the court complaining that Edey set an illegal screen prior to the timeout and it led to the exchange.

9:48 p.m.: Zach Edey gets called for the walk causing Purdue's third turnover of the night. Tied game at 23-23 at the under-eight media timeout between Purdue and UConn. Edey leading the game with 14 points.

9:46 p.m.: Zach Edey continues the hot hand as he gets the jumper to fall over Donovan Clingan to put the Boilermakers up 23-21. He has now scored 14 of Purdue's 23 points on the night.

9:45 p.m.: Lance Jones picks up his second foul of the game as he gets called for the illegal offensive screen. Both teams facing foul trouble early in this one.

9:42 p.m.: Edey draws another foul on UConn, sending him to the line. He makes one of two free-throws at the line to bring the Purdue deficit to 21-19.

9:37 p.m.: Purdue keeping in it with UConn early as it trails the Huskies 18-16 at the under-12 media timeout. Before the stoppage on the court, Huskies forward Samuel Johnson picked up a foul. Purdue ball coming out of the timeout.

9:36 p.m.: EDEY AGAIN! Edey with the jumper AND-on against Clingan. He has now scored each of the last 11 points on the night for the Boilermakers. It's 16-16 with 12:19 to go in the first half.

9:34 p.m.: Edey is making his presence felt early on as he picks up back-to-back blocks on the night, this time on a layup attempt from UConn's Tristen Newton.

9:32 p.m.: EDEY DUNK! The Purdue big man finishes the alley hoop pass from Braden Smith to tie the game at 11-11.

9:30 p.m.: Purdue forces its first turnover of the night and it leads to a media timeout on the floor. Boilermakers trailing the Huskies 11-9 early with 15:04 in the first half. Both teams are shooting 57.1% from the field to begin.

9:27 p.m.: The Edey vs. Clingan show continues as Edey responds to a Clingan dunk with jumper of his own in the paint to tie the game at 9-9.

9:24 p.m.: Zach Edey ties the game at 7-7 at the 17:02 mark of the first half as he connects on the hook shot.

9:23 p.m.: Trey Kaufman-Renn gets the Boilermakers on the board with a jumper inside the paint.

9:22 p.m.: Purdue wins the tip and we are under in the national championship game!

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Pregame

9:10 p.m.: Here is Dan Hurley's starting five for the national championship game: Tristen Newton, Stephon Castle, Cam Spencer, Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan.

9:10 p.m.: Here is Matt Painter's starting five for the national championship game: Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, Lance Jones, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Zach Edey

9:05 p.m.: It was a heavy UConn selection on the 'March Madness Live' pregame show on TBS as Charles Barkley, Jay Wright, Kenny Smith and Clark Kellogg all picked the Huskies to beat the Boilermakers.

8:30 p.m.: UConn coach Dan Hurley told CBS Sports in a pregame interview that he believes Zach Edey is "the best college player" that he has seen play. Read more here on what Hurley had to say about the back-to-back national player of the year.

8:14 p.m.: Former Auburn and NBA forward Charles Barkley said on the March Madness pregame show that in order for the Boilermakers to come out on top tonight, Zach Edey will have to play the entire 40 minutes and stay out of foul trouble.

8:02 p.m.: The Paint Crew, Purdue's official student section, have taken their spot near the court inside State Farm Stadium for Monday night's national championship game.

4:51 p.m.: Monday night's meeting between Purdue and UConn is the first time two No. 1 seeds will square off in the NCAA Tournament championship game in a non-covid year since 2017.

4:50 p.m.: Fun fact, UConn and Purdue have the most wins in the nation with 36 and 34 respectively. Both teams have not fallen out of the top five in the AP Top 25 poll all season as well.

4:50 p.m.: UConn is appearing in its second straight and sixth overall national championship game. The Huskies have defeated (16) Stetson, (9) Northwestern, (5) San Diego State, (3) Illinois and (4) Alabama to get to Monday's championship game. UConn is 5-0 in each of its last five national championship game appearances.

4:50 p.m.: Purdue is appearing in just its second national championship game. It defeated (16) Grambling State, (8) Utah State, (5) Gonzaga, (2) Tennessee and (11) NC State to get to Monday night's title game.

Camden Heide put back dunk vs. UConn

Purdue redshirt freshman forward Camden Heide cashed in on his first minutes in Monday's national championship game in a big way as he put the hammer down on after grabbing the offensive rebound.

Dan Hurley-Zach Edey exchanging words at media timeout of national championship game

Heading into the under-eight media timeout, UConn coach Dan Hurley and Purdue big man Zach Edey were seen exchanging words to each other as Edey was walking to the bench. According to Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde, Hurley came onto the court complaining to an official that Edey set an illegal screen prior to the timeout. As that happened, Edey said something to Hurley to which Hurley fired back with something.

Here is the clip of the interaction:

Zach Edey dunks over over Donovan Clingan

Drew Brees at Purdue-UConn national championship game

Former Purdue and NFL starting quarterback Drew Brees is at State Farm Stadium for Monday night's national championship game against UConn. He was spotted walking to his seat in a Mason Gillis jersey:

'March Madness Live' crew make predictions for Purdue-UConn

Here's who the 'March Madness Live' crew of Charles Barkley, Jay Wright, Kenny Smith and Clark Kellogg picked in Monday night's national championship game:

• Charles Barkley: UConn
• Jay Wright: UConn
• Kenny Smith: UConn
• Clark Kellogg: UConn

Gene Keady has the Purdue "P" sprayed into his hair

Former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady is once again in attendance to watch the Boilermakers in the NCAA Tournament For Monday's national championship game, Keady had the Purdue "P" sprayed onto the back of his head. Keady, who went 512-270 overall in 25 seasons at in West Lafayette, was the last coach to bring Purdue to the Final Four until his successor, Matt Painter, took the Boilermakers to the final weekend this season.

Zach Edey, Purdue arrive to State Farm Stadium

Zach Edey and the Boilermakers have arrived to State Farm Stadium for Monday night's national championship game:

What channel is Purdue vs UConn on today? How to watch, stream live

• TV channel: TBS
• Stream: NCAA March Madness Line app | Sling TV

Purdue and UConn will square off in the national championship game of the NCAA Tournament on TBS. You can stream the game on the free March Madness Live app or on Sling TV. Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) will have the call of the Boilermakers vs. the Huskies on TBS.

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Purdue vs UConn start time, TV info, location

• Start time: 9:20 p.m. ET
• TV info: TBS
• Location: State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)

Purdue and UConn will tip off at 9:20 p.m. ET in the national championship game of the NCAA Tournament from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Purdue vs UConn preview

Purdue: The obvious assessment of the No. 1 target for the Boilermakers on Monday starts with two-time national player of the year Zach Edey, who is averaging 28 points per game in the NCAA Tournament. His presence around the rim and inside the paint will determine whether UConn will be able to set the pace and tone, and get the shots, it wants.

UConn: The Huskies are going for their sixth national title and second consecutive. UConn has made the NCAA Tournament look easy, as it has outscored its opponents by 25 points per game. Clingan vs. Edey will be a matchup to watch throughout, but look for Tristen Newton, Stephon Castle and Cam Spencer to be big scorers for the Huskies Monday night.

Purdue vs UConn odds, betting line, spread

Odds according to BetMGM as of Monday

• Spread: UConn (-6.5)
• Over/under: 144.5
• Moneyline: UConn -275 | Purdue +230

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Purdue vs UConn prediction, game picks

Here's the game prediction from the Lafayette Journal & Courier's Purdue beat reporter Sam King:

Play like it did offensively against North Carolina State in the Final Four and Purdue will get run out of the building. Braden Smith won't have a half as bad as he did Saturday night. Maybe ever again. It'll take a near flawless effort from Purdue. But this game was the one it eyed all year. At this point, why not? The pick: Purdue 95, UConn 91.

Purdue vs UConn injury updates

Purdue: None

UConn: None

Purdue vs UConn stats

Purdue

• PPG: 82.9
• PPG allowed: 68.8
• FG%: 48.9%
• 3PT%: 40.6%
• KenPom ranking: 2

UConn

• PPG: 81.6
• PPG allowed: 63.5
• FG%: 49.8%
• 3PT%: 36%
• KenPom ranking: 1

Purdue vs UConn championship odds

Odds according to BetMGM as of Monday

• Purdue: +240
• UConn: -300

Purdue basketball schedule 2023-24

Below are the results from Purdue's last five games. For the Boilermakers' full schedule, click here.

UConn basketball schedule 2023-24

Below are the results from UConn's last five games. For the Huskies' full schedule, click here.

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