Game Preview | Yale vs. #14 Purdue | Life after Jacobsen

Game Preview | Yale vs. #14 Purdue | Life after Jacobsen

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Purdue’s 2-0 start is overshadowed by loss of true freshman center.

The news was announced on Sunday that talented freshman, Daniel Jacobsen, will likely be out for the season with a fractured tibia suffered a minute into Purdue’s second game of the season.

Jacobsen started both of Purdue’s first two games, and the 7-4 true freshman looked like the next in a long list of dynamic bigs for Matt Painter over the last two decades. Now, a formerly crowded big man room has even more questions as Purdue’s schedule starts to get some teeth as Purdue plays host on Monday to Yale, and then #2 Alabama on Friday.

Now Purdue has to face the best player on its schedule to this point, Yale’s John Poulakidas, while not overlooking a dangerous Yale team with the #2 team in the country waiting later in the week.

With the test results showing the fracture happening on Sunday, Painter has just one day to prepare for life without the 7-4 shot blocker, but Purdue has one of the deepest front courts in the country. The game against Yale will be the first look into who will fill the big man role for Purdue going forward.

Yale (1-1)

Yale has had an uneven start to its season. It won its season opener handidly, beating Quinnipiac 88-62 at home. Poulakidas led the way with 19 points, but it was Yale’s dominance on the glass that created the route with Yale edging Quinnipiac 50-27 on the boards. Yale had 21 offensive rebounds.

Balanced scoring also helped Yale with four different players reaching double-figures.

Yale didn’t have near the day on the glass in its second game with just 6 offensive rebounds and Yale lost on the road, 91-79, against Illinois Chicago despite shooting 11 of 24 from the three point line.

For the second straight game, Yale struggled to keep hold of the ball. Its 16 turnovers against Illinois Chicago was one more than it had in its season opener. Purdue is coming off a game where it…

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Publish date : 2024-11-11 02:41:00

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