VCU-Purdue thread

A trip to the Sweet Sixteen is on the line when the Colonial Athletic Association collides with the  Big Ten in the Second City.

The No. 3 seed in the Southwest Region, Purdue will face VCU on Sunday for the right to advance to the Sweet 16
in San Antonio … Purdue is one of fi ve teams in the nation that has qualifi ed for the Sweet 16 in each of the last two
seasons … The Boilermakers have never faced VCU on the hardwood … Purdue defeated Saint Peter’s on Friday to
extend its nation-best streak of NCAA Tournament-opening wins to 13 games … The Boilermakers are 34-24 (.586) all-time in the NCAA Tournament … The Old Gold & Black is 3-0 in NCAA Tournament play in Chicago, 3-3 as a No. 3 seed in the Big Dance and 2-2 in tournament games against No. 11 seeds.

When Joey Rodriguez, Brandon Rozzell and Ed Nixon arrived on the campus of VCU back in 2007, one of their goals was to take the program somewhere it’s never been, the Sweet 16. On Sunday evening in the house that Michael Jordan built, the trio will get their chance when they matchup against the third-seeded Boilermakers of Purdue University in the third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. 40 minutes for a right to play in the Sweet 16 in San Antonio next weekend. Nothing else needs to be said.

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VCU roster

2010-11 PURDUE ROSTER
No. Name ………..Pos…….. Cl….. Ht…… Wt….. PPG…. RPG…. APG
0 Terone Johnson G ………Fr…… 6-2 …211….. 4.9….. 2.5…… 1.7
1 Anthony Johnson G …….Fr. ….6-3…. 175
2 Bubba Day ………G ………Jr….. 6-0…. 185….. 0.7….. 0.2….. 0.0
4 Robbie Hummel F Sr. 6-8 228
12 Kelsey Barlow .G ……….So…… 6-5… 193…… 5.1….. 2.9….. 1.6
14 Dru Anthrop ….G ………So…… 6-0 …175…… 0.4…. 0.2….. 0.2
21 D.J. Byrd ……..G/F……. So. ….6-5….. 225…… 5.2…. 3.0….. 1.8
23 Lewis Jackson G ………..Jr….. 5-9 ……165…… 7.9… 3.2…… 3.9
24 Ryne Smith G ……………Jr…… 6-3….. 190……. 5.8… 2.5….. 1.7
25 JaJuan Johnson F/C ….Sr….. 6-10….. 221….. 20.4.. 8.4…… 1.0
32 John Hart G ……………..So……. 6-2…. 196…….. 4.0… 1.1….. 0.7
33 E’Twaun Moore G ……..Sr…….. 6-4….. 191……. 18.2.. 5.1….. 3.1
41 Patrick Bade F ………….So…….. 6-8…. 229…….. 0.8… 1.5….. 0.1
50 Travis Carroll F ………..Fr…….. 6-9…. 230……… 1.3… 1.9…. 0.3
55 Sandi Marcius F ………R-Fr……. 6-9…. 257…….. 1.0…. 1.6…. 0.1

Purdue ……………………………Category …………………………………………….VCU
72.4 …………………………….Points per Game …………………………………….. 71.2
60.9 ……………………….Opponent Points per Game …………………………. 66.5
.447 …………………………. Field Goal Percentage ……………………………… .432
.409 …………………….Opponent Field Goal Percentage………………………. .449
.366 …………………….Three-Point Field Goal Percentage …………………….. .363
.324 …………………..Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage …………. .344
6.9 …………………………Three-Point Field Goals per Game ……………………. 8.3
4.9 …………………….Opponent Three-Point Field Goals per Game …………… 5.5
.715 ……………………………Free Throw Percentage …………………………. .715
+2.0 …………………………….. Rebound Margin …………………………………-3.4
4.1 ………………………………Blocks per Game ……………………………….. 3.7
6.3 …………………………………Steals per Game ……………………………… 8.4
15.7 ……………………………… Assists per Game ……………………………. 14.1
10.5 ……………………………Turnovers per Game ………………………. 11.3
17.9 ……………………………….Fouls per Game ……………………………. 18.3

Notes courtesy of vcuathletics.com and purduesports.com