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No. 2 Purdue plays Akron after Smith’s 29-point game
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Akron Zips (3-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (3-0)
West Lafayette, Indiana; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Purdue plays Akron after Braden Smith scored 29 points in Purdue’s 87-80 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Purdue went 14-2 at home last season while going 24-12 overall. The Boilermakers allowed opponents to score 70.4 points per game and shoot 45.2% from the field last season.
Akron finished 28-7 overall a season ago while going 8-4 on the road. The Zips averaged 15.9 points off of turnovers, 11.9 second-chance points and 34.0 bench points last season.
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