Purdue star Zach Edey on Monday put together a historic performance in a loss to UConn. It wasn’t enough to impress Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, though.
The Boilermakers fell short 75-60 against the Huskies in the national championship game at State Farm Stadium
Edey was dominant in defeat, accounting for nearly two-thirds of his team’s final point total. He finished with 37 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks on 15/25 shooting from the field.
But despite Edey’s monster stat line, Green believed he saw Edey give up right after halftime. The Warriors forward posted on X late in the second half to compliment UConn big man Samson Johnson for making Edey “quit” mid-game.
“Job Well Done 35! You did your job tonight. It was him that made Edey quit with about 19 mins (sic) to go in the 2nd half,” wrote Green. “There was a turnover and I saw Edey body language walking back. He was done. Now rewatch the game from that point on. #FreeGame.”
Job Well Done 35! You did your job tonight. It was him that made Edey quit with about 19 mins to go in the 2nd half. There was a turnover and I saw Edey body language walking back. He was done. Now rewatch the game from that point on. #FreeGame
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 9, 2024
Edey’s supposedly poor body language could have very well been due to fatigue. The Purdue center played all but one minute of action, lugging his 7’4″, 300-pound frame around and carrying the Boilermarkers’ offense the entire time.
The Purdue star’s 37 points were the most scored in a national championship game loss and the fourth-most in title game history.
Green has never scored 37 points in the NBA nor in college as a member of the Michigan State Spartans.
