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Purdue and NCAA matchups

The BTT will be fun and entertaining but no matter what team you support all college basketball fans want the big prize, the National Championship. The post season is here and most of the Purdue Boliermaker fans are looking for a "deep run" in the NCAA tournament and gain more national recognition. This season the Boilers enter the tournament with star power in a 1st team All-American that is a double-double machine. In the NCAA tournament you get a chance to see teams play against each that you rarely get to see during the regular season. We all want to see our teams get a match-up friendly bracket and advance to the Final Four. For the true basketball lovers you want to see some of the teams getting all the press and with all the college stars play each other. Purdue vs Villanova was an awesome game early in the season, but very few teams have more than 1 or 2 of these big non-conference games a season. Well for a minute just think about some fun and entertaining matchups that Purdue could have if they were to make a deep run.

1. Purdue vs. Kentucky This game would be fun to watch because Biggie would get to bang with Bam Adebayo. Dakota Mathias would get a chance to really test that "defensive stopper" label against Malik Monk or De'Aaron Fox.

2. Purdue vs. UCLA STAR POWER in this game. Two of the five 1st team All-Americans would try and will their teams to victory. The individual matchups would also be exciting and Purdue would have to score with them.

3. Purdue vs. Florida St. Florida State has been very inconsistent this season, but is the tallest team in the NCAA by average. This matchup would require Isaac Haas to play 25+ productive minutes.

4. Purdue vs. Duke I HATE Duke and would love to see Purdue beat them down while giving Grayson Allen a Haas elbow. Vincent Edwards would get to matchup with one of the premier athletic 4s and lottery pick Jason Tatum. The guard matchups, who do you put Mathias the "defensive stopper" on Allen or Kennard.

5. Purdue vs Villanova What better way to prove you belong in the conversation with the best teams in the country than to beat the defending champs and get a little payback.

6. Purdue vs. Gonzaga The Zags to me have been overrated all season. I would like to see the old school post play between Biggie, Haas and Karnowski. Hopefully the refs would let them play like big guys.

7. Purdue vs. UNC Two different styles. Who would impose their will. Carolina leads the nation in offensive rebounds and we know how dominant Biggie is on the glass. Purdue wants a game in the 60s or 70s and Carolina wants a game in the 80s and 90s. Would be fun to watch.

These are just a few games that I would like to see among many others, but its a Purdue site so these are matchups I think would create some buzz because of the styles of the team and or the star power a team brings. Boilermakers want more national love, this is the time of year you get it. JUST WIN. What are some matchups for Purdue that you would like to see?

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