Top-ranked Purdue finishes consecutive games against teams from the state of Michigan on Sunday afternoon when it hosts Michigan State at West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue (20-1, 9-1 Big Ten) has grown more proficient at closing out games, as it did on Thursday night when it held on to beat Michigan 75-70 in Ann Arbor, Mich. National Player of the Year candidate Zach Edey tallied 19 points and nine rebounds.
The Boilermakers already needed a superior effort from Edey (32 points, 17 rebounds) to hang on for a 64-63 win over the Spartans (14-7, 6-4) in East Lansing, Mich., on Jan. 16.
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