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Carsen Edwards becomes Purdue’s leader in NCAA Tournament scoring
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No Purdue basketball player has ever scored more points in the NCAA Tournament than Carsen Edwards.
During the first half of Purdue’s Sweet Sixteen matchup against Tennessee on Thursday night, Edwards scored 15 points and became the all-time leading scorer in program history during the NCAA Tournament. That first half total put him at 168 points in nine tournament games.
Edwards scored those 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the floor in the first half.
#Purdue's Carsen Edwards is now the Boilermakers' all-time leading scorer in @marchmadness games.
He has 168 points in 9 #MarchMadness games.#BoilerUp 🚂 pic.twitter.com/CkUGbPflif
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 29, 2019
Edwards has been huge for the Boilermakers through the first two round of the NCAA Tournament, dropping 26 against Old Dominion in the opening round and scoring a career-high 42 points two nights later against reigning champ Villanova.
For the season, Edwards averaged 23.6 points per game to lead the B1G in scoring. He shot 38.9 percent for the year.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB