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Purdue without backup guard for Saturday’s game vs. Indiana

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Purdue reserve guard Ethan Morton will not be uniform for the team’s season finale against Indiana on Saturday. The program announced he will be attending his grandfather’s funeral in Pennsylvania.

“Ethan Morton will  not be in uniform today as he will be attending his grandfather’s funeral in Pennsylvania,” Purdue said in a statement. “We send our deepest sympathies to the entire Morton family.”

Morton has come in for Purdue off the bench during his freshman season, averaging 7 minutes per contest in his first year in West Lafayette. He played a season-high 25 minutes in Purdue’s November loss to Clemson. Moreton scored a season-high 5 points in a 68-61 win over Valparaiso.

In Purdue’s first meeting against Indiana at Assembly Hall in January, Morton scored 3 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 7 minutes of action. The Boilers defeated the Hoosiers 81-69.

Tip-off from Mackey Arena is set for 2 p.m. ET with the game airing on ESPN.

Dustin Schutte

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