News Sports: In the first round of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament on Thursday night, Zach Edey led No. 24 Purdue to an 80-68 victory over West Virginia with 24 points and 12 rebounds.

Erik Stevenson scored 17 points as the Climbers (3-1) lost for the first time this season. Joe Toussaint added 16 points from the bench.

Mason Gillis added 14 points for the team’s success (4-0) and Brandon Newman came on from the bench to score 8 points.

City team lead 43-32 after halftime. Edey led with 12 points in the first half.

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said: “We took a 4-0 lead because we played better. “We haven’t done it yet. We returned the ball at an alarming rate and refused to return it.

Purdue overcame West Virginia with a score of 34-32 and reached 47.1% from a distance of 3 points (8 to 17). West Virginia played solid defense, forcing 18 turns, but were unable to knock down their shots, going 5–22 (22.7%) from outside the arc.