Box Score PORTLAND, Ore. — No. 24 Purdue advanced to the Phil Knight Legacy Championships after an 84-66 victory over No. 6 Gonzaga in the Moda Center Friday.
 
Zach Edey scored 15 of his 23 points in the final 15 minutes, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each added 14, and Purdue surged into a championship game matchup against No. 8 Duke.
 
Edey, Purdue's 7-foot-4 center, was the catalyst for a big second half and took over for stretches. But he had a pretty good supporting cast. Caleb Furst added 10 points, and Purdue (5-0) shot 57 percent in the second half, made six of 11 3-point attempts and outrebounded the Bulldogs 46-31.
 
Drew Timme led Gonzaga with 22 points and nine rebounds in his highly anticipated matchup with Edey. Nolan Hickman added 15 points and five assists. Julian Strawther grabbed 10 rebounds, while Timme had nine.
 
Both teams exchanged eight-point leads in the first half, and it was Purdue leading 33-28 at the break.
 
Gonzaga (4-2) pulled to 36-35 in the opening moments of the second half thanks to two baskets from Timme and 3 by Rasir Bolton. But the Boilermakers answered with 13 of the next 18 points. Edey scored in the paint twice and Newman's 3-pointer coming off a screen pushed the Purdue lead to 49-40 and led Few to burn a timeout.
 
Purdue eventually pushed the lead to 12 as Furst scored eight straight points with a free throw, a pair of dunks and a 3-pointer that gave the Boilermakers a 57-45 lead with 8:36 remaining.
 
The Bulldogs face Xavier (4-2) in third-place game of the bracket Sunday at 4:30 p.m.