Several Boilermakers fans wore Edey’s No. 15 jersey for the opening game of the Rady Children’s Invitational. Included among them was a man who stood in his stocking feet as Purdue coach Matt Painter was walking off the floor folliowing the 13th-ranked Boilermakers’ 71-61 victory over North Carolina State.

The two-day second annual Rady Children's Invitational men's college basketball tournament begins Thursday with a Final Four rematch between Purdue and North Carolina State at a sold-out LionTree Arena at UC San Diego.

Just under eight months ago, Purdue and North Carolina State squared off in the final four. Purdue would win that game, cementing themselves into the 2024 National Championship Game. In a game about the hype of Zach Edey vs.