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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 10 • 41 BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@ GoldandBlack.com W ith three min- utes left in the first half in Pur- due's exhibition win over California (Pa.), the Boilermakers switched into their new 2-3 zone de- fense, then played it throughout much of the second half. "We got too low a couple times and al- lowed a couple threes. We'll keep working on it … and we'll get bet- ter at it," Coach Matt Painter said. "We have to use a lot of energy in that zone. It's not something where you're just hanging back. You have to work hard if you're go- ing to be good at it and not forget who's protecting the rim either. "The ball never got in the high post one time. When you play 20 minutes of zone, and the ball doesn't get in the high post one time, I think we got something accomplished there. Guys are going to make some shots, make some threes, and you have to live with it. That's the hard thing to do for a coach who's never zoned. When they make a couple, do you M E N ' S BA S K E T BA L L : N E W S A N D N OT E S vertime Tom Campbell Matt Painter's team debuted its zone defense Friday against California (Pa.), playing it for much of the second half. 2014-15 PURDUE MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Nov. 2 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) (BTN Plus) W, 89-52 Nov. 7 CARROLL (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Nov. 14 SAMFORD (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Nov. 16 IUPUI (BTN) 3 p.m. Nov. 20 GRAMBLING (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Hawaii Nov. 24 vs. Kansas State (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. Nov. 25 vs. Arizona/Missouri (ESPN/ESPN2) TBA Nov. 26 vs. TBA (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU TBA Big Ten/ACC Challenge - West Lafayette Dec. 2 NC STATE (ESPN2/ESPNU) 9 p.m. Dec. 6 NORTH FLORIDA (BTN Plus) 2 p.m. Dec. 8 IPFW (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Dec. 10 ARKANSAS STATE (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) 9 p.m. Crossroads Classic - Indianapolis Dec. 20 vs. Notre Dame (BTN) 5:15 p.m. Dec. 22 GARDNER-WEBB (BTN Plus) 6 p.m. Dec. 31 MINNESOTA (BTN) TBA Jan. 3 MICHIGAN (BTN) 2:15 p.m. Jan. 7 at Wisconsin (BTN) 7 p.m. Jan. 10 MARYLAND (BTN) 2:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Penn State 1 p.m. Jan. 21 at Illinois (BTN) 9 p.m. Jan. 24 IOWA (BTN) Noon Jan. 28 INDIANA (BTN) 9 p.m. Jan. 31 at Northwestern (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Feb. 4 OHIO STATE (BTN) 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Minnesota (BTN) 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Rutgers(ESPNU) 7 p.m. Feb. 15 NEBRASKA (BTN) 5:15 p.m. Feb. 19 at Indiana (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Feb. 26 RUTGERS (ESPNU) 9 p.m. March 1 at Ohio State (CBS/BTN) TBA March 4 at Michigan State (BTN) 8 p.m. March 7 ILLINOIS (BTN) 4:30 p.m. March 11-15 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago) Boilermaker Zone Debuts