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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork. Junior Fernandez Jersey .com) - In the second half of the fourth-annual Crossroads Classic, the 21st-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish will clash with the Purdue Boilermakers at Banker Life Fieldhouse. The Crossroads Classic serves to highlight basketball in the state of Indiana and will open on Saturday with the 23rd-ranked Butler Bulldogs taking on the Indiana Hoosiers. Mike Breys Irish have suffered just one defeat on the season, that coming back on Nov. 23 by a single point on the road at Providence (75-74). Since then, Notre Dame has reeled off six straight victories and moved to 10-1 on the year with last weekends 83-63 rout of Florida State in ACC action. Matt Painters Boilermakers are off to a solid start to their season as well. Purdue enters this game with an 8-3 overall mark, although it has split its last four games. The Boilermakers have also been idle for a week after last weekends 81-71 road loss at Vanderbilt. Notre Dame holds a narrow 21-20 series lead thanks to wins in each of the last two meetings with Purdue. The Irish came out on top in Indianapolis two years ago, 81-68. Purdue fell behind by 11 points at the half and just couldnt do enough over the final 20 minutes to prevent Vanderbilt from earning a 10-point win. The Boilermakers shot the ball at an efficient rate overall (.473), but Vandy hit nine 3-pointers in the game compared to Purdues three. Raphael Davis led four Boilermakers in double digits with 15 points. Isaac Haas finished with 13, while Kendall Stephens Bryson Scott checked in with 11 and 10 points, respectively, off the bench. Purdue has been solid at the offensive end this season, averaging a strong 76.7 ppg on .470 shooting. The team has also excelled on the glass, outrebounding foes by seven caroms per contest. Stephens isnt starting right now, but still leads the team in scoring at 12.3 ppg. Haas checks in at 11.5 ppg and is followed closely in the scoring column by Vince Edwards and his 10.7 ppg. The Boilermakers will need to stay sharp offensively on Saturday, as Notre Dame has shown plenty of firepower and efficiency at that end of the floor. The Irish are seventh nationally in scoring (84.9 ppg) and lead the nation in field-goal percentage (.557), including .409 from behind the arc. Scoring depth is apparent, as four of the teams five starters are averaging double figures, led by Jerian Grants 18.9 ppg. Grant has picked up where he left off after missing most of last season and is also the teams top facilitator, dishing out 6.0 apg. Zach Auguste can fill up the basket as well at 15.2 ppg, followed by Demetrius Jackson and Pat Connaughton with 13.3 and 12.7 ppg, respectively. Notre Dames 83 points against Florida State represented the teams most in an ACC contest since joining the league. The Irish were able to convert 51.7 percent from the floor and dominated down low with 46 points in the paint. Auguste was 11-of-15 from the floor and finished with a game-high 26 points. Grant and Jackson had big games as well, netting 18 points apiece. Lane Thomas Jersey . The second-ranked Jayhawks will play the Miners of Texas-El Paso at Imperial Arena in the Bahamas. The game can be seen live on TSN2 starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Mike Matheny Jersey . He was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 5th. The 34-year-old Laval, Que. native has played six seasons with the Penguins. https://www.cheapcardinalsonline.com/804t-ryan-helsley-jersey-cardinals.html . -- The Florida Gators are first yet again this season.PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles were known for rushing the ball last year. This year, their run game is mediocre.All despite having the NFLs leading rusher last year, LeSean McCoy.Different season, different opponents, different team, Eagles offensive co-ordinator Pat Shurmur said this week. We are going to stick with it regardless of the score because we feel like we can run the ball, gain yards and score points doing it.McCoy, who has shown some frustration during the season, said Wednesday he doesnt care if some people dont see him as the same player as he was last year.Thats for you to figure out. Thats crazy, he said. Am I the same player? Yeah, Im the same player.McCoy gained 1,607 yards, a franchise record last year. He has 729 after 10 games this year. He had 932 after 10 games last year.Thats in the past, McCoy said.The Eagles running game hasnt been as productive for several reasons.With the lack of a serious deep threat, defences have been keeping a safety up more than they did a year ago. And more than they do against other opponents.We see what teams do on tape, McCoy said. Then we see them and theyre doing things completely different against us. Roger Maris Cardinals Jersey. cCoy struggled early in the year. Then, after a solid three-game stretch, he put up 19 yards against Carolina.Statistically there is (a drop off), but I think were a different team, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said.Different in that last year, all five starting linemen played all 16 games and a playoff game. This year, only left tackle Jason Peters has started all 10 games.We had some situations where there were some holes blocked pretty well and then a guy would fall off late, Shurmur said. The safety would come down and maybe make a play where we had five or a six-yard run, where at times we might get a little bit less.Shurmur says one thing is certain. The Eagles will never abandon the run.Were certainly a team thats going to run the ball from the beginning of the game until the end, he said.NOTES: Kelly said guard Matt Tobin has a concussion and will go through the NFLs concussion protocol before he can return. Andrew Gardner took reps with the first team in Tobins absence. Dennis Kelly is also in the mix, according to the head coach. ' ' '