Purdue obviously has a distinct size advantage down low, their guards like to push the ball up in transition, and they are a great 3 pt shooting team.
On the flipside it seems like they have a tendency to turn the ball over, they are sometimes slow to defend in transition, especially the bigs, and they aren't great at defending the 3 pt line. They are also a great FT shooting team, but yesterday against Vermont even their best shooters struggled mightily in trying to put the game away, when it gets to crunch time I like our advantage in terms of confidence and will to win.
I think matchup wise, it's not as bad as it looks for us on paper, and I'd even say they are a pretty good matchup from an Iowa State perspective. Swanigan is a beast and will get his, their guards will make some 3's, but I think overall will struggle with our guard defense from Naz, Morris, and Thomas.
IMO the key to the game is really Burton vs Vince Edwards, and how our bench performs vs theirs. If Burton can at least be a wash against Edwards and Bowie, Jackson, and Babb can keep contributing quality minutes, I think we can come out with a victory.