From an Iowa fan that watches a lot of B1G basketball (insert lame joke here), here are my thoughts on Purude.
Swanigan-- As has been covered in this thread, he is a beast. Pretty much guaranteed a double double each night and has range out to the 3 point line. Good FT shooter too. This will be a tough matchup for Young.
Vince Edwards--He is their best athlete. Expectations were that he would develop into a 1st Team all league player this year but his numbers are comparable to last year. Interested to see if he is match up on Thomas or Naz on D, I would assume Naz.
Dakota Mathias---really good 3 point shooter. The kind of player you only like if he is on your team. The games he has played against Iowa he reminds me of the chunky kid that loves to party who shows up to intramurals and rains 3's all day. Doesnt look like a D1 player but can get hot.
PJ Thompson--not an offensive threat, not their best perimeter defender although he is aggressive with his defense. I think he will struggle trying to contain Monte.
Ryan Cline--3 point shooter and a decent one. 101 of his 125 FG attempts have been 3's this year.
They only play about 3 guys off the bench:
Haas--a large human being and fairly productive. Scores about 12 PPG while only averaging 20 MPG. For as big as he is, he has a pretty soft touch around the rim. Him and Swanigan dont play together a ton. I would be interested, because of ISU's lack of size, if Painter tries to run them more together tomorrow.
Carson Edwards--backup PG that is pretty quick. Averages almost 10 shots per game while playing about 23 MPG so not bashful about shooting.
Spike---Grad transfer from Michigan, was nearly the hero of the NCAA tourney as a true freshman back in 2013. Mulitple hip injuries, IIRC, that caused him to miss major time at Michigan. Doesnt score, has lost a couple steps because of his injuries and is really in there to run the offense while giving the other guards a breather.
Purdue led the B1G in 3 point % and averaged 80 PPG so this should be a fun game to watch.
I think ISU wins because of how well you are playing right now, it truly is impressive.
Swanigan is capable of having a 25 point, 20 reb game and literally carrying his team to victory.
Prediction:
ISU- 76
Purdue- 72