Isaac Haas will miss the rest of the tournament after he fractured his elbow on a hard fall late in the second half of a win over No. 15 Cal St.-Fullerton on Friday.
With about seven minutes left in a game that was already decided, Haas got tangled up with a Fullerton big man and fell directly onto his right elbow. He was down for a few minutes and he did return to the game, but only briefly.
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Haas had nine points and 10 boards on Friday. He was averaging 14.7 points and 5.7 boards on the season. The 7-foot-3, 290 pound center was the anchor of Purdue’s, the guy that Matt Painter ran everything off of due to his ability to score with his back-to-the-basket.
In his absence, expect freshman Matt Haarms to see major minutes with Jacquil Taylor filling into the back-up role.
Purdue plays the winner of Butler and Arkansas on Sunday.