The Gonzaga Bulldogs are one of the few teams left in the NCAA tournament equipped to pull off an upset of Zach Edey and the Purdue Boilermakers.

Gonzaga has enough size across its front line to at least slow down the Purdue big man's threat.

Graham Ike, Anton Watson and Ben Gregg can rotate the defensive responsibilities so that the Zags are not mired in foul trouble after the first few minutes. They also have experience defending the 2023-24 version of Edey from their November 20 matchup at the Maui Invitational.

Mark Few has dealt with his share of unique matchup challenges over his three Elite Eight trips in the last five seasons.

Gonzaga slowed down a deep and long Florida State team with three future NBA players on its roster to reach the final eight in 2019. It also took down an experienced UCLA squad in last season's Sweet 16.

Few holds a coaching advantage over Matt Painter, who has only been past the Sweet 16 once in his career with the Carsen Edwards-led team in 2019.

Purdue could control the contest through Edey, like it did in the first two rounds, but that might be tough against Gonzaga's 10th-rated two-point defense.

The Boilermakers could outclass Gonzaga from three-point range, but it is worth noting the Zags outshot Kentucky, the No. 2 three-point shooting team, in a road win on February 10.