Unbeaten No. 6 Purdue, No. 17 North Carolina embrace early test

This weekend looms big on the early schedule for No. 17 North Carolina and No. 6 Purdue.

They'll meet Saturday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn.

"Now we'll get a real test in our next tournament with the teams that we're going to play," Purdue coach Matt Painter said, pointing to North Carolina first. "They have great individual players. They're like everybody else, trying to find th