More: Purdue assistant coaches break down Villanova

HARTFORD — Purdue's defensive focus Saturday night against Villanova is obviously going to center largely around the outstanding backcourt of standout Phil Booth and budding standout Collin Gillespie.

But the Boilermakers know they are going to have their hands full, too, with the game's trickiest matchup, Eric Paschall.

The centerpiece of 'Nova's seemingly interchangeable frontcourt, the veteran is a 6-foot-8, 255-pounder who affects games in a wide variety of ways.