It's a strange sort of compliment when Purdue is developing a system for the opponent's fans storming the court.
The Boilermakers lost for the third time in the last four games.It took 39 minutes and 58 seconds, but something happened that finally made sense with two seconds left inThe score didn’t make sense. The way Purdue played, other than Zach Edey and Braden Smith, didn’t make sense. The rebounding edge for Maryland, the disparity at the foul line? Zero sense. It's in the stats, people.
Willard gets it. He’s a good man, Kevin Willard. He gestures to his players on the floor, telling them to back off so Purdue’s Fletcher Loyer can throw the ball into Mason Gillis, and then those two can follow the rest of the Purdue team down the sideline and into the tunnel, to the locker room, to safety.
when the Northwestern students who’d been verbally crushing the Boilermakers for 40 minutes were now sprinting past them, making contact on their way past, no way to avoid that.“I thought they did a really good job, just professional, and Kevin was really great there at the end. … A couple of our guys got pinballed at Northwestern, and it was a tough deal.”
Quick recap of the ending at Northwestern: Boilers lead 55-47 with 3:50 left, but turn it over six times and are outscored 17-3 the rest of the way for a 64-58 loss.Quick recap of the ending at Maryland: Boilers lead 37-29 with 14:10 left, but give up a 29-4 run over the next seven minutes. Maryland leads 58-41 after Hakim Hart’s 3-pointer with 7:14 left, and the game is over. Yes, there are still 7:14 to play — hey, someone’s paying attention! — but the game is.
Purdue’s best two players Thursday night were hearing it all night. Braden Smith, who shot an air ball — he indicated he was fouled, but on this night that just didn't matter — was mocked with the “air ball” chant every time he touched the ball the rest of the way. He finished with 18 points, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
Hey, they’re big boys right? Sticks and stones and all that. The point is not: Look how mean those Maryland fans were!
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