Purdue’s Shocking Collapse Sparks Dramatic Comeback to Seal Top-10 Victory at Nebraska
Purdue couldn’t worry about that in the moment.
With Big Ten title hopes dwindling, the Boilermakers — despite all that had happened leading up to the final minute of overtime — showed championship-level poise that had coach Matt Painter taking a more positive spin on his team’s grit than a negative tone with losing a large lead.
“I thought our effort was great,” Painter said. “I thought we did a pretty good job executing.”
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Only 11 turnovers in 45 minutes, nearly outrebounding the opponent with just two players (Oscar Cluff and Kaufman-Renn combined for 33 rebounds) and holding an elite 3-point shooting team to 37.5% all were positive signs to back up Painter’s positivity.


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