Wayne Chism's three was wide right at the buzzer and Purdue escapes the Virgin Islands with the win and the championship.
Three things stood out from tonight's game:
One - Both teams can contend for a spot in Indy, but both are going to need some breaks to get there. Neither team has the depth or overwhelming talent of Kentucky, Texas or Kansas. They are going to have to win with balance and defense and careful ballhandling.
This calls into sharp focus the inexperienced bench of Purdue and lack of a true PG for Tennessee. I think if the situation tonight was reversed there is no way Hummel, Kramer and Moore let their team mishandled the clock and settle for their five taking a twenty two footer.
Two - Purdue feels like they have played together forever. Mostly because this starting lineup is in their third season together. Very few NBA teams have this kind of continuity. That said, Moore and Hummel need to control the ball in the final minutes so there isn't a true freshman clanking two free throws that could (probably should have) cost then the gme.
Three - How fun is Bruce Pearl?? You could hear every word out of his mouth tonight and dude is hilArious! I can't wait for him and calipari to go head to head. I have a sneaky feeling pearl could go John Cheaney on his ass is properly provoked...
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