A Thursday night thriller provided just about every time of emotion a fan can feel. From watching Zavier Simpson score a go-ahead layup to watching Trevion Williams go up as time expired to pull off the road upset, only to be denied by Franz Wagner, it took 50 minutes for this game to be decided. Even when none of the team’s shots were falling, we saw the grit and toughness that coach Juwan Howard has instilled in this group of young men.
Taking double overtime at home to beat a Purdue team who lost their leading scorer to a hip injury in the first half, doesn’t come off as super convincing, but nonetheless is an important win for a team that needed one after last weekend.