I know it's a cliche, and we do say it a lot around here (which makes a cliche), but this is game recent Purdue teams would have lost. After Purdue pushed an 11 point lead in the 2nd half, Wisconsin cut the Boilers' lead to 3 after a jump shot from Alex Illikainen. At that point, I was really wishing I didn't have to drive home from Harry's so I could have another drink. Thankfully, Dakota Mathias stepped in with not one, but two 3-point daggers to all but put away the Badgers. Though Wisconsin wasn't *completely* dead yet after Hammons missed PJ on a pass underneath Wisconsin's basket, Rapheal Davis proved why he was Defensive Player of the Year in the Big Ten by intercepting the Badgers' inbound pass and drove the ball to the hoop for the final dagger.
#14 Purdue 61, Wisconsin 55
