For a while, it felt like a typical Purdue game in the tournament. Not only did Nojel Eastern injure his ankle in pregame, preventing him from playing in the 1st half, but it looked like Purdue was poised to give up their double digit lead as Old Dominion cut it to single digits in the final minutes of the game.
Nevertheless, Nojel came back, and Purdue won by double digits as ODU could not hit a shot to close the lead. Purdue now faces the defending national champions, Villanova, on Saturday. Villanova had their own struggles today, narrowly beating St.