Purdue bounced back after a loss to Indiana on Thursday, cruising to an 80-60 win over Northwestern on Sunday afternoon in Mackey Arena.
This was a game the Boilermakers needed to come out and play well today to get the bad taste out of their mouth from Thursday. Northwestern, albeit their record is bad, has been playing quite well as of late. Not only did they win in East Lansing, but they also played the likes of Ohio State, Wisconsin, and others to very close games during Big Ten play.
If the Boilermakers didn’t come out playing smart and hard, this would be a game that could’ve slipped away.