Tuesday night left a bad taste in everyone’s mouths. Purdue let a win get away, and it is the type of loss that could be crippling on Selection Sunday. Getting a non-conference true road victory over a major conference opponent like that would have been huge, especially in a year with only seven non-conference games and just one as a true road game. Purdue had every chance to out the Hurricanes away, but didn’t Even with six minutes left and with a lead I felt the game was lost because we saw where it was going.
Now there is little margin for error.