Hammer and Rails · Mar 23, 2019
NCAA Tournament: Purdue vs. Nova, A Torrent of 3’s
Purdue and Villanova will square off tonight in the Round of 32 in Hartford, Connecticut. Usually, there’s no knowns in March, but we know one thing for sure - there’s going to be a lot of 3-pointers when these two teams square off.
On Thursday, when Villanova bested St. Mary’s and Purdue beat Old Dominion, they combined to hoist 50 three-pointers.
Purdue actually topped Villanova on the night, carrying most the deep-range load, shooting 30 threes while Villanova shot only 20. Only 20, because it’s been a long time since Jay Wright’s Wildcats shot under 20 threes in a game. In fact, it’s been since November.