When Jahaad Proctor laid in the ball to tie the game at 5-5, it shouldn’t have been a surprise. The transfer senior was leading Purdue in scoring on the reason, and Coach Painter grabbed the former Iona guard for particularly this reason, scoring buckets in tough games. But tough games is underselling the defensive battle that Purdue and VCU engaged in to start the game, the 10th total point of the game came with more than 9 minutes of game played.
But Purdue beat VCU at their own game, forcing 21 turnovers to 18, and holding a slim margin late, 59-56.