We knew this was going to be a tough one before the ball was tipped. Purdue is, arguably, the best team in the nation right now, and returned the entirety of a roster that pulled a 1 seed last season. Xavier punched with the Boilermakers as much as they could, but were never able to get over the hump. There’s no doubting the effort and intensity the team brought in this game, and they refused to go quietly into the night.
The three point shooting was bad tonight. Trey Green is the opposite of shy on the court and put up 9 threes tonight, with the only downside to his game being that only two of them went in.