Purdue Basketball: Dominate Rutgers in Big 10 Victory

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00:03 We start first in West Lafayette inside Mackey Arena.

00:06 Purdue upset on the road on Sunday in Columbus by Ohio State.

00:11 You knew the Boilers were coming out with a vengeance.

00:14 And boy, did they have a vengeance and an axe to grind last night against Rutgers.

00:19 Back at home inside Mackey, nearly a 30 point win for the Boilermakers.

00:25 Purdue victorious 96-68 over the Scarlet Knights.

00:30 They cover as a 14 and a half point home favorite.

00:34 What does that resilience show you about Matt Painter's team,

00:38 J-Y, in West Lafayette?

00:41 >> You know, Ben, we were talking during the break and I had my, I guess my jersey

00:45 bias, kind of looking at the track record of Rutgers versus Purdue.

00:50 But when Purdue loses, they usually thunder punch teams.

00:55 The next game, and I thought that was what I saw in first half.

00:59 Rutgers, one of the best defensive teams in the country.

01:01 Folks, they don't like to give up 60 points in the game.

01:04 They give up 52 at the half.

01:06 And you didn't have the Zach Eadie 40 point game.

01:11 I know he had 25 points in 27 minutes.

01:14 And shout out to Zach Eadie.

01:16 Any big man who goes 11-11 from the foul line gets a shout out from a big man

01:21 coach like myself.

01:22 But to me, it just looked like a Purdue team that looked focused.

01:26 And here's the thing to look at, folks.

01:28 I know it wasn't so much Braden Smith, even though he shot the ball only twice

01:33 from three.

01:33 When you shoot 12 for 23 from three, and you have a dominant big like Zach Eadie,

01:41 you're in trouble, right?

01:42 Because the big man's scoring down low, you can't stop him.

01:46 Then you're giving up threes, and I think it was plus, not a thing,

01:49 I think plus 21 points at the three-pointer for Purdue.

01:53 If they can get those guys to shoot the ball from three well, Ben,

01:58 along with Zach Eadie scoring inside, as a coach, you are officially stuck.

02:04 Because you will want to eliminate one of the two things.

02:07 If you can't eliminate both, you give up 96 points.

02:10 And that's what Purdue did last night.

02:13 - Coach, let's look forward here at Purdue, because you brought up a great point here.

02:16 They have three losses on the season, and every game after that loss,

02:19 they absolutely put the team away, whether it be Iowa, Penn State,

02:22 and/or as we just saw with Rutgers.

02:23 Four games left in the season, but here's the question.

02:26 Once you get to March Madness, coach, "Hey, we lost that basketball game.

02:29 Well, let's crush the next team we play."

02:31 There is no tomorrow in there.

02:33 How do we trust Purdue knowing what we've seen over the past couple of years?

02:36 And is this a better version of Purdue from what we've seen the past previous years?

02:41 - You know what, Donnie?

02:41 I think it is.

02:43 I think because what you have is...

02:44 My issue with Purdue, folks, has never been about the big man.

02:49 It's always been about guard play and the ability for their guards to knock down shots.

02:54 But if you got Jones shooting at 37%, Smith shooting at 43%,

02:58 Laurie shooting at 41.3%, and Gillis coming off the bench shooting at 48.8%,

03:04 that is going to be where Purdue can make their run.

03:08 It's not the big man, folks, because, listen, once you get into the tournament,

03:13 the game slows down, they're going to cut the head off at the snake,

03:16 which means it's Zach Eaddy.

03:18 If their guard play can shoot the ball, they're going to make a run.

03:23 I think this team is a Final Four team.

03:25 I think they're one of the four best teams in the country,

03:27 and I think they can do it.

03:29 It's just about making shots.

03:32 So plus 800, yes, they're...

03:34 I mean, I don't know if you would call that a value.

03:36 Ben Hovsey will get at me, so I'm not calling them a value

03:38 because they're one of the top plays right now.

03:41 But I do think Purdue is positioned to make a deep run in March,

03:45 provided the guards shoot the ball the way they're shooting it this year.

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