Mackey Magic is back and the Boilermaker basketball is turning the corner. Perhaps after yesterday's thrilling 60-56 win over #11 Wisconsin, Purdue has finally made the turn nearly complete. We'll know for sure if they can win their next one and not allow a let down to take place.
The fab four freshman combined once again to give Purdue their sixth win in seven Big Ten outings, with Etwaun Moore leading the Boilers with 16 points. But it was Robbie Hummel's block of a Badger attempt at a game-tying layup with 1.2 seconds remaining that sealed the victory. Fans stormed Keady Court after the final buzzer. It was the first time they had done so since Coach Matt Painter and the Boilers knocked off Indiana in 1992, denying IU an outright Big Ten title that year. That happened to also be the first time fans had stormed the court. I would expect to see that number jump up from two to God-knows-how-many in the next 3 and a half years with this collection of solid players.
Mackey Arena has always been a fantastic and loud place to play, but in recent years the magic had worn off through some seriously disheartening erosion in the program. But Matt Painter has brought the program back to life and a ticket to a Boilermaker basketball game will once again be a hot commodity. At 15-5 (6-1 in the Big Ten) the Boilers are edging closer to an NCAA invititation that would truly be remarkable with a team of all freshmen and sophomores, save one senior and one junior. Certainly this program will be tough to deal with for the next few seasons.
Great win and great lift for Boilermaker basketball.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
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