Purdue pulled out an OT win in Madison. It was a game that was weird from the UW side.
The Boilers went up early, stormed back, couldn’t take control, fell behind again, staged a crazy rally to force OT. Badgers had a late lead and it was tied until 38 seconds left, so Purdue kinda just made more plays at the end.
Some UW fans are apoplectic. I’m kinda just seeing it as a sign the conference is gonna be a bitch this year. Also, UW had turnover and defensive rebounding issues that seem fixable, but I also might be under crediting UW’s FT luck from Purdue (UW also had a not great night, even by its standards). Also caught the bounce back from a 7-31 night. Don’t like losing at home, but the team did some stuff I don’t expect from it well. On to the next.
(Also, that Purdue offense is a nightmare to hold back. It’s edwards, a hammer Big and three 6-6 guys who can shoot. Everything is guys popping out around screens, the big overwhelming and Edwards hitting crazy stuff. Did not enjoy facing it)