I delayed watching the Iowa game last night to see the last five minutes of the #1 Purdue @ Rutgers affair. Rutgers had lost four of its last five, including losses to Lafayette and UMass and an 86-51 defeat @ Illinois in its most recent outing. But with five minutes to go, Rutgers only trailed by seven, so when they scored to cut it to five, I decided to see how it turned out.
Well, as you know, Rutgers kept fighting and took a one-point lead on Ron Harper Jr's turn-around from the lane with 13 seconds to play. But PU hit a short shot with 3.4 seconds to go that looked like it would save the day. Nope. Rutgers inbounded to Harper who dribbled just beyond midcourt before launching a hail Mary just before the buzzer. Nothin' but net. Rutgers upsets #1 PU. What a scene that was as the place went crazy. Really glad I stuck with that game before joining the Iowa fiasco.
But that's college basketball, and it's great. Happy for Rutgers and glad to see PU go down.
Well, as you know, Rutgers kept fighting and took a one-point lead on Ron Harper Jr's turn-around from the lane with 13 seconds to play. But PU hit a short shot with 3.4 seconds to go that looked like it would save the day. Nope. Rutgers inbounded to Harper who dribbled just beyond midcourt before launching a hail Mary just before the buzzer. Nothin' but net. Rutgers upsets #1 PU. What a scene that was as the place went crazy. Really glad I stuck with that game before joining the Iowa fiasco.
But that's college basketball, and it's great. Happy for Rutgers and glad to see PU go down.
