5 quick takeaways from Purdue at Indiana
Extreamly deflating loss. 5 quick takeaways
- Another tale of two halves. The Boilermakers went on a run late in the first half to lead by 12 in the first half. Then they blew that lead in the second half and put up just 21 points in the second half.
- Just like in the past 3 games, This team crumbled under pressure when things went south in the second half. The Boilermakers failed to match the intensity Indiana brought in the second half. Turnovers, bad passes, and fouls galore. One can say the Boilermakers took the fight out of themselves when they started the second half on the wrong foot
- In this 4 game losing skid, the Boilermakers have been lacking confidence, focus, discipline, and leadership. Braden Smith has been struggling in this losing streak to take care of the basketball and lead the way through creating shot slection offense. Trey Kaufman Renn continues to be plaged with foul issues. This is putting more pressure on the bench which hurts confidence. While Fletcher Loyer did have 20 points and Myles Colvin had some terrific moments, The Boilermakers as a whole have lost their swagger.
- Tough game for the players for sure, but part of the blame falls on Matt Painter and his staff. Perperation and adjustments are always key and the coaching staff has not done the best job with both of these things for Purdue Basketball.
- The Purdue Boilermakers continue to free fall heading into March Madness. We shall see if they can put a stop to to the bleeding against a very good UCLA Bruins Team at Mackey Arena on Friday. Boiler Up!
Player of The Game - Fletcher Loyer