Takeaways: No. 4 Purdue 80, Northwestern 60
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NU actually shot pretty well for once, but Purdue shot even better. And they dominated the boards.
Good writeup. Purdue is just a handful.
I’m extremely encouraged by Roper’s emergence. He’s a strong enough defender and has shown enough on offense (3 from the corner, putback slam) that if Audige continues to be hobbled by nagging injuries, he can sort of slot in and take more of his minutes without too much of a dropoff.
The optimist in me says our depth — and tests against the Big Ten’s best — will pay dividends later this season for a push toward a .500 conference record.
I’m extremely encouraged by Roper’s emergence. He’s a strong enough defender and has shown enough on offense (3 from the corner, putback slam) that if Audige continues to be hobbled by nagging injuries, he can sort of slot in and take more of his minutes without too much of a dropoff.
The optimist in me says our depth — and tests against the Big Ten’s best — will pay dividends later this season for a push toward a .500 conference record.
6-6 down the stretch doesn't seem out of reach, but that probably means coming close to sweeping the games against Minnesota, PSU, and Nebraska. I know Cats fans are all looking forward to playing games against those teams, but unfortunately those teams are likewise probably looking at those games as ones where they'll get some happiness in the rough and tumble B1G.