A season marked by redemption, finishes with remorse.
The Boilermakers fell hard to the 1-seeded Kansas Jayhawks in what was mostly a road game in the Sweet 16. The Boilermakers started off with a fury, jumping out to an 8-2 lead behind some hot outside shooting, but Kansas went 3 for 3 with Purdue through most of the first half. While the Boilermakers shot well, they turned the ball over early and often, and after a 36-36 tie with just over 4 minutes to go, the Jayhawks would claim the lead the rest of the way.
Frank Mason the third came in as one of four finalist for the National Player of the Year Award and lived up to the billing, scoring 26 points on an incredible 9 of 11 shooting night.