Anthony Leal waved his arms around like a swarm of bugs was attacking him, but he was just trying to communicate with his teammates. Braden Smith blew a kiss to the Indiana bench after making a layup. Kel’el Ware looked frantically around as he stood near the basket, seemingly unsure of what play Indiana was running. Malik Reneau fouled out and Zach Edey made his first career 3-pointer.
Indiana versus No. 2 Purdue wasn’t short on big moments. Just because moments are big doesn’t mean they’re positive, though. And just because a game has big moments doesn’t mean it was competitive or compelling.