Hammer and Rails · Mar 13, 2016
2016 Big Ten Tournament: Michigan State 66, Purdue 62
Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsPurdue had its chance.
After being down 10 at halftime the Boilermakers fought one of the best teams in the country well into the final minute. With 19 points from Vince Edwards and a critical 7 in the second half from Johnny Hill Purdue had a chance to knock off the No. 2 team in America for a second time and potentially get a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It didn't happen.
It is a frustrating loss to be sure, because there were so many chances against an excellent MSU team.