Last night was definitely survival with a little bit of luck. Purdue played like utter trash for much of the game, blew a late 8 point lead, but somehow escaped with an overtime win to keep its Big Ten title hopes alive.
That’s how conference titles are won, however.
Remember 2010? Purdue stole quite a few games then, too. John Hart coming out of nowhere at Illinois helped steal a game. He also hit a big three to break Purdue out of his shellshock in That Game in Minneapolis (which Purdue did win, thanks to Keaton Grant).