Christmas time in New York City is supposed to be magical. For the Boilermakers, their trip to Brooklyn will come off the heels of a tragedy.
Purdue, donning their first #1 ranking, couldn’t get out of their first contest without an upset. Not too far from NYC, Purdue traveled to Jersey to take on a struggling Rutgers team without Geo Baker. It didn’t matter for the Scarlet Knights, who rode a hot Ron Harper Jr. to an incredible come from behind victory on a last second half court heave.
The two-point loss is the first for Coach Painter’s Boilermakers this season.