They’ll be talking about this one for a while, the #15 seed St. Peter Peacocks continue their unheard of success as an NCAA Tournament Cinderella, beating the #3 Purdue Boilermakers 67-64.
For Coach Painter, this might be the worst of a strong collection of March disappointments.
After St. Peter’s knocked off Kentucky and Murray St. by dragging those Kentucky programs into rock fights, they do the same against Purdue, helped by a Purdue squad that couldn’t get out of their own way yet again.
The supreme talent and NBA stock of Jaden Ivey wasn’t enough.