Much has been made this season of Purdue’s struggles in late game situations. In four of the five losses (Louisville was never really close enough despite the final score) Purdue has either been tied or within a possession with the ball in the final seconds.
There have been a handful of games this season that I would qualify as “tight games”. Let’s qualify them as games that were within a possession inside the last 4 minutes (after the last media timeout). Here is the full list of them:
Villanova – The Wildcats led 71-67 after an Isaac Haas turnover with 3:48 left.