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volume 23, EX 24 • March 4, 2013 Inside | Boilers get big upset 6-7 | Women to tourney 15–20 Football workouts prove difficult 24–27 | Recruiting notes 28-29 wisconsin win provides potential building block BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com six more possessions right there and then outrebound (Wisconsin) by 12, just have more cracks inally, it all came together for at it and step up and shoot 46 Purdue in a big game. percent from the field. We could In the Boilermakers' stunning have pushed it even more … just 69-56 win at No. 17 Wisconsin, a great effort and a great comeeverything clicked for Purdue in a back for our team." season in which so little has on a In a season where a lack of consistent basis. experience has been an obvious It was proof positive, Coach hurdle and leadership has ineviMatt Painter said, that his team is tably come into question, it was capable. Purdue's upperclassmen who fuIt's just that even at this late eled the shocking upset, a Boilstage of the season, Purdue's bigermaker win that likely cost Wisgest adversary has so often reconsin a shot at at least a share of mained Purdue, its own inconsisthe conference title. tencies being most responsible Senior D.J. Byrd and juniors for its struggles. Terone Johnson and Sandi MarPainter admitted some meaAndy Manis cius were all pivotal figures in sure of surprise after his team won Purdue's big three against the Badgers were Sandi Marcius, Terone Johnson and D.J. Byrd the Boilermakers' first win over a as they combined to lead the visitors to the improbable road victory. in a building where so few do. ranked team this season. "I would say it's a good surcertain situations and our guys played hard. "That's what you want to prise," Painter said. "I know I've said from Day We've struggled to score the ball, there's see, your older guys continue to fight and 1 that it's not a talent issue and I think when no question about that. I was concerned want to play well," Painter said. "Nobody you have a game like that, it proves it be- whether we could even get to 50 points. wants to lose basketball games. You work cause it wasn't one of those fluke games for "We took a better shot … and we very hard to, when you get older, have a us. We were very efficient in what we were didn't have as many turnovers. We had 12, chance to play a lot and when you have doing. We understood what we had to do in which isn't great, but you're getting four to F THE Numbers 22 The total points Purdue outscored Wisconsin by during the 21 minutes when junior Sandi Marcius was in the game. Conversely, the Boilermakers scored nine fewer points than Wisconsin when A.J. Hammons was on the court. The number of games the last five seasons under Coach Matt Painter that the Boilermakers have defeated a ranked conference foe on the road, including Sunday's win in Madison. The number of victories that seniors Drey Mingo, Chantel Poston and Sam Ostarello have participated in their careers. They have up to nine more games left as Boilermakers. Consecutive Senior Day victories the men's basketball team has collected, currently the longest streak in the Big Ten after the Boilermakers stopped Wisconsin's streak under Bo Ryan at 11. Previously, the Badger coach had never been defeated in a home season finale. Points Wisconsin was favored over Purdue, one-and-a-half more than Michigan was over Penn State, the Big Ten's other big upset of the week. 6 216 3 14.5 some struggles, the fact that our older guys stayed with it and had a lot of fight the other night was a great sign." The trick now is maintaining it, building on the positive momentum Purdue brought back with it from Wisconsin. GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 24 • 1