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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 13 • 15 BY STACY CLARDIE SClardie@GoldandBlack.com A look back at the top plays and players from Indiana's 23-16 victory over Purdue on Saturday at Memo- rial Stadium in Bloomington. TOP PLAYS No.3 With Purdue clinging to a 13-6 in the third quarter, Indiana was driving and reached Purdue territo- ry with about three minutes to go. IU quarterback Zander Di- amont took a first down snap at the 31 with four receivers as op- tions. After getting some pressure, Diamont opted to throw the ball downfield and, essentially, sent a lob about 15 yards down the field. Purdue cornerback Anthony Brown was waiting for it, on his knees as the ball came toward him, in posi- tion to intercept the pass. Instead, the ball clanked off his chest and bounced to the turf. Two plays later, Shane Wynn took a flip on a reverse and raced to- ward the left sideline. Seldom-used defensive tackle Michael Rouse was the one who should have kept contain on such a play, but he bit too deep and then was too slow to make up for Wynn's speed, missing him near the line. Safety Landon Feichter wasn't fast enough to get to Wynn, racing on an angle to- ward the receiver, and cornerback Frankie Williams easily got blocked out of the play — literally being shoved down the sidelines by a re- ceiver and not being able to detach from the block — allowing Wynn to cruise into the end zone for a game- tying touchdown. No.2 But Purdue had a prime chance to seize back the lead early in the fourth quarter after backup de- fensive players — linebacker Andy Garcia, playing because Danny Ezechukwu was ejected for con- tact with official, and safety Rob- ert Gregory, in his only snap of the game — combined to force and recover a fumble, giving the ball back to the offense at Indiana's 24- yard line. Purdue moved to IU's 9-yard line with a first-and-goal after a screen pass to tight end Justin Sinz on third-and-eight. But then, like it had all game, the offense stalled. When it mattered most. R a h e e m Mostert gained three yards on a first-down rush and then four on second down, bringing up t h i r d - a n d - g o a l from the 2. Purdue lined up in an I forma - tion look with Brandon Cottom as the fullback to Mostert and had three tight ends in the formation, using Gabe Holmes and Sinz on the left side and Jordan Jurasevich on the line on the right. But before the snap, Appleby motioned out from under center to shotgun, Cottom mo- tioned out wide right and Jurasev- ich motioned slot right. On the snap, Appleby rolled right and was staring down Sinz, running across the goal line toward the right pylon. Sinz had enough space to make the catch, but Appleby's pass sailed high and wide, giving Sinz no chance to make a play. Purdue was forced into another short field goal. No.1 Indiana tied the game at 16 on its next drive, and Purdue failed to re- gain the lead on its next series. That meant IU had 3:19 left to go for the game-winner. And its offense did what Pur- due's failed to: Respond. Tevin Coleman carried twice for eight yards, bringing up a third- and-two. With time, Diamont was able to go over all his receiving options before finding Nick Ston- er alone on the sideline. Stoner caught the ball on his knees for the first down. The drive didn't have another third down. Coleman added a nine-yard rush, Diamont completed a 12- yard pass and then D'Angelo Rob- erts gained 14 and 15 yards on back-to-back carries to put IU at the 1 with 32 seconds left. On the first play from the goal line, Diamont slipped in un- touched off the right side for the go-ahead touchdown. I N D I A N A 2 3 , P U R D U E 1 6 A LOOK BACK AT SATURDAY'S TOP PLAYS AND PLAYERS PURDUE VS. INDIANA GAME STORY