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when asked about Octeus' final
game. "Of course, you wish you can
have a couple of those free throws
back, but it's part of the game and
sometimes shots don't go in."
SLUMPING
Stephens may have finished
the season shooting 38 percent on
three-pointers, but neither he nor
his teammates could find a rhythm
against the Bearcats.
Much like the second half of
the season.
Purdue made only 4-of-26
three-pointers against Cincinnati,
and Stephens was only 1-of-8
shooting.
After Stephens 6-of-12 three-
point effort at Penn State on Jan.
17, he made one or fewer three-
pointer in 11 of Purdue's final 16
games. He was only 25-of-78 (32
percent) in that span.
"The second half of the sea
-
son was kind of a terrible shooting
performance by me," he said after
the game. "I'm really to blame for
a lot of it. It's what the offseason
is about. It's part of the game, so
you've just got to get better. You've
just got to keep your head up."
Painter expected a much bet-
ter shooting team than he got this
season.
The Boilermakers made only
195 in 34 games, which ranked
eleventh out of 14 Big Ten schools.
Their shooting percentage on
three-pointers (.327) ranked 12th.
"I'm totally shocked, not just
this game but in general," Painter
said after the Cincinnati loss when
asked about the shooting. "I feel
like we have some guys who are
really good shooters and for what-
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Tom Campbell
The Boilermakers were thought to have a better shooting team this season, but they finished
among the Big Ten's worst in three-point percentage and makes. Sophomore Kendall Stephens,
who struggled in the second half of the season, took blame for the team's poor performance.
