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"He asked
me what I
was going
to get on my
pizza after
the game."
success and establish momentum.
The Boilermakers play Tuesday at Northwestern before getting ranked Wisconsin Saturday
in Mackey. They're riding a three-game winning
streak, and a victory over the Wildcats would
make it their longest Big Ten streak since 2011.
"I think (winning close games) helps you
when you get back in that situation again. It allows them to feel good about themselves." Painter said. "In our years at Purdue we've had success,
Center A.J. Hammons on his conversation
with Coach Matt Painter during the long delay
before his eventual game-winning free throw vs.
Penn State Saturday. Hammons, a bit nervous in
the pressure situation, needed a distraction.
Earlier in the week at Illinois, the Boilermakers waited to seize control until the final
two minutes, pushing out a one-point lead
into an eight-point victory.
"I haven't been pleased about their poise
throughout the course of a game, but at the
end of the game, our guys have really done
a good job of continuing to play and carrying out their assignments and thus making
plays," Painter said. "Most of what we did the
other night (against Penn State) was those
guys just keeping their heads up and keep
Tom Campbell
Terone Johnson gets a hug from mom Rona moments after the Boilermakers' dramatic 65-64 win battling and keep playing, so it was fun to
over Penn State on Saturday night. Johnson was one of the game's heroes, hitting a clutch three- watch."
pointer to tie the game in the final seconds.
And Painter hopes it continues to breed
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