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What Matt Painter said following Purdue’s win over Texas to advance to the Sweet 16
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Purdue is heading back to the Sweet 16.
Friday night, the Boilermakers used huge performances from Trevion Williams, Jaden Ivey and Zach Edey to get back to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, defeating Texas 81-71 in the Round of 32. It’s a nice bounce-back for the Boilermakers, who were eliminated in the opening round last season.
Matt Painter’s team was able to advance thanks to a 22-point performance from Williams, who provided a major spark off the bench. He looked like the B1G Sixth Man of the Year on Sunday night.
Purdue also got 18 points from Jaden Ivey and a double-double from Zach Edey, who finished the night with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The unsung hero was Ethan Morton, who scored 8 points but put together a tremendous defensive effort.
Now, the Boilers will head to the Sweet 16 to play No. 15 seed and Cinderella story St. Peter’s. Here’s what Painter had to say about the win over Texas and the upcoming matchup on Sunday night:
#Boilers Matt Painter: "Texas makes it so hard for you to run things, but if we can get the ball where we want and they're out denying everybody, we're going to be 1-on-1 in the block."
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) March 21, 2022
"St. Peter's a great team. Shaheen Holloway's done a phenomenal job."
Purdue coach Matt Painter shares some high praise for Sweet 16 opponent St. Peter's #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/Hzks4U2qmk
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) March 21, 2022
Purdue's Matt Painter on Carr: "Marcus Carr, we have the utmost respect for him. He did us in a few times when he was at Minnesota. We were just trying to crowd him the best we could and get him off his right hand."
— Brian Davis (@BDavisUT) March 21, 2022
Matt Painter: Courtney Ramey is a very good defender. Jaden was talking about how he (Ramey) was talking, but he can back it up.
— Nick Moyle (@NRMoyle) March 21, 2022
Matt Painter: “We lived at the free throw line. Can’t ask for more.” #MarchMadness
— Christina Huang (@stina_huang) March 21, 2022
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB