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Purdue’s Zach Edey on close losses: ‘It’s got to start rolling our way eventually’
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The broken-hearted emoji might be the perfect image to sum up Purdue’s season — at least when it comes to its 6 losses. It’s somewhat remarkable how unlucky the Boilermakers have been in some of the biggest games of the year.
Purdue was bitten again on Tuesday night, falling on a last-second 3-point shot for the second game in a row. It marked the fourth time this season the Boilers have been beaten on a late basket.
In addition to Tyson Walker’s 3-pointer at Michigan State and Chucky Hepburn’s for Wisconsin on Tuesday, the Boilermakers also lost on a half-court heave from Rutgers’ Ron Harper Jr. in December and a late triple from Indiana’s Rob Phinisee in January.
Following another gut-wrenching loss — one that eliminated Purdue from a B1G regular season title — center Zach Edey talked about how frustrating those losses have been.
“It’s got to start rolling our way eventually,” Edey said following the loss. “It’s getting ridiculous — they bank in two shots at the end. One is a 3, it’s so far off that it went in. We work ourselves to get back in the game and that’s how the game ends? It’s really frustrating.”
#Purdue's Zach Edey: "It’s got to start roiling our way eventually. It’s getting ridiculous – they bank in two shots at the end. One is a 3, it’s so far off that it went in. We work ourselves to get back in the game and that’s how the game ends? It’s really frustrating"
— mike carmin (@mike_carmin) March 2, 2022
Purdue dropped to 24-6 with Tuesday night’s loss and 13-6 in the B1G. Despite entering the season as the most talented team in the conference, Matt Painter’s squad will not claim a regular season title.
The Boilermakers are hoping the string of bad luck starts to turn now that March has arrived.
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