Purdue had built an 8 point lead with 4 minutes to play, but no lead is comfortable or safe in the NCAA Tournament.  Sure enough, the Butler Bulldogs slowly started chipping away at the lead, cutting it all the way down to 2 points.  But despite a few Boilermaker turnovers, Butler couldn’t get any closer thanks to some awesome defense – including a fantastic block by Vince Edwards on a drive by Kamar Baldwin.

So, the Boilers have the ball with 27 seconds left nursing their 2 point lead.  And after running some time off the clock, Ryan Cline passes the ball to Dakota Mathias at the top of the key, and the senior drains a huge three pointer to ice the game.

Purdue might have been without their big man Isaac Haas.  But Matt Haarms and Jacquil Taylor played great to fill the void in the center.  And all three of Purdue’s other starting seniors, Mathias, Vince Edwards, and PJ Thompson all scored in double digits to pull out a victory and head to the Sweet 16.

BOILER UP!!!!!