In Painter's post game interview he made a point of quoting Purdue's record over the years when Purdue doesn't turn the ball over and wins the rebounding battle. On the surface that sounds fair and would seem to make sense but looking at the stats from the three losses this year it doesn't seem so simple.
Purdue dominated the glass in two of the three losses:
Ohio State +14
Nebraska +4
Northwestern +21
Purdue did have more than their average turnovers (11.6) in the three losses:
Ohio State 14
Nebraska 13
Northwestern 17
But, look at the turnovers in some of our biggest wins:
Gonzaga 13
Tennessee 15
Marquette 14
Arizona 12
Illinois 12
Obviously turning the ball over isn't a good thing and of course dominating the boards for this team is important but I'm not sure it's as simple as just taking care of the ball.
Purdue dominated the glass in two of the three losses:
Ohio State +14
Nebraska +4
Northwestern +21
Purdue did have more than their average turnovers (11.6) in the three losses:
Ohio State 14
Nebraska 13
Northwestern 17
But, look at the turnovers in some of our biggest wins:
Gonzaga 13
Tennessee 15
Marquette 14
Arizona 12
Illinois 12
Obviously turning the ball over isn't a good thing and of course dominating the boards for this team is important but I'm not sure it's as simple as just taking care of the ball.