15 seconds to go and Thompson is shooting a FT. Timeout to try to freeze Thompson, but more importantly to set the offensive play. The rule of thumb for many assuming the foul situation doesn't alter the thought is that you go for the win as a visitor and go for overtime as the home team. None of that enter the fray as it will be Purdue's ball and either tied or down one ASSUMING that a miss doesn't take place and OSU gets the board for a final shot to win it all. Nothing good happens if it is a miss and Purdue doesn't rebound the ball. In the huddle you can see Matt talking to Dakota and drawing a vertical line on the board he then looks to his right and talks to Carsen. Vince and PJ are in front of him and Biggie is standing up. They walk out on the court and Thompson 5 for 5 at the line misses. Vince and Dakota "pinch" the offensive player on the right side and Biggie blocks out his man...and Carsen doesn't get the block out on his man...but it didn't matter...this time. Ball is boarded by Biggie on the left side of the lane and PJ runs to get the ball and start the push. Meanwhile Dakota "sprints down the left sideline", Carsen on the right wing, Biggie on the left block and Vince a trailer at the top alongside PJ. PJ pushes ball towards Dakota and gives a handoff to Dakota...the player Matt had talked specifically in the huddle now able to turn to his left and go with his strong hand and get in the lane if needed and be the FT shooter if fouled or hit Carsen as another option...assuming that the best post feeder now with the ball finds probably the first option...Biggie...which he did. Biggie gets it, pump fakes and Thompson bites making an obvious foul that has to be called (do feel for Thompson missing the FT and making the foul).
Timeout, 5 seconds on the clock and OSU will "most likely" get the ball tied with 5 seconds to push, down one or two with 5 seconds to push or the ball out of bounds down one or two. Bonus for Biggie, not double bonus, but the kid never to shy away from "the shot" steps to the line and hits the first. Purdue is up and Matt pulls the players off the line to set the D. Biggie misses the second, but OSU decides to play on. Purdue hustles back, but Carsen finds the ball (PJ was covering the best shooter that would come off screens -Cam Williams) and applies some pressure. I don't think it was an accident that Dakota had the ball or that Biggie was fed the ball from Dakota isolated one on one inside. I suspect that conversation with Carsen in the huddle may have been the defensive pressure and the NO chance for a foul. Purdue was very fortunate in the result but played hard and executed towards the end...the same kind of game that would have been lost a couple of years ago.
Timeout, 5 seconds on the clock and OSU will "most likely" get the ball tied with 5 seconds to push, down one or two with 5 seconds to push or the ball out of bounds down one or two. Bonus for Biggie, not double bonus, but the kid never to shy away from "the shot" steps to the line and hits the first. Purdue is up and Matt pulls the players off the line to set the D. Biggie misses the second, but OSU decides to play on. Purdue hustles back, but Carsen finds the ball (PJ was covering the best shooter that would come off screens -Cam Williams) and applies some pressure. I don't think it was an accident that Dakota had the ball or that Biggie was fed the ball from Dakota isolated one on one inside. I suspect that conversation with Carsen in the huddle may have been the defensive pressure and the NO chance for a foul. Purdue was very fortunate in the result but played hard and executed towards the end...the same kind of game that would have been lost a couple of years ago.
