One Last Blog From Portland
March 22nd, 2009 at 11:02 pm by Chris Widlic under Sports
Saturday’s stunning wire-to-wire victory over Pac-10 Champion Washington was a memorable hair-raiser that I can’t stop thinking about. The incredible blocks by rising Franklin Central grad star JaJuan Johnson down the stretch, the clutch free throw shooting after the Boilers last bucket came with 5:49 to go, the foul trouble they found themselves in after a too-closely called game by the officials..so many hurdles, all cleared. The last time a Purdue team made it this far? One of my favorite players, Citizen Pain, Brian Cardinal led the ‘99′-2000 team to Albuquerque where they fell a few points short of beating Wisconsin and getting Gene Keady to his only Final Four.The task ahead is formidable..top seed Connecticut, and possibly Memphis after that…wow. This is a true team..no superstars, all contributing, so anything can happen.
Tags: Purdue
