Yeah, Purdue is much more battle ready than Tech was. I'm not sure how good of a measuring stick that game is for Painter's Crew, other than they absolutely controlled every aspect of the game, with execution on their side. Tech offered zero balance in their offensive attack. Zero on the defensive end. Purdue's starters probably have to work harder in practice...
The screen shot did throw me off though because it plainly says it's final... and then I was like, "Illinois + Purdue= 2 losses"
lots of work to be done by McCasland. I felt like I saw him not being the best coach he could be a couple different times in this tourney. Not calling a TO to break Wake's run before half is one example. The 4 guys standing around watching Tippin on offense was just fucked up. No movement no nothing. That's why these events are valuable though. You don't get a lot of learning against Western Prairie State.