Purdue goes down, as does the free throw percentage
I only watched the first half of the game last night. Purdue looked fired up while Clemson, which was lacking James Mays due to a hip injury, looked jittery. The Tigers began the 2nd half with a 3-point deficit but, in the end, they were able to overcome that deficit and win by a final score of 61-58.
They also overcame more than the the 3-point deficit; they overcame their own abysmal free throw shooting. Combined the team shot just 10-26 or about 38%. So just as the world is back to normal because the football team beat South Carolina, so too is the world back in order because the basketball team can’t hit freebies.
Rivers: 5-9
Sykes: 0-2
Booker: 1-5
Hammonds: 2-6
Oglesby: 1-2
Grant: 1-2
According to ESPN, the team’s FT% is now a whopping 66%.
Office bragging rights over the boss. Sweet.