The 3-2-1: Purdue-Florida State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Some quick analysis from Purdue's 73-72 loss at Florida State.
• Lost in the outcome tonight was the success Purdue had playing, basically four guards, with Nojel Eastern's uncommon dimensions making it function, as he was the Boilermakers' 4.
With Grady Eifert in foul trouble and matchup issues that might have brought about the move anyway, Purdue turned the game on its side in the second half, and with Evan Boudreaux's skill at the 5, Purdue may want to look into keeping this as something it turns to at times.
It matched up better defensively against a four-perimeter Seminole team and should have reaped more benefits from from having more ball-handlers on the floor.
• That being said, Purdue's point guard was a power forward in the second half, underscoring the reality that the Boilermakers don't have a point guard in a traditional sense, and teams often rely on their point guards in situations like the one the Boilermakers struggled in tonight.
• Purdue's frontcourt looked overmatched in the first half by FSU's athleticism and physicality, except for Evan Boudreaux, who'll be the first to tell you his athleticism is not a strength, but it never matters. He just played harder and scrappier than better athletes and gets the best of them.
What a find by Purdue.
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