Valparaiso vs Purdue produced one of the week’s biggest college basketball shocks Friday in West Lafayette, where the Beacons stunned the Boilermakers 83-80 in double overtime on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
Valparaiso vs Purdue decided by last-second 3-pointer
With the score knotted at 80 in the closing seconds of the second extra period, guard Justus McNair hit a corner 3 as time expired, according to the game broadcast, sealing Valparaiso’s second victory of the season and handing Purdue its second defeat.
Valparaiso forced the second overtime when Rakim Chaney buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first OT at 70-70. Purdue had earlier controlled stretches of play, leading by as many as 15 points in the opening half.
Historical context and betting backdrop
Purdue entered as a 19.5-point favorite, according to oddsmakers, but the loss dropped the Boilermakers to 0-2 for the first time since the 1976-77 campaign. It continues a string of early upsets around the sport. Earlier in the week, Oklahoma fell to East Texas A&M despite being favored by 28.5 points.
Streaks snapped at Mackey Arena
The defeat ended Purdue’s 23-game home winning streak in the month of November. It also marked the program’s first home loss to a Missouri Valley Conference opponent at Mackey Arena since 1978, when Purdue fell to Indiana State led by Larry Bird.
Boilermakers navigating roster turnover
Purdue is adjusting after the departures of Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer. That experienced trio helped the Boilermakers reach the Elite Eight last season. Kaufman-Renn is now in his sixth college season at Kansas after receiving a preliminary injunction against the NCAA that allowed him to play, according to court filings.