Written by Adrian Beecher
Orlando, FL - Caleb Swanigans 20 points, 12 rebound's and 7 assists, combined with Vincent Edwards double-double, led Purdue to an 80-60 victory over the Iowa State Cyclones in round 2 of the NCAA Tournament. After taking over the middle portion of the game, Iowa State made things very interesting before the Boilers punched their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen. Here's how it all went down.
Iowa State won the toss, but it was the Boilermakers getting the first bucket of the game with Ryan Cline draining a triple. The Cyclones quickly answered with a dunk from Solomon Young on the other end. Then it was time for the Big Ten Player of the year to get in on the action. Caleb Swanigan first drilled a triple and then put in a layup to give the Boilers the early 8-2 lead with 17:09 left in the 1st half.
The three pointers were falling and being throw up early on for both teams, and Iowa State’s Deonte Burton put in the first one for them. After Issac Haas had put in two buckets for the Boilers, it was again Swanigan hitting a triple to give Purdue a 15-8 lead capping off a 7-0 run with 13:26 left in the half.
Ending the run was Matt Thomas for the Cyclones from beyond the arc to make it 15-11. Shortly after that, Burton was able to trim the deficit to just 3 points for Iowa State, before Vincent Edward’s hit one from beyond the arc to get in on the three-point party and push the Purdue lead back to 6 with 12:08 left on the clock.
Over the next 4 minutes, the Boilers were able to maintain their lead and with 6:53 left in the half, Carsen Edwards drained two free throws to push their lead to 8. Then it was the Cyclones going on a 7-2 run to cut the Boiler lead at 29-26 with 3:51 left in the half. That would be as close as Iowa State would get to Purdue for the rest of the first half as the Boilers went on a 9-2 run to make it a 10 point game.
After the Cyclones had hit a free throw to cut it to 9, Dakota Mathias hit a triple to make it a 12-point lead for Purdue. Iowa State quickly answered back with a layup to cut it back to 10 with 28 seconds on the clock. As Purdue played for the last shot, Mathais got the ball again and put up a triple with just 3 seconds on the clock to send the Boiler into the locker room with a 44-31 lead and all the momentum.
In the second half, it was Mathais getting thing's started for the Boilers with a quick layup to push their lead to 15. Monte Morris answered with a layup of his own for Iowa State as they looked to keep Purdue from running away with the game. Despite the Cyclones efforts, the Boilermakers gradually extended their lead, pushing it to 19 points with 14:25 left in the game.
Then things started to get interesting as Iowa State fought to keep their season alive. Nazareth Mitrou-Long got things started for the Cyclones, hitting a triple to cut the deficit to just 16 with 13:40 left in the game. That was just the start of a 7-0 run that cut the deficit to 12. With 11:23 left in the game Purdue’s Isaac Hass put in a layup, was fouled in the process and put in the and-one to push the lead back to 15.
After trading buckets, Iowa State went on a 12-0 run that was highlighted by three triples to cut it to just a 3-point game with 8:04 left to play. Ending the run was Swanigan for Purdue making it 65-60 Boilers. They were able to get their lead back up 6 points, but that did not last long.
Deonte Burton hit a triple to make it just a 1 point game with 4:56 left on the clock. Then it was Swanigan getting into the paint at the other end. He put up a shot under the basket, it did not go in, but he was able to gather the rebound and put it back up getting fouled in the process. He made the first and missed the second, which was rebounded by the Boilers and then Vincent was able to put in a layup to push their lead back to 4 points with 4:28 left.
A 5-0 run by the Cyclones put them on top 73-71 with just 3:11 left on the clock as both teams seasons hung in the balance. PJ Thomas then hit a 3-pointer for Purdue to end the run and put the Boilers back on top. On the other end of the floor, it was Burton missing a jumper for Iowa State and Swanigan putting it in back the other way for Purdue to make it 76-73 with just 2:23 left to play.
This forced the Cyclones to call a timeout, which didn’t prove useful as Swanigan stole the ball on the ensuing possession. Then it was Vincent Edwards putting in a hook shot for Purdue to make it 78-73 with just 1:37 left on the clock. The Boiler’s missed their next two shots as the Cyclones cut the deficit to two points. After hitting 1 of two free throws to make it a two-point game, Iowa State’s Monte Morris missed the second, and it was corralled by Swanigan. The Boilers quickly worked the ball up the court, Swanigan got the ball under the basket and went up for a dunk to seal the deal with just 14 seconds left, but it was blocked by Deonte Burton.
After the block, Purdue had the inbound and got it into Dakota Mathis, who missed the front end of a 1 and 1. However, Swanigan hauled in the offensive rebound and got the ball to PJ Thomas. The Cyclones fouled, sending Thomas to the line for Purdue to seal the deal. Thomas connected on both free throws to make it 80-76 with just 4 seconds left on the clock. A desperation three by Monte Morris went up uncontested and didn’t go in as the final buzzer sounded to solidify Purdue’s spot in the Sweet Sixteen.
This marks the first time that Purdue has been to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010 when they played in Houston and lost to Duke, who eventually went on to win the National Title that year. This year they will head to Kansas City, Kansas to face the winner of Kansas and Michigan State. The game will be played on Thursday, March 23rd.
Iowa State won the toss, but it was the Boilermakers getting the first bucket of the game with Ryan Cline draining a triple. The Cyclones quickly answered with a dunk from Solomon Young on the other end. Then it was time for the Big Ten Player of the year to get in on the action. Caleb Swanigan first drilled a triple and then put in a layup to give the Boilers the early 8-2 lead with 17:09 left in the 1st half.
The three pointers were falling and being throw up early on for both teams, and Iowa State’s Deonte Burton put in the first one for them. After Issac Haas had put in two buckets for the Boilers, it was again Swanigan hitting a triple to give Purdue a 15-8 lead capping off a 7-0 run with 13:26 left in the half.
Ending the run was Matt Thomas for the Cyclones from beyond the arc to make it 15-11. Shortly after that, Burton was able to trim the deficit to just 3 points for Iowa State, before Vincent Edward’s hit one from beyond the arc to get in on the three-point party and push the Purdue lead back to 6 with 12:08 left on the clock.
Over the next 4 minutes, the Boilers were able to maintain their lead and with 6:53 left in the half, Carsen Edwards drained two free throws to push their lead to 8. Then it was the Cyclones going on a 7-2 run to cut the Boiler lead at 29-26 with 3:51 left in the half. That would be as close as Iowa State would get to Purdue for the rest of the first half as the Boilers went on a 9-2 run to make it a 10 point game.
After the Cyclones had hit a free throw to cut it to 9, Dakota Mathias hit a triple to make it a 12-point lead for Purdue. Iowa State quickly answered back with a layup to cut it back to 10 with 28 seconds on the clock. As Purdue played for the last shot, Mathais got the ball again and put up a triple with just 3 seconds on the clock to send the Boiler into the locker room with a 44-31 lead and all the momentum.
In the second half, it was Mathais getting thing's started for the Boilers with a quick layup to push their lead to 15. Monte Morris answered with a layup of his own for Iowa State as they looked to keep Purdue from running away with the game. Despite the Cyclones efforts, the Boilermakers gradually extended their lead, pushing it to 19 points with 14:25 left in the game.
Then things started to get interesting as Iowa State fought to keep their season alive. Nazareth Mitrou-Long got things started for the Cyclones, hitting a triple to cut the deficit to just 16 with 13:40 left in the game. That was just the start of a 7-0 run that cut the deficit to 12. With 11:23 left in the game Purdue’s Isaac Hass put in a layup, was fouled in the process and put in the and-one to push the lead back to 15.
After trading buckets, Iowa State went on a 12-0 run that was highlighted by three triples to cut it to just a 3-point game with 8:04 left to play. Ending the run was Swanigan for Purdue making it 65-60 Boilers. They were able to get their lead back up 6 points, but that did not last long.
Deonte Burton hit a triple to make it just a 1 point game with 4:56 left on the clock. Then it was Swanigan getting into the paint at the other end. He put up a shot under the basket, it did not go in, but he was able to gather the rebound and put it back up getting fouled in the process. He made the first and missed the second, which was rebounded by the Boilers and then Vincent was able to put in a layup to push their lead back to 4 points with 4:28 left.
A 5-0 run by the Cyclones put them on top 73-71 with just 3:11 left on the clock as both teams seasons hung in the balance. PJ Thomas then hit a 3-pointer for Purdue to end the run and put the Boilers back on top. On the other end of the floor, it was Burton missing a jumper for Iowa State and Swanigan putting it in back the other way for Purdue to make it 76-73 with just 2:23 left to play.
This forced the Cyclones to call a timeout, which didn’t prove useful as Swanigan stole the ball on the ensuing possession. Then it was Vincent Edwards putting in a hook shot for Purdue to make it 78-73 with just 1:37 left on the clock. The Boiler’s missed their next two shots as the Cyclones cut the deficit to two points. After hitting 1 of two free throws to make it a two-point game, Iowa State’s Monte Morris missed the second, and it was corralled by Swanigan. The Boilers quickly worked the ball up the court, Swanigan got the ball under the basket and went up for a dunk to seal the deal with just 14 seconds left, but it was blocked by Deonte Burton.
After the block, Purdue had the inbound and got it into Dakota Mathis, who missed the front end of a 1 and 1. However, Swanigan hauled in the offensive rebound and got the ball to PJ Thomas. The Cyclones fouled, sending Thomas to the line for Purdue to seal the deal. Thomas connected on both free throws to make it 80-76 with just 4 seconds left on the clock. A desperation three by Monte Morris went up uncontested and didn’t go in as the final buzzer sounded to solidify Purdue’s spot in the Sweet Sixteen.
This marks the first time that Purdue has been to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010 when they played in Houston and lost to Duke, who eventually went on to win the National Title that year. This year they will head to Kansas City, Kansas to face the winner of Kansas and Michigan State. The game will be played on Thursday, March 23rd.