[NU Sports] Was there ever a doubt . . .

[Dennis W. Brandt]

. . . that we would lose to Purdue?  Not in my mind.  I've seen it so often it hurts to say how often.  In the second half, we missed a one-and-one and the back half of six two-shot fouls, leaving eight points untallyed.  No moral victory here whatever.  We played nearly our best game and Purdue almost their worst, and we still lost.  Athletic talent is what the other team always has.