Matt Painter's 500th win was a foregone conclusion. Purdue's run shows Hall of Fame coach's legacy
The Boilermakers hope to get coach Matt Painters two more wins for an Indianapolis celebration. Regardless, his legacy is "stamped," P. J.
Thompson said.
ST. LOUIS — Midway through the second half of Purdue basketball ’s second-round NCAA Tournament win, with Miami still threatening to retake the lead and crush the Boilermakers ’ dreams, coach Matt Painter was having a blast. Yet when Hurricanes coach Jai Lucas appeared to deftly use consideration of a replay challenge to see how Purdue planned to line up on the inbounds, Painter turned toward the media, administrators and fans behind him with a wide grin.
“I love that,” Painter said to no one in particular. Painter appreciates tacticians and gamesmanship. Really, though, everyone involved with Purdue basketball is having fun right now, because they’re winning and because of how they’re winning.
It’s fitting this particular team gave Painter his 500 th win at Purdue with Sunday’s 79-69 victory over Miami . Reaching that number had become a foregone conclusion – and matter of when, not if. Along those same lines, with 13 more wins, he’ll pass Gene Keady as the program’s all-time leader.
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