Valparaiso stuns Purdue: Buzzer-beating 3-pointer in 2OT sends Boilermakers to first 0-2 start since 1976
Valparaiso University pulled off a major upset against Purdue University with an 83-80 double-overtime victory. The loss marks Purdue's first 0-2 start to a season since 1976.
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Highlights significant volatility in early-season college basketball and the impact of roster turnover on high-major programs.
Another major upset in college basketball headlined on Friday night in West Lafayette , Indiana , when Valparaiso handed Purdue a stunning 83-80 loss in double overtime. With the game tied at 80 in the final seconds, Valpo guard Justus McNair knocked down a corner 3-pointer as time expired to hand Purdue its second loss of the season.
Valpo sent the game to double overtime after Rakim Chaney knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 70. The Boilermakers led by as many as 15 points in the first half.
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