(AP) — When two early road losses threatened to derail No.
2 Purdue's Big Ten championship journey, the Boilermakers charted a different course.
“We're just focused on winning games,” All-American center Zach Edey said after Sunday's 75-69 victory at then conference-leading and No.
So instead of fretting about the early season missteps at Northwestern and Nebraska, they used the losses as fuel to keep chugging along.
The Boilermakers took both titles last season, winning the regular-season crown by three games.
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