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NCAA Men's Regional Semifinals and Finals: Louisville Thursday, March 28, 2019 Louisville, Kentucky Matt Painter ended up being the difference in the game. Ryan Cline Just proud of our guys. They made that run and Carsen got to the basket a couple times. Ryan made about three or four really tough shots, and that was Carsen Edwards important. Because they were on a roll. Purdue Boilermakers And they're trying to put us away and get the game to Purdue-99, Tennessee-94 two possessions and such a different game when you lead by 17 and somebody can take the lead and get it THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, the to two possessions. And they never really were able to Boilermakers are on their way. We'll ask for opening get to get to that point where it's four or five points. We comments from Coach and then go to questions for the managed it and made a couple tough shots and were student-athletes first. Then we'll come back to Coach able to get the game into overtime. for some more questions. Carsen knocked down the two free throws to get it to Coach, congratulations. overtime. That was huge and our guys were very resilient and played hard and pulled out the victory. COACH PAINTER: Thank you. Man, that was obviously a great game. And proud of our guys. You THE MODERATOR: Thank you, Coach. Questions for knew if you watch Tennessee on film, they have Carsen and Ryan here. unbelievable runs. And we were very fortunate to be up 12 at the half because they were 4 for 13 at the free Q. Ryan, obviously, you're a shooter. You've had throw line. some great shooting games, but have you had one like this in a setting like this? But the free throws ended up balancing up. Both RYAN CLINE: I would say no. There were times in the teams really shot 50 percent from 3 and 50 percent second half I was coming off and I knew I was going to from the free throw line. It's an odd box score. shoot it. So my teammates did a really good job of Normally, you get people that can make that many 3s getting me open and giving me an opportunity. are normally going to make their free throws. Both teams struggled in that area. We shot the 3 well. They Q. Carsen, when Tennessee was making the run in shot the 3 well. the second half, what was going through your mind? And how were you guys able to weather It seemed like a stretch in the game in the second half, that and force overtime? we couldn't stop them and couldn't get a rebound. CARSEN EDWARDS: Well, yeah. I mean, obviously, When you look at the box score, we out-rebounded like, when you're going through that run and they get them for the game. the lead, you're just thinking like, well, I want to win, obviously. But we just wanted to -- I just keep thinking They're a good team. They have those we got to get -- to try to get some stops and get to the interchangeable pieces with Schofield and Williams, foul line or something, even though we weren't able to and they cause a lot of problems. And those guards make free throws. are athletic and talented and they can shoot the basketball. They can create shots for themselves. We were just able to battle it out, have guys that battle it out. Ryan made huge shots for us. We were just Our guys hung in there. It was one of those games able to pull it out. where, you know, getting key stops was important and I know it was a high scoring game. But it was tough to Q. Carsen, if you could walk us through the in- get them and I thought at the very end, especially in bounds play there at the end of regulation, about overtime, we got key loose balls, long rebounds and that. And then were you fouled. And, thirdly, what Rev #1 by #174 at 2019-03-29 02:27:00 GMT page 1 of 4 was the pressure like at the line there? year. I just keep preaching that, and we're just going CARSEN EDWARDS: Well, I'll start with yeah, I was out and playing free. fouled. But just through that play, I mean, just we've drawn that play up and ran it before. The first option CARSEN EDWARDS: Yeah, I just agree with him, man. wasn't there. At that point, I was just trying to get open I continue say the same thing over and over. It's a and trying to get the ball. The first option wasn't given blessing to be here, just have the opportunity to play at to me. But being able to get the ball, I felt that I could this level and compete like this. I'm just happy to be make the shot. Then he fouled me so, then, I don't able to get to the next round. Especially I'm happy for know. And then when I got to the free throw line, I was the seniors especially to be able to get this opportunity. struggling all game. Being able to hit the last two, just a blessing. Just an opportunity, stepped up to get us Ryan stepped up and made some big plays. We were some more time to play. able to come out with a win. Q. Carsen, on those last two free throws, after you THE MODERATOR: Anything else for the Purdue missed the first one, was there anything you did student-athletes? Guys, thank you very much. differently to -- was there anything you did differently mechanically or anything like that? Now we'll go to the floor for questions for Coach CARSEN EDWARDS: I don't think I did. I just Painter. continued to focus. I mean, going into the free throw, I just focused and shoot a free throw every time how I Q. Coach, I know Ryan Cline's career didn't get off always shoot it. After that, just did the same thing. to the best start in West Lafayette. To see it kind of Nothing changed. come full circle like this, with a performance like this that Purdue fans will talk about for a long time, Q. Carsen, so how does it feel or did you even what's it mean to you to see the growth and the know that now you're the first player to have four maturation from your senior? consecutive 25-point tournament games since COACH PAINTER: Obviously, when you get into these Steph Curry. moments, especially when you're a jump shooter, it's CARSEN EDWARDS: Ooh! (Laughter.) hard. It's hard to get on the road, play neutral sites. Sometimes your jump shot doesn't go down. But he's Oh, man. That's pretty dope. I didn't know that. It's a always been a guy that just helps you win. blessing to be here and have an opportunity to play at this level and play with a bunch of good guys and a If you look at his assist/turnover ratio, look at the game good staff that believes in me. I'm just happy to be tonight, he has four assists, zero turnovers. He's just here, man. I just want to continue to play. When it steady and he's really come a long way on the comes down to it, I don't even really care about the defensive end and really worked at that. points, man. I just want to win. It's hard sometimes in college basketball, about getting Q. Carsen, there's a famous clip of you staring at into a rotation and staying in a rotation, and then your teammate last year, telling him to relax with becoming a primary player. He was always a guy that I the side eye. Was there anything in the huddle always talked about as a starter, when he didn't start, when Tennessee was making their comeback but then he wouldn't do anything wrong and I'd take tonight? him out. Carsen Edwards and Dakota Mathias and CARSEN EDWARDS: No. We all kind of understand. Rapheal Davis. We had a lot of good players with him. It's none of that, really. We all were in the huddle It was simply why I thought he needed to redshirt his saying the same things. Just get stops and we'll be first year, even though we ended up not doing that, is okay. It's a game of runs. Weather the storm. That's because we felt that he was going to be a really good mainly what it is. I didn't do anything similar to that. player. Q. Carsen and Ryan, how big was this for both you To be able to do this and shoot like that, we were up guys, considering how the last two years went? against it tonight. They made that run, and that You're at the Sweet 16. momentum is moving if he doesn't make a couple of RYAN CLINE: Obviously, considering we haven't been those shots. He stepped up and made some really able to get over that hump, per se. But for the first time tough shots. Especially the one, because it seemed getting back to the Elite Eight since 2000.