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Purdue’s Matt Painter Explains Why He Picked Up First Technical in Nearly 10 Years.
Purdue coach Matt Painter was hit with his first technical foul in nearly 10 years on Thursday night. He explained what prompted it following the loss to Penn State.
It’s rare to see Matt Painter lose his composure, but on Thursday night, the Purdue coach received his first technical foul in nearly ten years. This occurred during a timeout early in the second half against Penn State.
With his team trailing 50-32, Painter was assessed a technical foul at the 15:48 mark—right after the first media timeout. He appeared frustrated by some missed foul calls against Penn State, especially regarding Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn while he had the ball.
As it turns out, though, Painter might have actually just been trying to light a fire under his team.
“It’s interesting how you get technicals when your team plays like shit. That’s the gist,” Painter said. “The story of the game is Penn State took it to us. When you get in that thing and you don’t think you have enough fight, I’m going to fight for some calls and try to get our guys going.”
Even in games when officiating is a big issue, Painter doesn’t get hit with technical fouls. It only makes sense that he was trying to do something to get his team rolling rather than just simply sounding off on an official.
Painter’s last technical foul prior to Thursday night came in 2015.
His effort didn’t help much, as Purdue’s struggles continued and the Boilermakers dropped an 81-70 decision to the Nittany Lions. Purdue fell to 7-2 on the year and Penn State improved to 8-1.
Purdue will get a chance to grab its first Big Ten win this weekend, hosting Maryland at Mackey Arena on Sunday (noon ET, Big Ten Network).
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