Perspective: The Peacocks made college basketball history against Purdue in the Sweet 16. There is still more to be made on Sunday.
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They certainly did. Neither team led by more than six points the entire night. Every time it seemed as if Purdue, with all its size and experience and tournament history, might take control, the Peacocks made a play. Purdue was clinging to a two-point lead after a Williams free throw with 3:42 left. Saint Peter’s promptly scored six straight, keyed by guard Daryl Banks III, whose tough spinning shot in the lane gave his team the lead — as it turned out, for good — with 2:17 to go.
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