Saint Peter's boils Purdue; Is mighty Carolina next?

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Something about Saint Peter's doesn't add up. Put aside for the moment how the Peacocks keep winning games. It’s hard enough getting a handle on what they do well.

No. 2 Kentucky couldn’t, seventh-seeded Murray State didn’t, and by the end of their Sweet 16 matchup Friday, No. 3 Purdue was left grasping at air. That's the short answer to how the Peacocks became the first 15 seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament to book a spot in the Elite Eight.

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Saint Peter's isn't long on experienced players, like the mid-majors that have been turning over the tables at the tournament in recent years. The Peacocks aren't big, either, which means 6-foot-7 KC Ndefo, their best and most experienced player, often plays out of position. They don't have a real star, let alone a surefire NBA prospect.

What they do better than anyone else is turn those doubts into fuel.

"What," coach Shaheen Holloway asked after his Peacocks held off the Boilermakers for a 67-64 win, "are they going to say now?"

"Good luck" would be a good start, since Saint Peter's draws blueblood North Carolina — which already holds the record for most Final Four appearances (20) — in Sunday's East Regional Final. The Tar Heels beat UCLA 73-66, after Caleb Love made the game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers 37 seconds apart, then added two free throws with 7.8 seconds left to seal the win.

Love shot for 1 for 8 in the first half, and in a move likely to be commemorated in a sneaker ad by the time you read this, changed shoes at halftime after Eric Hoots, the team’s director of operations, suggested the switch. Love went 10 for 16 in the second.