No. 1 Purdue went down in a Big Ten upset on Saturday night.
The top-ranked Boilermakers fell to the No. 19 Indiana Hoosiers 79-74 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
This upset loss came despite a massive 33-point, 18-rebound performance from National Player of the Year frontrunner Zach Edey.
Indiana was led by star forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, who finished the game with 25 points and seven rebounds.
NO. 21 INDIANA TAKES DOWN NO. 1 PURDUE 😱
Trayce Jackson-Davis scores 25 and the Hoosiers get their first win over a No. 1 team since 2013 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mxu6Rv3PwZ
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 4, 2023
The college basketball world took to Twitter to react to this loss for the nation’s No. 1 team.
“That was fun. Just sat in a local bar in Southern Indiana with everybody rooting … and shouting for IU! Good times!” one fan wrote.
“BOILER DOOOOOOOWNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!” another said.
“That should humble some Purdue folks,” another added.
Down goes No. 1!
Indiana takes down Purdue, 79-74
(via @BigTenNetwork) pic.twitter.com/t0IbolHd7I
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 4, 2023
DOWN GOES NO. 1 PURDUE‼️
No. 21 Indiana takes care of business against the nation’s top-ranked team 👏 pic.twitter.com/6UcMLaIOiz
— ESPN (@espn) February 4, 2023
This marks Purdue’s just second loss of the 2022-23 season. With this massive home win, the Hoosiers should shoot well up in next week’s national rankings.