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E'Twaun Moore led the Purdue Boilermakers to a first round win (AP Images)

Although they’re a young squad, the Purdue Boilermakers looked like March Madness veterans in their opening round game against the Baylor Bears.

With two freshman and two sophomores in the starting lineup, Purdue showed why other teams should fear their defense, forcing six turnovers and holding the high-scoring Bears to 32 percent from the field in the first half.

Although the Bears were able to marginally improve their shooting in the second half, they couldn’t stop E’Twaun Moore and his 16 points and seven rebounds.

The Boilermakers are showing they can play tough in the tourney without the support of Gene Keady and his bad hairpiece trolling the sidelines. This is Matt Painter’s second appearance in the tournament as head coach. His team lost in the second round last season.

The Boilermakers, who’ve done a good job of proving we’re total idiots, now face Xavier in the second round.

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