The Peacocks of Saint Peter’s came to the Sweet 16 to hound point guards 94 feet, to make life living hell for NBA prospects, to fly around the court and hear an arena chant their names.
, stood eye-to-eye — okay, eye-to-chin, in most cases — with the Boilermakers and never flinched, never budged, never went away.“We know we’re just as good as any team in the country,” Lee said.
Neither team led by more than six points, and neither led by more than four in the second half. Banks, Saint Peter’s leading scorer, nudged the Peacocks ahead for good with 2:17 remaining, hitting a driving layup for two of his team-high 14 points. There was no golden shot for the Peacocks. Once they took the lead, they choked the life out of the game with continued defensive pressure and clutch free throws.
“Obviously, we have a lot more fans now,” said junior guard Doug Edert, the mustachioed sharpshooter who made 7 of 8 free throws, many of which helped ice the game. “But I don’t think it affects us while we’re playing. I feel like there’s no pressure. We’re just going out there like we would if there was nobody in the stands. Our game is our game.”
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