The Macs sent one group of Panthers packing; now it’s time for an encore in the Skyline Semifinals. Win, and You’re Playing for a Banner. This is the third meeting between the clubs, but it’s the only one that matters. Purchase is playing its best basketball of the season. They’re confident. They’re physical. And they’re letting it fly — nearly 50% of their shots come from three. Purchase mainly plays a man-man defense. This is going to be forty minutes of force. YU has beat

We spent all week talking about the moment. Sixteen–zero. Reigning champs. A senior class that reshaped the trajectory of YU basketball. Adar in the air. Playoff lights at the Max Stern Athletic Center. And for about seven minutes, it looked like we might get the “feel-it-out” game we warned against. 12–12. Four ties. Old Westbury loose. Confident. Playing like a team with nothing to lose. Then the #1 seed decided to act like it. YU ripped off a run, pushed it to 24–13, and n