Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter on loss at UK: 'We have real problems'

LEXINGTON, Kent. — Matt Painter wasn’t smiling after Purdue basketball ’s 78-65 exhibition loss at Kentucky on Friday — he was practically beaming.

Was it the standing-room-only crowd in the Rupp Arena interview area reminding the Boilermakers coach of the closing scene in “Blue Chips,” his own cinematic debut? No, Painter recognized how an unsuccessful night of basketball can yield a successful series of film sessions and practices.