There is a fine line between the sublime and the ridiculous. UNC often looks like the toughest, fastest, jumpiest team in the country. They play at a frenetic pace that makes opponents look addled and slow. But sometimes, against the right team, the UNC system breaks down. Sometimes Tarheel basketball just looks unstructured and undisciplined.

That's what we saw yesterday. UNC and its leader were sloppy.

Purdue took the nation's best team to the mat, and it took a last-second drive by Ivory Latta to save the Heels' season. "I'd say it's one of the biggest shots I've made, yes sir," Latta said.

Overshadowed by Latta's end-game heroics was the brilliant play of Erlana Larkins. Without her solid post game down the stretch, UNC wouldn't have stayed close. Larkins finished with 23 and 7.

“I am very proud of myself and my teammates on how we played today,” said Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, who led the Boilers with 21. “If we’d had a couple more minutes, we could have pulled it out. But the clock was ticking and they had the ball.”

Purdue certainly had reason to take pride in its performance. And yet, as coach Curry said: "There are no moral victories." With their season over, Purdue and Curry must now face big questions about the future.