Purdue’s Mackey Arena ERUPTS... Leaving Announcers Speechless 

Underrated part of this, is announcers knowing to not speak during this time. Let the environment be the commentary.

verne lundquist…one of the best play-by-play guys to ever do it. let the crowd tell the story

The noise level at Mackey cannot be beaten because of the construction materials used in the roof.

Definitely top 5 hardest places to play in the country. The geometry of area and the tin roof make for an incredible echo chamber for a crazy fan base.

Clearly mackey arena is cursed to prevent MSU and OSU from ever winning there. They both just lost without even going against purdue

Can you imagine the adrenaline rush from being one of the Purdue Players? With support like that, you gotta feel unstoppable! That’s what true fans do for a team!!

I remember being at this game as an 11 year old kid. The absolute CHILLS I got watching this again. Insane.

Not exactly sure why the RU-vid Algorithm decided to recommend this to me right now, as I’m a fan of neither of these two schools. I’m sure glad it did, though!!

Do you believe Mackey Arena deserves to be considered in the Top 5 toughest venues to play in men's NCAA basketball? Let me know who you think should be in the Top 5!

In my 2nd year at Purdue. Energy hasn’t changed, lucky to be here with the current team too it’s crazy to watch them play and be apart of the legacy they’re gonna leave here.

That was some Purdue team. Robbie Hummel, DaJuan Johnson, and Etaun Moore. Shocked they never won a national title.

Watching that man to man tight defense is more exciting than the offense. I love seeing elite defense like that.

Mackey is the most insane place to play in the NCAA. You literally cannot hear anything when the crowd gets into it. Combine one of the best student sections in the country with the fact that the whole building is one big circular concrete and steel bowl, and you get sound levels that are hard to believe.

Purdue ended up winning the game by 13 if anyone was wondering

imagine the pure sound of this, i would be getting chills during that

Grew up going to duke games and now I go to Purdue. What a great life I’ve been given. Can’t wait for this season!

College basketball and football will always have to be best fans. They know how to cheer. You got parents, siblings, best friends, students all screaming for there team.

You’ll never hear a crowd this loud in the NBA

Pretty bad coaching by Ohio state to not call a timeout there

I love that the announcers just sat back and understood the fans are also part of the game commentary. Doubtful that CBS gave Verne and the other guy shit for not talking

Mackey is a madhouse. Craziest venue in college bball.

Best environment in college basketball period.

Purdue by far has one of my favorite home college basketball atmospheres

I was at Purdue during the Glenn Robinson era there were many games we left and could not hear like going to a rock concert and standing right next to the speaker -Mackey can get Rockin

I remember going absolutely bananas watching this with my brother live back in the day, BOILER UP!!!

Idk when this game took place and I don’t really care for college basketball but whoever Ohio States coach is should’ve been fired for not taking a timeout when Purdue started getting momentum and the crowd got into it letting Purdue go 3 pointer, steal, tough lay up that put them up, block, 3 pointer without calling a time out when you have all of them is criminally bad coaching I mean one player literally went on an 8-0 run and you didn’t call a timeout right away terrible

ok but that finish by E’twaun was so tuff

best atmosphere in CBB hands down, from a conference rival

I was in attendance at this game, and it was THE loudest I had ever heard Mackey at this point and then again when JaJuan dunked it near the end of the game. What I notice now after watching it on screen is the defense of Kramer. He was like glue on whoever he guarded, and you don't see that defensive intensity from many guys anymore. Such a special team to me.

You keep thinking it cant get louder, and then it does

I love Mackey Arena. Great memories there.

idk why but the sound quality of 2006-2011 college basketball seems so crystal clear

Assembly Hall, Mackey, Hinkle If you a road team coming to Indiana, it’s going to be a tough one.

This is what's great about basketball. Football stadiums may seat 3 or 4 times as many people, but 20,000 people in a smaller, indoor arena can get so intense that it's just an amazing experience.

I was at this game!!!

it's great how you can tell what era this is from their baggy shorts

It’s like a crowd when the away team has possession in football 😲

That announcer just poorin’ the coals on the fire!

HOW DO YOU NOT CALL A TIMEOUT

If only our basketbucks were as good now as this team was. Miss the craft era, we haven’t been able to make a deep run in the tourney since.

One of the loudest and most intimidating arenas in the NCAA! Boiler Up!

They love their basketball!!

I've been to many games at that golden dome arena. Electrifying crowd energy. Basketball at it's finest.

As a Kentucky fan this kind of makes me sad. Rupp Arena is too big to get this like this and a lot of the fans just don’t get like this. Don’t get me wrong it’s been loud in there before just not quite like this

Talk about home court advantage goddamn!

Kept getting this in my recommended so I finally decided to watch 😂

This guy has only posted four videos and this is GOLD

The home town boy John Diebler giving up the ball here lol. Won us a state championship in 2005. And finished his HS career with more points in an Ohio HS than lebron. Dude balled hard. 77 points was his highest I think. Got to watch him play. It was amazing.

as a current IU student purdues atmosphere at bball games is pretty great

Announcers need to watch their language on live TV!!! "I don't know how he made that f-----in shot".

You can almost guess what year this game was played just by looking at the length of these guys' shorts

Man I'd like to see a game at Mackey Arena/Keady Court, but paint the "Boilermaker Special" on the center court again. It has immeasurably greater character than the letter "P".

How awsome that must feel for those players with the crowd going nuts!!!

If u think that was loud. Look up Kansas vs west Virginia 2017. Broke the decibel record for indoor arena

The shorts were so big 😂

Think the loudest moment in a game I attended was vs Nebraska. Raphael Davis forced Nebraska into an over and back just before the shot clock ran down. #DefenseLivesHere

I love college hoops, especially as a UVA fan

Three minutes that shows how college basketball is objectively better than college football

Some crazy energy

you can tell how long ago it was and yet Purdue has risen back again

As a former college basketball official, gotta give Kudos to the refs for letting both teams play. That’s excellent game management. They’re very good officials. That’s why they’re calling those D1 games.

I don't know if I've ever heard a basketball crowd that loud.

Yea if you dont think thats an advantage for the home team, idk what to tell you

Back when defense was played and 1 on 1 ball wasn’t rewarded…miss this intense era of college basketball

I don't even watch basketball, but this is awesome!

I'm deaf just watching this on my phone

Damn what a crowd

Why OSU coach didn't call time...Purdue had a run going, the crowd was nuts and his boys were RATTLED

GOAT SEQUENCE. GOAT SHOT BY ETWANNE

Even better when the visiting team rises to the occasion, faces the chaos, runs the shot clock inside 5 seconds and scores to beat the shot clock buzzer. That's when you know you've got a team

Everyone in that arena is deaf right now lol

1:13 was nasty what a pass

That is simply bad ass and exciting imagine being there and it’s only period one

I miss uncle Verne so much. He and Gary danielson are the best combo to ever do it.

And now we’re FINALLY FOUR BOUND

Collective "oooOOOHhh" at 1:08

This is my favorite part of college b ball when the crown goes wild

The announcers aren't left speechless. Vern Lundquist wants the crowd do have their moment. Why do you think he was commentating when Purdue had the ball??

how recent was this ?

I would watch basketball if the crowd got into it like they did in this

Those baggy shorts!!!

I don't think he was "left speechless." It was more of a case where he recognized, "Less is more," and to let the crowd noise tell the story. Also, he probably figured it was pointless to try to talk while the PA guy was going off the way he was. This is something that Vin Scully was very good at. If you watch the video of Kirk Gibson's World Series Home Run. After he says his famous line, "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened," he just shuts up for over a minute and lets the picture and the noise of the crowd tell the story. Sometimes it's best to just shut up.

Announcers have big ass buttons in front of them that kill their mics. They both hit the switch to scream- either in anger or out of joy.

How do you not call a timeout if you’re Ohio State

I feel bad for the radio play by play announcer. That must have been tough to talk through!

Ah, the pre-Covid days. They shall return to us.

Goosebumps

Who won this game?

All the good old school commentators knew to let the moment "breathe"...Which is why Tony Romo needs to shut the hell up when Nantz is not talking after a clutch touchdown by the home team. He's not talking not because he wants you to FILL Tony, he's not talking because he's being great at his job.

If you are Ohio State you HAVE to call a timeout there... there is no way you let that into your players head with all your timeouts still left, give the crowd a little time to calm down and then get back together.

Just a reminder to those Boiler fans who put Jaden Ivey at guard on the all-time Purdue team of the great E'Twan Moore.

A #2 Ohio State in college basketball? What a time this must have been for buckeye fans.

This is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Can we all agree that as far as a court's layout is concerned that _Pauley Pavilion_ is the easiest place to play?

Coaching malpractice here. CALL A TIMEOUT

In my mind I was thinking that’s bad coaching for not calling a timeout but I also guess they were #2 at the time

Went to high school with jujuan Johnson … best state championship run ever Greg oden/ mike Conley Etwaun Moore Jajuan Johnson Eric Gordon

ALMOST ...as loud as the former Chicago Stadium...when Jordan soared..

all ohio state had to do was call a timeout LOL

Who won this game