Josh Flynt ('11) | Dec. 17, 2012 | In the Paint

Kudos to whoever had the idea to start the Crossroads Classic.

The concept is nothing extraordinary, really. Four teams. two games. One December afternoon in Indianapolis.

But in a state where people eat, sleep and breathe basketball, the event is a genius idea. A week and a half before Christmas, it felt more like mid-March as the Hoosier State’s four biggest college basketball teams met in the second annual Close the Gap Crossroads Classic.

In the first game between #22 Notre Dame and Purdue since 2004, the Irish survived the Boilermakers’ second half rally to improve to 9-1 this season.

Read more at In the Paint, the Notre Dame Men's Basketball blog