DENVER -- When the final seconds finally ticked off Thursday night, Chris Beard raised his arms, dropped to his knees, slapped the logo at the middle of the floor of the Pepsi Center and looked across the court for his two daughters.
Beard didn't see them in the seats they were sitting in directly across from UALR's bench. The first-year Trojans coach later found out they were taken into the locker room with about 13 minutes to play when it looked as No. 5-seeded Purdue was pulling away for a comfortable first-round victory.
"Whoever made that decision doesn't understand what Little Rock basketball is all about," Beard said.