- Christian Shumate’s wardrobe malfunction is one not often seen in college basketball games. Purdue was in a good flow before it happened, too.
McNeese State may as well have used the free timeout it got for the stoppage before the Under-16 commercial breaks. Starting forward Christian Shumate had a wardrobe malfunction that needed attention early against Purdue basketball.
The Boilermakers jumped out to a 10-6 lead in the second round of March Madness and, with 17 minutes, 9 seconds left, a stoppage forced Shumate to swap jerseys. The CBS cameras showed the front of the jersey was ripped from the bottom nearly to the collar.
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Shumate, a high-flying scorer and key to the Cowboys’ athletic defense, shed his typical No. 24 jersey. Cameras showed staff personnel racing to the locker room to grab a fresh jersey. Shumate is now wearing No. 22.
Schumate, a senior from Chicago, averages 10.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for the 12th-seeded Cowboys, who beat fifth-seeded Clemson in the first round.
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