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Purdue basketball defeated Memphis 80-71 in the first round of the Baha Mar Championships.

Boilermaker fans traveled to the Bahamas, creating a pro-Purdue atmosphere for the team.

Players credited the supportive crowd for helping them secure the victory.

Purdue basketball flew more than 1,000 miles to the Bahamas for what was supposed to be a neutral site location.

Boilermaker fans, however, made the Baha Mar convention center a mini Mackey Arena.

With a pro-Purdue crowd, the Boilermakers outlasted Memphis 80-71 in the opening round of the Baha Mar Championships .

"These fans helped a ton," senior guard Fletcher Loyer said on the CBS Sports broadcast after scoring 20 points. "It's unreal what they showed up to do."

In a game in which tensions were high — t

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