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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Coach Kevin Wilson tried to temper Indianas postgame party.Everybody else in Bloomington wanted to celebrate the milestone win.After enduring a series of coaching changes along with progressions and regressions over the past 25 years, the Hoosiers finally took a big step forward Saturday with a 26-24 come-from-behind victory over Purdue to claim their fourth consecutive Old Oaken Bucket and their second straight bowl trip.To Wilson, the feats were only part of what made this one special.All we talked about was the simplicity of the game, he said. But to give those guys (seniors) one more month, thats really cool because you get to spend more time together. To me, it was more about you just wanted more time with them than the historical deal. I think were trying to create our own history and trying to grow.Indiana (6-6, 4-5) tied the school record for most consecutive wins (four) in a series that dates to 1891. The only other time it happened was from 1944-47.The Hoosiers also earned their back-to-back bowl bids since 1990 and 1991 and won four conference games for the first time since 2001.All it took Saturday was a 1-yard touchdown plunge from Devine Redding with 4:59 to go, two forced turnovers in the final 66 seconds and the addition of one more bronze block I added to the chain that fits neatly inside the prized trophy.And in a season full of drama, it was a fitting way for the Hoosiers to snap a two-game losing streak and earn their elusive sixth victory.The Boilermakers (3-9, 1-8) certainly had some chances to end their losing streak at six.They scored the first touchdown of the day, would have tied the score at halftime if not for a missed extra point, took a 22-17 lead with a 31-yard TD pass from David Blough to DeAngelo Yancey to open the third quarter before missing the 2-point conversion attempt.Then it all unraveled.Indiana closed to 22-20 on a 46-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter and retook the lead on Reddings go-ahead score.Purdues final possession ended when Jonathan Crawford picked off Blough in the end zone on fourth-and-14 from the Hoosiers 27-yard line.There was no doubt in my mind we were going to punch it in, Blough said. The last play, I just tried to give him a chance and it didnt go our way.Though the Hoosiers failed to run out the clock on the next possession, they took a safety with 1 second left rather than punt, and Crawford hauled in the first lateral on the ensuing free kick to seal it.THE TAKEAWAYPurdue: After missing the postseason for the third straight season, the Boilermakers face some major offseason upheaval. Parker and most -- or all of the coaching staff -- are not expected to return. And until a new coach is in place, its impossible to know what direction Purdue will go .Indiana: A historic win will give the Hoosiers some extra practice time -- and one more game this season.KEY NUMBERSRedding ran 24 times for 99 yards, becoming the first Indiana player since Vaughn Dunbar to top the 1,000-yard mark in two straight seasons. Redding has 1,050 yards with one to play.Yancey had six catches for 78 yards and his first career interception in his final college game. Linebacker Markus Bailey picked off two passes. The Boilermakers ran 34 times for 42 yards and got a 1-yard TD run from Markell Jones to open the scoring. Blough was 24 of 45 for 225 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.MISTAKE-PRONEIndiana and Purdue started the day with a combined turnover margin of minus-24, so a flurry of miscues should have been expected. Purdue picked off four passes, threw two and lost a fumble. Indianas Crawford and Purdues Bailey each had interceptions and both kickers missed an extra point.UP NEXTPurdue: Announcing a new coach. The Boilermakers have six weeks to search for a new coach but its unclear how close new athletic director Mike Bobinski is to naming one.Indiana: Will eagerly await the official bowl announcements Dec. 4 even though the Hoosiers should have some idea of where theyll be going long before that date.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . Authentic Football Jerseys Cheap . 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Nathan MacKinnon, Jamie McGinn and Jan Hejda also scored for the Avalanche, who won despite being outshot 38-23. MacKinnons goal, also on the power play, came with just over a minute remaining. During one of many rain delays to afflict this Test match, the martial beat of Zombie by the Cranberries was piped through the public address system at the Pallekele International Stadium.Something was unmistakably fitting about this choice of song, for a couple of reasons. First, there is something zombielike about the capacity of Test cricket to keep cheating a death pronounced by many; secondly, the way the game has been treated by its custodians is as mired in the 1990s as the Cranberries themselves.Arriving in Kandy last week, it was patently clear that few if any locals had any idea a Test match was about to be played in their midst. While Sri Lankas love for cricket is self-evident - just count the number of formal or impromptu matches you can spot on a walk or drive of any length - the lack of awareness about a looming match between the hosts and Australia was alarming. The Earls Regency Hotel, host to both the teams and the match officials, was decked out with a welcome banner and a mocked-up scoreboard in the foyer, but outside this cosseted space nary a sign existed. Little appeared to have been done by way of promotion, whether in terms of physical advertising or television spots. Cricketers are everywhere on billboards in Sri Lanka, but they tend to be for the recently retired duo of Kumar Sangakkara or Mahela Jayawardene. Five years ago on Australias previous Test match visit, it was the imposing figure of the late Tony Greig beaming from all directions. Even the broadcasters seemed to have their eyes elsewhere: bizarrely, there have been more advertisements for the Zimbabwe versus New Zealand series being aired on cable TV than this one.So it has been hard enough to know the Test match is actually taking place. That is before anyone considers the issue of how to find the time, money or transport to get there. Pallekele is about half an hours drive out of central Kandy, a single arterial road taking would-be attendees past a couple of military bases before arriving at a ground built largely for the 2011 World Cup. While tickets for the match itself are not overpriced, transport costs and time are major obstacles.Speaking of time, the timing of the match had more to do with fitting it into the international schedules of Australia and Sri Lanka than any consideration for spectators. A Tuesday start to a Test match might be acceptable in Australia if that day happens to be Boxing Day or January 3, but it would never occur otherwise. It is a fact of the current international climate that nations like Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and Pakistan must scrap for tours from more prosperous nations, and squeeze the matches in wherever possible. The Tuesday start here means extra matches elsewhere, and a better television deal. It also means forfeiting the chances of a decent crowd.This is not to say that Sri Lanka Cricket is completely unaware or unwilling to deal with the issue of Test match attendances. Earlier this week a senior SLC figure stated that he did not see Pallekele as a Test ground, and there are plans to try to rejuvenate the old Asgiriya Stadium closer tto the centre of town.dddddddddddd Asked about what sort of attendance was expected for this match, he replied: A few thousand. That included the schoolchildren invited to day one and permitted to play matches on the outfield during lunch, a worthy exercise. But the onus is on SLC to give fans a chance to turn up, and then provide for as much cricket as possible when they do.That brings us to arguably the most maddening element of the past four days: Pallekeles unused lights. Twice in the game, but most prominently on the fourth afternoon, play was called off for reasons of bad light, the sort of anachronism to cause non-cricket fans to wonder at the point of even playing the game. The circumstances leading to the loss of more than two hours on day four included the delicate position of the game, in which both sides seemed happy enough to retreat and regroup. It was also driven by the stipulation that the umpires must keep a consistent reading as their baseline for adequate light, via their meters. On day three the issue had been the introduction of pace, but on day four there seemed no question of Angelo Mathews using anything other than spin against the muddled feet of Steven Smiths side.But the most defining factor by far in the lack of cricket for spectators and television viewers was the inability of the umpires to call for Pallekeles floodlights to be switched on and so augment the sun shrouded by tropical clouds. The relevant clause of the ICCs Test match playing conditions allows for the umpires to authorise the ground authorities to use the available artificial lighting so that the match can continue in acceptable conditions. Contrary to a popular perception, there is no provision barring the use of lights if not every Test series venue is equipped with them.The more devilish detail arises from a Note beneath that clause. It states: Home Boards may, prior to the commencement of the series, seek the approval of ICC to amend this playing condition to provide that artificial lights will not be used at specific venues. Therefore, it was SLC who chose not to allow the use of lights at Pallekele, for reasons best known to the board and its president Thilanga Sumathipala. As a Cricket Australia spokesperson put it: We were happy to use them but both teams have to be in agreement. As outspoken advocates of day-night Tests, CA could hardly say otherwise.Entering this series, few gave Sri Lanka much of a chance, perhaps explaining the lack of promotion, the Tuesday start, and the scheduling of a match in a venue no-one seems to want to turn up to. How sad then for Sri Lankas cricketers, spectators and television viewers, that lights could not be used when a rare victory over Australia had become a real possibility. If this was a disappointment it could not be called a surprise: Test cricket and its supporters have been saddled with these obstacles more times than anyone would care to count. It is, as the Cranberries sang in Zombie, the same old theme. ' ' '