From the opening tip to the final buzzer, the Macs proved they were built for this moment.

The raucous Max Stern Athletic Center crowd was popping, fueling Yeshiva University to an emphatic 88-59 victory over Purchase in the Skyline Conference quarterfinals Tuesday. It wasn’t always pretty, but the Macs turned the tightly contested affair into an onslaught with a full-throttle 17-0 blitz that left no doubt about their championship aspirations. The next stop is a trip to Bronxville on Thursday with Sarah Lawrence in the Skyline semifinals.