Purdue’s Round of 64 (that’s what it’s called these days…Correct?) opponent, Queens University of Charlotte, out of the A-SUN, led by coach Grant Leonard, will make its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in only its fourth season in Division 1 basketball. I covered their roster, broke down the schedule, and reviewed their results earlier […]
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16 teams. That’s how many teams sit in each region. One team will emerge from each region to represent their side of the bracket in the Final Four. Just two years ago Purdue was one of those teams and with the Final Four in Indianapolis this year, just about 60 miles away from the Purdue […]
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As a blogger associated with one of the biggest sports blogging networks there are a lot of times when I can rely on the network around me to interview an upcoming Purdue opponent. That’s especially helpful come March. But, as you probably expected, there is no Queens Royals affiliate on the SB Nation team. So, […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Welcome back to another week here at Hammer and Rails. We are Big Ten Tournament Champions […]
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2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 21-13 Atlantic Sun Conference Record: 13-5 KenPom Ranking: 181 Previous 3 Games 3/8: W – 98-93 (OT) vs Central Arkansas @ A-Sun Championship Game 3/7: W – 90 – 83 vs Austin Peay @ A-Sun Semifinal 3/6: W – 71 – 63 vs West Georgia @ A-Sun Quarterfinal Record vs KenPom Top 100: 0-5 11/8/25: L – […]
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Purdue is in a familiar spot as a top two seed ready to face off a college whose geographical placement reads like a trivia question. This time, Purdue is the #2 seed in the West Region and will play the ASUN Tournament Champs, Queens. Sorry, Oscar, not that Queens. Instead, Queens, a small college from […]
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It’s that time of year where we all have to download the March Madness and ESPN Bracket Apps for 6 weeks before sending them back to hibernation for 46 weeks and we will have another go at creating a group for all of our readers to join and compete. But why stop there? Invite your […]
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Throughout the season I’ve given you, the readers and Purdue fans, a chance to participate in a survey just about every week. With the regular season over, and the Big Ten Tournament complete, I thought it was a good time to take a look back at some of the predictions you all made throughout the […]
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Following their victory in the B1G Tournament against the Michigan Wolverines, Purdue was able to elevate themselves into the 2-seed in the West Region. The Boilers set themselves up as well as they ever have for a run in the NCAA Tourney and will first square off against 15-seeded Queens. With the first stop in […]
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Finally, it is NCAA Tournament time. From the moment last season ended we have been waiting to make another run in the best event in all of sports, and now it is here. Purdue started the season on the short list of teams that had a real shot at winning the whole damn thing and […]
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Fresh off of 4 victories in 4 days to claim the Big Ten Tournament Title, Purdue will turn its attention to Queens University on Friday in St. Louis. It was announced within an hour of the Boilermakers cutting down the United Center nets that Purdue was included amongst the 2-seeds and they would take on […]
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After winning three games over the previous three days Purdue headed to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game to face a Michigan Wolverines team who dominated them in Mackey Arena in their lone matchup back in February. This one of course was for not just the championship, but also had seeding implications for the Boilermakers […]
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Purdue has won three games over the last three days. They’ve taken down Northwestern, Nebraska, and UCLA. Michigan has won two games over the last two days. They’ve taken down Ohio State and Wisconsin. Now, the two meet in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game. Michigan of course lost just one game during the Big […]
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It doesn’t get much better than this. After meeting just once during the regular season, Michigan and Purdue will get their rematch in the Big Ten Championship Game on Sunday afternoon at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The game comes on the heels of two hard fought close wins for both teams who entered […]
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Happy Selection Sunday Eve, to all that celebrate. Our beloved Boilermakers are finding a rhythm again and will play the best team in the nation tomorrow, Michigan, before finding out what seed they are and where they will play. One of the most anticipated days of the College Basketball Season is selection Sunday. Teams will […]
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Purdue had to grind out a victory against an undermanned UCLA Bruins squad that was without Tyler Bilodeau and lost Donovan Dent early in the first half. It was a game that Purdue pushed their lead into double digits on multiple occasions but could never find the offensive flow to extend the game to a […]
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What an impressive game by both teams. First, credit to UCLA for hanging in despite missing their two best players. They took every shot Purdue tried to land and were still tied 62-62 with just under 4 minutes left. Then it was Oscar Cluff time. Cluff is now responsible for this win and the one […]
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After two wins in two days it was back to the United Center for Purdue fans and the Boilermakers themselves as they faced a UCLA team that would be with Tyler Bilodeau who gave Purdue so much trouble when the two teams met earlier this season. If you were in attendance or watching at home […]
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A dominating victory over Nebraska sent the Boilers to the semi-finals of the B1G Tourney as they beat the Cornhuskers 74-58. A quick turnaround means a shortened intro here. Let’s get into the numbers! 1,055 Braden Smith is now fully within reach of the all time NCAA record. The senior point guard has the chance […]
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On Friday night, Purdue and UCLA had two of their best performances of the season and walked away with wins from it. Purdue dominated Nebraska for forty minutes as it tries to secure a 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and show that tournament version of Purdue, and the end of the season version of […]
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After taking down Northwestern and Nebraska, both by double digits, Purdue will now face a second matchup with UCLA who took them down earlier in the season. UCLA lost starter Tyler Bilodeau to a knee injury last night against Michigan State. UCLA head coach Mick Cronin said it would take a “miracle” for him to […]
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Hey, good things happen when Purdue plays defense! Through four halves of basketball in Chicago Purdue has finally, mercifully, gotten back to playing defense and making teams work on the opposite end of the floor. Should that continue, it will be playing basketball for a few more weeks. Purdue didn’t absolutely need this win. It […]
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After an absolutely chaotic end to the Illinois versus Wisconsin game the fans poured out of the United Center in what truly was a Windy City. Wind gusts up to 26 MPH made the walk to the arena chillier than the 50 degree temperature would have suggested. Once inside though it was going to be […]
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Last night in Chicago Purdue did what they hadn’t been able to do for quite some time and that was walk away with a convincing win. This time it was against a Northwestern Wildcats team that had pushed them to the brink just 8 days earlier. In Chicago though Purdue was able to handle Chicago’s […]
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