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. We are in the final stretch of the conference season with just 9 games remaining for […]
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We’re past the halfway point in the Big Ten race as everyone except Maryland and Iowa has now played at least 11 conference games. Since the Terrapins are clearly not a contender their remaining game is not a factor. In the last update we had five true contenders and I think that holds true, but […]
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In our conversation on this episode Ryan called the game against Maryland not a must win but a game that Purdue couldn’t lose. I thought that was interesting so I let him go into a little more detail there. Then, we talk about all the things that went right against the Terrapins at the Xfinity […]
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The basketball rankings are turning into the volleyball rankings in that Purdue is hovering in that 12 to 9 range, which is great nationally, but it is still fifth among Big Ten teams. The league is very top heavy this year, as it has five top 12 teams, but no one else in the rankings. […]
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Coming off of a 3-game losing streak and a subsequent player-only meeting, the Purdue Boilermakers came into College Park, Maryland looking to right the ship. Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer help the Boilermakers do just that en route to a 30-point drubbing of the Maryland Terrapins. Smith and Loyer would combine to score 48 of […]
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I started on my usual Maryland preview and concluded that it doesn’t matter. In the grand scheme of things, none of this matters, but nothing matters less than who plays for Maryland basketball in 2026 (no offense intended). In fact, maybe it’s time for Purdue to stop spending so much focus on the big-brained scouting […]
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It’s been a long three games for the Boilermakers with the team going 0-3 all against Big Ten competition. What looked like a sure fire battle for a Big Ten championship has changed into a battle to stay alive in the conference race. Purdue needs to be nearly perfect in these remaining games if they […]
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From a 17-1 start to three straight losses, the Purdue basketball season has taken a dark turn after dropping games to UCLA on the road, Illinois at home, and Indiana on the road. Matt Painter was visibly frustrated with his team after the game. Purdue players, Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn mentioned needing […]
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With no Purdue game today I wanted to hold off on posting these result until today so that you’d always have something to come back to. Wasn’t that sweet of me? Keep an eye on the site later today as Casey will have a preview for Sunday up shortly. First in this week’s survey I […]
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I really struggled with the tone on this one. How do you find the right balance between I hate this and I want to burn everything down and the Carsen Edwards relax as was noted in The Feed yesterday? Sports can make you feel crazy things. It can make you so fixated on a game […]
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I plan these roundtables out a few days before they get posted so that the rest of the staff has time to get back to me. That means I sent this question out on Monday, prior to yesterday’s loss to IU and that these answers were returned to me before the loss to IU. Let’s […]
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In the span of a week Purdue went from leading the Big Ten and being on the cusp of a No. 1 seed to a three-game losing streak and the season threatening to unravel entirely. The games have been close. Purdue has lost three games by 11 total points. In two of them the Boilers […]
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Purdue basketball is a broken team right now. It felt like something wasn’t riht in closer-than-expected wins over Washington, Penn State, and Iowa at home, but exactly one week ago from when I am writing this the Boilermakers were leading in the second half at UCLA, looking to stay in first place at 8-0. Now […]
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Purdue’s descent continues as it drops its third straight game after a 17-1 start to the season. Purdue went up against its in-state rival Indiana at Assembly Hall and walked away with a 72-67 defeat after a terrible first half helped to bury the Boilers in Bloomington. Purdue matched IU on offense to start, but […]
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As we are in the full swing of basketball season, Purdue football announced today its full upcoming schedule for the 2026 season. We previously knew the opponents that Purdue would play but now the game dates are known as well. They are as follows: 9/05 – Indiana State at Purdue9/12 – Wake Forest at Purdue9/19 […]
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Purdue is on a two game Big Ten losing streak and that’s not something that fans expected at this point in the season. The Big Ten is very top heavy this year and Purdue is amongst those top teams but of late they certainly haven’t played like it. If you’d like to get a look […]
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I have a post sitting in drafts comparing how Purdue uses its pick-and-roll and post-up game to the way George Foreman used his jab to dominate Heavyweight boxing in the early 70’s. I spent a good bit of time on it, but I’m glad I held off on publishing. I thought this was going to […]
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Typically we take a look at the stats following a game for our ‘By the Numbers’ series but moving forward we will start mixing in a preview that takes a look at some important numbers heading into each matchup the Boilers will have. This first installment will feature a big game for the Boilers as […]
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2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 13-7 Big 10 Record: 4-5 Previous 3 Games 1/23: W – 82 – 59 vs Rutgers @ Away 1/20: L – 72 – 86 vs Minnesota @ Away 1/17: L – 57 – 74 vs Iowa @ Home Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank in ()) KenPom Ranking – 37 Offense Adjusted Efficiency: 122 […]
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The rivalry is back. #12 Purdue will head to Bloomington, Indiana on a Tuesday night reeling from back to back losses while Indiana is coming off its first win in five games. #12 Purdue 17-3 (7-2) at Indiana 13-7 (4-5) This will be the first matchup between Darian DeVries and Matt Painter as DeVries takes […]
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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. This week I’m solely focused on basketball with one Purdue question and one Big Ten question. […]
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Last week was a rough one for Purdue. The Boilers lost two games by a total of 8 points, and it led both games by muiple possessions at the final media stop. They are losses that really sting, especially since one came at home. Neither could be called a bad loss. Both were to NCAA […]
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Last week was a rough one for Purdue. The Boilers lost two games by a total of 8 points, and it led both games by muiple possessions at the final media stop. They are losses that really sting, especially since one came at home. Neither could be called a bad loss. Both were to NCAA […]
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Losing two games in a row is not something I thought I’d be talking about on this episode, or hell any episode this season, not because I thought Illinois was bad, but because I thought Purdue was that good. Maybe I overestimated them, or maybe this is just a slump they will come back from. […]
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Purdue played an overall great game against the Illini but it was to no avail as Keaton Wagler had one of the greatest performances in Mackey Arena history on the way to an 88-82 victory for Illinois. It was an unfortunate loss for a team that has struggled to maintain leads in the last several […]
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