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When you look on the sidelines today in Mackey Arena you’ll see two Big Ten legends as Matt Painter and the Boilermakers take on Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans. This is a game with huge implications in the Big Ten standings as the two teams sit tied for 4th place with the winner […]
While Indiana and Purdue is the rivalry in the state of Indiana, there might not be a better rivalry in the Big Ten in the last two decades than Purdue and Michigan State. Matt Painter and Tom Izzo are living legends and will have claims for best coaches in conference history when their careers are […]
Michigan State 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 17-9 Big 10 Record: 8-7 Previous 3 Games 2/22: W – 66 – 60 vs Ohio State @ Home 2/17: W – 82 – 59 vs UCLA @ Home 2/13: L – 71 – 92 vs Wisconsin @ Away Michigan State Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank […]
The Big Ten is lost. Michigan officially locked up at least a share of the conference last night with three games to go, and unless they lose at Illinois, at Iowa, and at home against Michigan State Purdue will have to wait another year for that elusive 27th Big Ten championship that was almost considered […]
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. With just one week left in February every college basketball fan’s mind turns to March. That’s […]
It was a wild week in the top 25 as seemingly everyine in the top 10 dropped at least one game. Michigan, Hosuton, Iowa State, UConn, Purdue, and Illinois were all top 10 teams that lost at least once last week, but most of those losses were to other top 10 teams. That means mostly […]
Now that’s what a Final Four team is supposed to look like! Purdue fired on all cylinders in a home blowout of the Indiana Hoosiers in a game that the Boilers used to vault themselves firmly into the 2 seed line for the NCAA Tournament committee’s pre-selection show. The Boilers overwhelmed an overmatched Hoosiers squad […]
On this episode of the podcast Ryan and I talk about the life and legacy of Rondale Moore, the Purdue Boilermaker who passed away over the weekend. This was not fun to record and I think you can tell in my voice that I was struggling. He was just so young at just 25 years […]
Through five innings of Saturday’s game with Baylor Purdue’s trip to the prestigious Round Rock Classic looked like it was going to be an 0-fer. The Boilermakers had already lost to Southern Miss on Friday evening and they trailed Baylor 5-0 through six. With No. 12 Oregon State waiting on Sunday an 0-3 trip looked […]
Purdue fans will always remember October 20, 2018. Now both major stars from that night are gone way too soon. Yes, that was Tyler Trent’s big night as Purdue thumped No. 2 Ohio State 49-20, but it was Rondale Moore who put on a show that night. The call of, “HE’S STILL GOING!!!” when he […]
In the NCAA bracket preview, Purdue was listed as the 8th overall team and the lowest 2-seed in the selection committee’s bracket preview. That’s a strong showing for a team who, just a few weeks ago, was in the midst of a three game losing streak and very apparent struggles that many began questioning the […]
In last night’s blowout win against our in state rival, the Indiana Hoosiers, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer broke yet another record for Purdue basketball. They started their 137th game for Matt Painter, breaking the previous record of games started, held by E’twaun Moore, at obviously, 136. From there, Vince Edwards started 126 and Brian […]
We’ve made it to the weekend once again folks. That means I’ve got survey results for you. I didn’t want to put these on the site yesterday for fear that they get lost in the shuffle with the IU game coming up that evening. So instead I am dropping them this afternoon for your reading […]
Purdue has been on an incredible run in the four seasons that Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn have been in West Lafayette. The trio have gone an impressive 108-23 mark that includes a pair of Big Ten title and a National Runner-Up finish. Four of those losses had come at the hands of […]
I hesitate to say that any game at this point in the season is a must win for the Boilermakers with the Big Ten race out of reach, but this game against IU, in Mackey Arena, certainly felt like one that Purdue really needed just for their mental peace. Oh, and seeding, they needed it […]
Indiana 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 17-9 Big 10 Record: 8-7 Previous 3 Games 2/15: L – 71 – 51 vs Illinois @ Away 2/9: W – 92 – 74 vs Oregon @ Home 2/8: W – 78 – 77 (OT) vs Wisconsin @ Home Indiana Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank in ()) […]
Purdue’s seniors have their final regular season game against Indiana tonight with this one taking place in the friendly confines of Mackey Arena. Purdue’s seniors need this win to go to 4-4 overall against the Hoosiers. Purdue needs this win for a number of reasons. First, revenge for the loss in Bloomington. Second, to even […]
The last few seasons have seen Purdue baseball get off to a hot start thanks to a relatively easy schedule of handpicked opponents on neutral fields as the program waits for the home opener. This is different. The Boilermakers were invited to take part in the prestigious Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond in Round […]
#7 Purdue 21-5 (11-4) vs. Indiana 17-9 (and 8-7) There’s no such thing as must win games in February, but if there was, this would be it for Purdue. After a four game win streak pulled Purdue back into the top-ten, it played host to #1 Michigan on Tuesday night. Michigan had its way with […]
That was a pretty brutal four minute stretch wasn’t it? Purdue went from hanging in there with the #1 team in the country to down by double digits with the game for all intents and purposes over. It was a tough scene to watch as Michigan grabbed offensive rebound after offensive rebound. On two early […]
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. The Big Ten season is coming to a close. We are at the final turn. The […]
What many had proclaimed as one of the biggest matchups in Mackey Arena’s history started off with a bang but quickly turned sour as the Purdue Boilermakers got beat decisively by the Michigan Wolverines. It is the second time this season that Purdue faced a top-10 opponent inside Mackey Arena and the second time they […]
Michigan showed why it is a very deserving No. 1 ranked team Tuesday night in Mackey Arena. They were able to take the crowd out of it and bury Purdue in a 20 point deficit to remove most doubt in the first half. The Boilermakers had a few chances to get back in it during […]
Purdue was hoping to reclaim itself as the best team in the Big Ten when #1 Michigan came into town. Instead, Michigan proclaimed to college basketball that not just the Big Ten, but all of college basketball is looking up to Michigan. Dusty May’s Wolverines went into Mackey Arena and gave the Boilers a 91-80 […]
This is a big one. Everyone knows that. It’s the #1 team coming into Mackey Arena to give Purdue their only shot to stay in the Big Ten race. Michigan has just one loss on the season both in conference and on the season. If Purdue can take down Michigan tonight, and get within one […]