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Purdue 73, UCLA 66: Postgame Video
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 […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Advances to the Big Ten Tournament Championship: Purdue 73 – UCLA 66
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 […]
Purdue 74 Nebraska 58: By the Numbers
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 […]
B10 Tournament Preview: UCLA vs. Purdue rematch
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 […]
Purdue Basketball: How to Watch #15 Purdue (25-8, 13-6) vs. UCLA (23-10, 13-7) & Fan Discussion
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 […]
Purdue 74, Nebraska 58: Postgame Video
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 […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Advances to Semi-Finals of the 2026 Big Ten Tournament: Purdue 74 – Nebraska 58
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 […]
Purdue Basketball: How to Watch #15 Purdue (24-8, 13-6) vs. #11 Nebraska (26-5, 15-5) & Fan Discussion
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 […]
Purdue Reader Survey Results: Who Will Win the Big Ten Tournament?
With just 8 teams left in the Big Ten tournament it’s time to see who you all picked to be the winner. For me? It made sense to choose Michigan and let someone else take the field. The staff roundtable got into all of this earlier in the week so feel free to take a […]
B10 Tournament Preview: #7 Purdue vs. #2 Nebraska
Purdue handled business on Thursday night, taking down the Northwestern Wildcats 81-68 in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago. It was Braden Smith’s brilliance (16 assists) and Oscar Cluff’s physicality (19 points, 10 rebounds) that set the pace for Purdue. Purdue’s defense and offense were both working in the first half […]
Purdue 81 Northwestern 68: By The Numbers
The Boilers looked dominate in their first game of the B1G Tourney as they defeated Northwestern 81-68 behind the duo of Trey Kaufman-Renn & Oscar Cluff while Braden Smith set an assist record in the B1G Tourney. The defensive effort was a welcome sight considering what Purdue showed over the last several weeks as Purdue […]
2026 Big Ten Tournament Purdue 81, Northwestern 68: Postgame Video
I think I ma not alone in saying, “Well it’s about time we played that well.” After weeks (months?) of looking meh, especially on defense, Purdue came out tonight and absolutely rolled Northwestern in the first half. I am not too concerned about the second half because it is a tournament scenario and we kept […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Advances Past Northwestern: Purdue 81 – Northwestern 68
In the two hour drive it took to get from West Lafayette to the United Center, Casey and I discussed all the things that were right and going wrong with this team. It was a great conversation. One thing we both agreed on was that while the regular season was a disappointment there were no […]
Purdue Basketball: Northwestern Preview: Stats, Analytics, Analysis
Northwestern Overall Record: 15 – 18 Big 10 Record: 5 – 15 Previous 3 Games 3/11: W – 74 – 61 vs Indiana @ Big Ten Tournament 3/10: W – 76 – 66 vs Penn State @ Big Ten Tournament 3/7: L – 66 – 67 vs Minnesota @ Away Personnel Starters Bench Injury Report 6’11” center Arrinten Page has […]
Purdue Basketball in the 2026 Big Ten Tournament: How to Watch #18 Purdue (23-8, 13-7) vs. Northwestern (15-18, 5-15) & Fan Discussion
After what can only be described as a disappointing regular season that saw Purdue start the season as the #1 team in the country but fall all the way to 18 after a 6-7 final 13 games it’s now time for win or go home season. Purdue is in Chicago at the United Center ready […]
Boiler Alert Podcast: It’s Northwestern Then
With a dominating second half performance, the Northwestern Wildcats took down the Indiana Hoosiers, and maybe pushed them off of the bubble onto the dark and dank area that is the NIT, for the right to face the Purdue Boilermakers in Thursday’s evening matchup in the Big Ten Tournament. These two teams of course met […]
Game Preview: Purdue vs. Northwestern B10 Tournament
Northwestern has made an early run in the Big Ten Tournament behind two 20+ point performances from senior Nick Martinelli. After opening the tournament with a Tuesday win over Penn State, Northwestern set its sights on an Indiana team hoping to lock up its resume to get into the NCAA Tournament in head coach Darian […]
How Far Will Purdue Men’s Basketball Go in the Big Ten Tournament? Staff Roundtable
It’s Wednesday folks and the Big Ten Tournament is in full swing. Right now we are already on day two of this tournament with three games in the books. We’ve already got winners folks. What we don’t yet have is the knowledge of who Purdue will play in their game tomorrow evening. Keeping that in […]
Braden Smith Named all-Big Ten First Team
Last season Braden Smith was not only named the Big Ten Player of the Year, a third straight honor for a Purdue player, he was also named First Team all-Big Ten. This year, for the sixth straight season, Purdue has a First Team honoree as Smith was named to the team earlier today. This is […]
FanDuel odds for the Big Ten Tourney – Can Purdue surprise?
If I had told you during the first month of the season you’d get +700 odds on Purdue winning the Big Ten Tournament, you probably couldn’t throw your money at me fast enough. But those are Purdue’s odds going into the Big Ten Tournament after a disappointing end to the regular season. You can check […]
Purdue Readers Reacts Survey- Who is the Big Ten Tournament Favorite?
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 Tournament starts in just two days (assuming that you’re reading this on Monday […]
2026 Big Ten Tournament Predictions
I missed writing so many columns for H&R during my three year hiatus. One was the SB Nation All-Big Ten teams one (which, sadly, I did not get to organize this year). Another was this one, where I picked every game of the Big Ten Tournament. And boy, do we get some Big Ten Tournament […]
One Week Down, Purdue Football is Ahead of Schedule
Purdue fans abroad lamented the coaching decision to bring back the Quarterback, Ryan Browne for another season to start. Coach Odom doubled down in the off-season, essentially naming him the starter before a down of Spring Ball, something that has become uncommon in the era of the transfer portal. While the incumbent at QB did […]
Boiler Alert Podcast: Purdue Men’s Basketball Loses Finale Before Heading Into the Big Ten Tournament
Purdue lost yet another game in Mackey Arena this weekend when they fell to the Wisconsin Badgers on senior day. You’ve seen it discussed here on the site and invariably anywhere else you can find high quality Purdue content, but this time we discuss it in podcast form and with fewer need to read actual […]
Purdue 93 Wisconsin 97: By the Numbers
Purdue finished the season in as disappointing of a manner as they have in the last decade with a 97-93 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers. That loss finalized an abysmal stretch for the Boilers who have now gone just 6-7 since January 20th, a stretch that nearly parallels the one last year when they finished […]
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