Sweet 16 Purdue 80 Gonzaga 68
Purdue remains on its mission for NCAA tournament deep run Purdue continued its trend of dominating second halves in this year’s NCAA tournament. After a somewhat shaky first half, Zach Edey put the team on his back finishing with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Edey frustrated Gonzaga big man Graham Ike who had outplayed Edey …
Big 10 Tournament
Wisconsin 76 Purdue 75 (OT) Purdue Falls in Overtime to Badgers Wisconsin put game into overtime at the buzzer with Chucky Hepburn’s drive to basket. Badgers followed up with game-winning jumper by Max Klespit with 5 seconds left. Lance Jones’ desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer fell short and wide at the final buzzer. Braden Smith …
Big 10 Tournament
Purdue 67 Michigan State 62 Purdue survives major injury scare to advance to semifinal Purdue survived it’s largest injury scare of the season midway through the secone half when Braden Smith’s knee buckled while driving to the basket. Smith hopped off the floor on one leg and couldn’t put any weight on his right leg …
Purdue 78 Wisconsin 70
Purdue closes out dominant regular season with tough, physical matchup. Purdue survived two first half injury scares with stars Zach Edey and Braden Smith both going down with turned ankles. Both injuries looked scary at first, but Edey and Smith both returned to action shortly and showed no ill effects from their injuries. Purdue led …
Purdue 96 Rutgers 68
Purdue responds strongly win lopsided win over Rutgers Purdue dominated wire to wire, shooting 59% and spreaded the scoring across multiple players. Rutgers struggled with shooting 33% in the first half and never recovered. Key Stats Purdue had four double-digit scorers already by halftime. Purdue and Rutgers were even in turnovers at half, but Purdue …
Purdue 84 Minnesota 76
Purdue overcomes shaky first half to avoid huge upset. Purdue comes back from 10-point early second half deficit with 15-1 run midway through the half, leading to an 84-76 victory. Minnesota lost its composure in second half. Coach Ben Johnson charged with a technical foul with 8-point lead which fueled the comeback further. Jack Wilson …
Michigan Hands Purdue First Home Loss of Season
Purdue came into Friday evening’s matchup riding a four-game winning streak against tough competition, but this challenge against #7 Michigan proved to too much for the Boilers. It didn’t help that less than two hours before tip-off, it was announced that Purdue’s Big-10 leading 3-point shooter, Sasha Stefanovic, had tested positive for COVID-19 and would …
Purdue Basketball press conference: 3 takeaways
Delphi Bracketology was able to participate in a Zoom Virtual Press Conference today with Purdue head coach, Matt Painter and three veteran senior players, Eric Hunter Jr., Sasha Stefanovic, and Trevion Williams. With the pandemic, there has been delayed and abbreviated practice sessions, but this week Purdue has finally been able to start the process …
NCAA South Regional Summary: A Regional for the Ages
The NCAA South Regional in Louisville, KY ended as an historical thriller. Three nail-bitingingly close games, two of which ended in overtime, a buzzer-tying shot, and possibly the greatest individual NCAA tournament performance of all-time by Carsen Edwards. Fans who were fortunate to witness this regional got their money’s worth and then some. I’ll start …
Purdue vs Tennessee – South Regional 2019
The South Regional boasted #3 Purdue and #2 Tennessee playing in the Sweet 16. The game was hosted in Louisville, so both fan bases could travel well to the game. The Boilermakers and Volunteers had both taken care of business up to this point into the tournament. Each side has experience, with talent to go …