Category: BIG 10

Final Score: Purdue 78 Grambling State 50 Purdue took over in the 2nd half and coasted to a much needed 1st round win over Grambling Key Stats Purdue came out of the half strong putting up 22 points in the 1st 10 minutes Grambling State made 7 of 10 free throws while Purdue was 13 …

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 …

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 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 …

Illinois led for much of the game, but Purdue found its outside game and pulled out the victory. Purdue’s first lead came at the 10:03 mark on a Mason Gillis 3. Purdue gave up a 6 point lead at the 4 minute mark and trailed by 2 only to outscore Illinois 13-5 down the stretch …

Purdue held on to defeat Michigan State in a hard fought battle. Purdue held off a spirited Spartan ball club with some key stops late in the game This was a game of runs and Purdue had just enough fire power to pull out the victory Purdue’s guards hit some big three pointers at key …

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 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 …

Purdue was able to put away the Indiana Hoosiers quite easily in the second game of the rivalry. Purdue overcame a sluggish start to dominate the Hoosiers in all facets of the game Indiana had no answer for the Purdue defense until down by over 20 Purdue was able to shut down Indiana’s inside game …