No.7 Purdue made a statement on Friday night in its home gym. It clobbered Indiana 93-64, one of its most dominant performances of the season. Purdue had great contributions from its senior trio in the win, as Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer combined for 53 points.
The second edition of the Purdue-Indiana rivalry matchup takes place at Mackey Arena on Friday night. After dropping the first contest in Bloomington, the Boilermakers are looking to get revenge.
The Purdue volleyball program has announced a match against in-state rival Indiana to round out its spring schedule. The Boilermakers will play three opponents and have one intrasquad scrimmage as part of its spring season this year.
With 4:32 remaining in the second quarter, Taylor Stremlow knocked down a three-pointer to give Iowa a 45-19 advantage with 4:36 to play. It was part of a 20-1 run for the Hawkeyes, who appeared to be on their way to an easy victory inside Mackey Arena.
Once again, Purdue appears to be putting itself in a favorable position for the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. On Thursday, the media mock bracket was released, providing some insight as to where the Boilermakers may land when March Madness rolls around in a few weeks.
It sounds like Purdue will be without one of its top scorers for Thursday night's home game against No. 13 Iowa. Madison Layden-Zay, who sustained a dislocated knee in last Saturday's 72-57 win over Rutgers, is expected to miss Thursday night's contest between the Boilermakers and Hawkeyes.
Over the years, it's become tradition for Purdue to wear black uniforms inside Mackey Arena when hosting in-state rival Indiana. That will be the case again when the Hoosiers come into town.
Purdue's primary objective in the regular season was to win a Big Ten championship. That opportunity drifted away on Tuesday night, as the seventh-ranked Boilermakers dropped a 91-80 decision to No.
Purdue often talks about its family-like culture. Perhaps there was no better demonstration of what that means than during the Boilermakers' game against No.
No. 1 Michigan and No. 6 Purdue faced off in a top-10 showdown on Tuesday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Two of the best teams in the nation battled in a high-stakes Big Ten Conference showdown.
When Matt Painter coached at Southern Illinois two decades ago, he would often tell his team as March Madness approached, "We're good, we just can't lose anymore." It was a pressure-filled message to his team that, if the Salukies wanted to participate in the NCAA Tournament, they couldn't leave any doubt.
Purdue has seen considerable jumps in the NCAA NET, KenPom and Associated Press rankings following a 2-0 week in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers are now back inside the top 10 of all three following wins over Nebraska and Iowa.
When Michigan walks into Mackey Arena on Tuesday night, it will have the No. 1 ranking beside its name. It will mark the 24th time Purdue has played the top-ranked team in the country, but it hasn't had much success in these games.
Matt Painter reached another major milestone in his coaching career on Saturday night, one that only four other Big Ten coaches have achieved. With Purdue's 78-57 road win over Iowa, Painter has now won 250 career Big Ten games.
It might be hard to believe that a dunk 5:30 into a college basketball game can swing momentum, but that seemed to be how Saturday's game between No. 13 Purdue and Iowa unfolded.
This was a pretty solid road trip for Purdue. A few days after taking down No. 7 Nebraska in Pinnacle Bank Arena, the 13th-ranked Boilermakers walked out of Carver-Hawkeye arena with a convincing victory over Iowa.
Gicarri Harris might be responsible for the most ridiculous dunk of the season for Purdue. The sophomore guard stole the spotlight early in the first half, throwing down the hammer while drawing a foul against Iowa.
Go ahead and set the binoculars back down on the side table. To fans, Purdue might find itself in a "trap game" situation in Saturday's rematch with Iowa, but Matt Painter is not worried about his team looking ahead.
A Big Ten rematch is on the docket for Valentine's Day. On Saturday evening, No. 13 Purdue will play Iowa, hoping to sweep the season series and keep its hopes of a Big Ten title alive.
The No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers let one slip away on Tuesday — literally and figuratively. Seemingly on the verge of pulling off an astounding come-from-behind win against the No.