CHICAGO — With the luxury of instant replay immediately on your television screen, you probably wonder why there are some calls that Matt Painter doesn't choose to challenge during any given game.
The selection committee revealed the 68-team field for the men's basketball NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Many don't know where the smaller schools in the bracket are located.
The NCAA Tournament has arrived, and after an 80-72 win over Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game, Purdue is carrying a lot of confidence into March Madness.
On Sunday, Purdue cut down the nets at the United Center in Chicago after winning four games in four days, capped by an 80-72 win over Michigan to claim the Big Ten Tournament title.
CHICAGO — To say there were some concerns about how Purdue's regular season ended may be an understatement. The Boilermakers were 6-7 in their last 13 games, which included losses in four of their final six.
Purdue Boilermakers senior center Oscar Cluff is ready for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, but he still has some catching up to do on his team’s first-round opponent, the Queens University Royals.
Nobody saw this coming. Not really. A Purdue team that spent the regular season dropping home games like they were bad habits, somehow rolled into Chicago and turned into a completely different team.
For a ninth straight season, Purdue has earned a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers have earned a No. 2 seed for March Madness, which was announced during Sunday's Selection Show on CBS.
CHICAGO — For the second time in four years, Purdue has claimed a Big Ten Tournament championship. The Boilermakers defeated top-seeded Michigan 80-72 on Sunday at the United Center in Chicago.
Purdue star Braden Smith had a strange wardrobe change during the Big 10 Championship on Sunday. Purdue faced Michigan for the Big 10 title game at United Center in Chicago, Ill.
CHICAGO — Purdue will play one more game at the United Center. After defeating Northwestern, Nebraska and UCLA, the Boilermakers have advanced to the Championship Game of the Big Ten Tournament, where they'll play top-seeded Michigan.
CHICAGO — Matt Painter knew that if Purdue wanted to make a deep run in March this season, it was going to need a window cleaner. The Boilermakers may not be in March Madness yet, but Oscar Cluff's performance in the Big Ten Tournament has provided the program with a major jolt at precisely the right time.
CHICAGO — It took a full 40 minutes, but Purdue found a way to take down UCLA and advance to the Championship Game of the Big Ten Tournament on Sunday.
CHICAGO — Purdue's run in the Big Ten Tournament isn't over, but after wins over Northwestern and Nebraska the last two days, there has been some movement in the latest seed projections for the Boilermakers.
CHICAGO — The question has floated around the college basketball world for the past few weeks. After finishing 6-7 in its final 13 games, everyone wanted to know what went wrong with Purdue?
CHICAGO — Braden Smith didn't want his team to squander a big lead because of simple mistakes. So, in the second half of Friday night's quarterfinal game, after Nebraska cut Purdue's lead from 16 points down to 10, the senior leader decided to take charge.
CHICAGO — Purdue is headed to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. The seventh-seeded Boilermakers defeated No. 2 seed Nebraska 74-58 and will play the winner of the Michigan State-UCLA game on Saturday.
Braden Smith doesn’t care about your highlight reel. He doesn’t care about your stat sheet, your Twitter trending topics, or your “player of the game” trophy.