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Purdue Men’s Basketball: By The Numbers: Purdue 93 Penn State 85
The Purdue Boilermakers fought off a valiant effort from Penn State to move to 5-0 in the B1G and push the Nittany Lions to 0-5 as well. It was a much more difficult game than most expected as Penn State shot 12% above their season average behind the arc on their way to making twelve […]
By The Numbers: Purdue 93 Penn State 85
The Purdue Boilermakers fought off a valiant effort from Penn State to move to 5-0 in the B1G and push the Nittany Lions to 0-5 as well. It was a much more difficult game than most expected as Penn State shot 12% above their season average behind the arc on their way to making twelve […]
Purdue 93, Penn State 85: Postgame Video
Today’s postgame video post is a little late today, as I scalped a couple tickets and took my son up at the last minute this morning. It marked the first time in probably more than a decade that I have been to Mackey solely as a fan instead of sitting with the media, and it […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Takes Down Penn State 93-85
Purdue came into this game undefeated in Big Ten play and looking to keep pace with a Nebraska team who just came back from a 16 point second half deficit to take down IU on the road and a Michigan team who was locked into a fight against the Wisconsin Badgers (a fight they would […]
Purdue Basketball: How to Watch #5 Purdue (14-1, 4-0) vs. Penn State (9-6, 0-4) & Fan Discussion
Purdue sits at 4-0 in conference play with Penn State coming to town today to give Purdue the opportunity to start the Big Ten season 5-0. With a 20 game Big Ten season that means that after today Purdue will be 25% done with conference play. It’s unbelievable that we are already that far into […]
Game Preview: Penn State at #5 Purdue
#5 Purdue 14-1 (4-0) will play host to Penn State 9-6 (0-4) on Saturday afternoon in Mackey Arena. Purdue is coming off six straight victories, and despite a final score against Washington that made the game appear closer than it was, the Boilers are playing its best basketball of the season. It has yet to […]
Hammer and Rails Reader Survey Results: Big Ten Champion Prediction
It’s Friday night and we are just a few hours away from seeing Purdue back in action in Mackey Arena so naturally this week I wanted to ask survey questions focused on the basketball team. The first question this week is about who you all believe will come out of this season as the Big […]
Big Ten Basketball Contenders: Staff Roundtable
It’s the end of the week and I wanted to do a second roundtable this week. While we focused on football on Wednesday’s post this one is all about men’s basketball. I wanted to know who is Purdue’s biggest challenger and maybe a dark horse for the Big Ten title this season. Ledman: The obvious […]
Boiler Alert Podcast: Recapping Purdue Men’s Basketball Over Washington and Looking to Penn State
Purdue and Washington played a Big Ten conference game on Wednesday, it’s weird to say that still. Purdue went up by as many as 23 before things started to fall apart. It was tough to watch, but Ryan and I discuss it and what exactly went wrong in this one. I try my best not […]
Purdue Football Transfer Portal: Week One Recap
The Boilermaker Football Staff has been busy. After one week, The Boilers have the 9th ranked Portal class. Here is a quick look, by position group. Quarterback – 0 As it stands, Purdue appears as if it will run it back with Ryan Browne as the incumbent. Presumably, there is belief with better talent, that […]
The Transfer Portal: Week One Recap
The Boilermaker Football Staff has been busy. After one week, The Boilers have the 9th ranked Portal class. Here is a quick look, by position group. Quarterback – 0 As it stands, Purdue appears as if it will run it back with Ryan Browne as the incumbent. Presumably, there is belief with better talent, that […]
Purdue 81, Washington 73: Postgame Video
What is it about those first home games after the holiday break without the full Paint Crew that makes Purdue struggle so much? Purdue has done better in recent years, but this has traditionally been a game where Purdue has struggled. After jumping out to a 9-0 lead in less than two minutes tonight it […]
Purdue Basketball Wins Ugly at Mackey: Purdue 81 Washington 73
Certain games you can just feel that the opponent is overmatched. You can feel that no matter what they do they aren’t going to walk out of Mackey Arena victorious. This was one such game. Poor Washington. They came into Mackey Arena with numerous injuries and only dressed nine guys (and one of them, an […]
Purdue Basketball: How to Watch #5 Purdue (13-1, 3-0) at Washington (9-5, 1-2) & Fan Discussion
Big Ten rival Washington comes into Mackey Arena tonight as the Boilermakers look to improve to 4-0 in conference play. Who could ever forget the storied games these two teams have had throughout the long history of this bitter rivalry. Okay, but seriously, still weird that Washington is in the Big Ten, but here we […]
Purdue Football: How Do You Fix It?
With the new year now officially in full swing and all of us back to regular schedules, it’s time to fire up the roundtable machine and ask the staff a question again. This week, I wanted to know how you can fix Purdue football, but I made them go deeper than just sending me the […]
Game Preview: Washington at #5 Purdue
Washington 9-5 (1-2) heads into Mackey Arena to take on the #5 Purdue Boilermakers 13-1 (3-0) Wednesday night. Matt Painter didn’t take long to get to the crux of the problem trying to defend Danny Sprinkle’s Washington Huskies: Washington will and wants to get to the rim at all times. Washington is one of the […]
Game Preview: Washington at #5 Purdue
Washington 9-5 (1-2) heads into Mackey Arena to take on the #5 Purdue Boilermakers 13-1 (3-0) Wednesday night. Matt Painter didn’t take long to get to the crux of the problem trying to defend Danny Sprinkle’s Washington Huskies: Washington will and wants to get to the rim at all times. Washington is one of the […]
Non-Conference Opponents’ Update: January 7
Purdue was almost able to step back onto the top seed line last night even without playing a game. Michigan, who had spent the last several weeks pretty much crushing the skull of any and all opponents, went to the Bryce Jordan Mausoleum and, as happens at least once a year, fell asleep. They escaped […]
Purdue Basketball: Washington Huskies Stats Preview
2025-2026 Season Record: 9-5 Previous 3 Games 1/4: L – 80-90 vs Indiana @ Away 12/29: W- 74 – 65 vs Utah @ Home 12/22: W – 86 – 56 vs San Diego @ Home Washington Personnel Starters Bench In-Season Injuries Preseason Injuries C: Mady Traore – # 3 JuCo Transfer / Former Maryland Starter F: Jacob Ognacevic – […]
Hammer and Rails Reader Reacts Survey – Will Braden Smith Become the NCAA Assist King?
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. After a brief hiatus for the holidays the reader survey is back! This week I’m focused […]
College Basketball Rankings: January 5
The holidays meant there was no new poll last week, and this week there is not a lot of change due to many teams not playing a lot. As a result, Purdue sits at No. 5 this week once again as we move into the New Year. The most notable change is Michigan gained on […]
Boiler Alert Podcast – Braden Smith Makes History
After enjoying a long holiday break from the podcast Ryan and I have returned to talk about the last two games for the Boilermakers which were two victories including Kent State and at Wisconsin. As part of those two games Purdue saw one of their own make history when point guard extraordinaire Braden Smith set […]
By the Numbers: Purdue 89 Wisconsin 73
Purdue’s first game of 2026 turned into a dominant road victory at Wisconsin as the Boilers defeated the Badgers 89-73. With the victory, Braden Smith broke the B1G career assists record previously held by Cassius Winston for the last several years. Purdue moved to 3-0 in the early stages of the B1G race with a […]
A New Face of the Backfield, Jerrick Gibson Commits
Coach Odom wants to run the football and while improvements are needed on the offensive line, they ate got their bellcow for the 2026 season. Jerrick Gibson committed to Purdue this evening after visiting campus on the opening weekend of the Transfer Portal opening up. Gibson totaled over 500 yards during his two seasons in […]
Purdue Receives First Portal Commitment
Coach Odom and his staff have had a busy weekend, like most coaches arouns the nation. The transfer portal “officially” opened on Friday, January 2nd. You may ask, why is officially in quotes? Well, officially its just a date given but tampering started months ago, legal or illegal. Purdue received their first commitment today from […]
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