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Fletcher Loyer saved Purdue’s season today. That’s the biggest thing you can say about his three-pointer with 51 seconds left. For most of the day it was a lousy offensive game, especially from three for the Boilers. The alarming defensive struggles were apparent too as, let’s be honest, Purdue was damn lucky Oregon is not […]
After going 0-3 in a Big Ten swoon, Purdue righted the ship against the lowly Terrapins and then had the lowly Ducks from Oregon heading into town. It was as favorable a schedule as you could imagine for Purdue to get back to their winning ways in conference play before heading to Nebraska. John Wooden […]
Things are still cold in West Lafayette, but today at 1:00 PM they are going to heat up inside Mackey Arena. The Oregon Ducks are coming to town and they will be attempting to prevent Purdue from winning two in a row. Purdue finally got a win after three straight losses in conference play against […]
The Boilers return back to Mackey Arena for what many hope will be another good tune-up ahead of a stretch of games that will determine not only their ability to win the B1G but if Purdue can continue to be a legitimate 1 seed or if they’ll remain in that 3 or 4 seed. The […]
2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 8-14 Big 10 Record: 1-10 Previous 3 Games 2/1: L – 66- 84 vs Iowa @ Home 1/28: L – 57 – 73 vs UCLA @ Home 1/25: L – 57 – 72 vs Washington @ Away Illinois Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank in ()) KenPom Ranking – 42 Offense Adjusted Efficiency: 113.1 […]
This one is coming out…a bit late, but life happens fast and things get in the way at times. BUT, late is better than never and the win against Maryland hopefully helped Purdue get itself back on track. The Boilers traveled out east and on that trip Fletcher Loyer seemingly found his 3pt shot and […]
It’s Friday which means we’ve all survived to the end of another week! Now we get a weekend to recharge, to get all of our chores down, perhaps spend time with your loved ones, but most importantly it’s time to review the fan survey results. With Big Ten season in full swing I’m focused only […]
Purdue got fairly lucky over these last two games as they were coming off a three game losing streak but found themselves facing the Maryland Terrapins and the Oregon Ducks in back to back games. They each sit at the bottom of the conference 1-10 in conference play a piece. Purdue easily dismantled the Terrapins […]
In the fall of 1997, whe he arrived on campus in West Lafayette, very few people knew who Drew Brees was. He played mop-up minutes in that season’s opening loss at Toledo, and at the time Purdue football was nowhere. It had not had a winning season in 12 years. Now, in February 2026, almost […]
At the start of this episode I give Ryan, a Bulls fan, the opportunity to talk about Jaden Ivey being shipped to Chicago from Detroit. With no Purdue game to talk about on this episode Ryan and I wanted to take some time to slow down, take a step back, and look at the remaining […]
The portal is closed. It has to be a relief to Coach Odom and his staff knowing that this is the team they will carry into the fall. No 2nd portal window after Spring Ball, juat development, culture building and improving. Purdue ended the portal season with the 22nd ranked class, there was some great […]
The home stretch is here. Just 9 Big Ten games remain before we get into postseason play. That’s where the rubber really meets the road. Purdue had a very rough three game stretch that might have put them out of the Big Ten race. I wanted to check in with the staff about the end […]
This column is a lot more fun to write after Purdue wins games. That three game losing streak that knocked us from the top 5 and out of first in the Big Ten put a real damper on what was supposed to be a very special season. Fortunately, it still can be. Barring an absolute […]
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. We are in the final stretch of the conference season with just 9 games remaining for […]
We’re past the halfway point in the Big Ten race as everyone except Maryland and Iowa has now played at least 11 conference games. Since the Terrapins are clearly not a contender their remaining game is not a factor. In the last update we had five true contenders and I think that holds true, but […]
In our conversation on this episode Ryan called the game against Maryland not a must win but a game that Purdue couldn’t lose. I thought that was interesting so I let him go into a little more detail there. Then, we talk about all the things that went right against the Terrapins at the Xfinity […]
The basketball rankings are turning into the volleyball rankings in that Purdue is hovering in that 12 to 9 range, which is great nationally, but it is still fifth among Big Ten teams. The league is very top heavy this year, as it has five top 12 teams, but no one else in the rankings. […]
Coming off of a 3-game losing streak and a subsequent player-only meeting, the Purdue Boilermakers came into College Park, Maryland looking to right the ship. Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer help the Boilermakers do just that en route to a 30-point drubbing of the Maryland Terrapins. Smith and Loyer would combine to score 48 of […]
I started on my usual Maryland preview and concluded that it doesn’t matter. In the grand scheme of things, none of this matters, but nothing matters less than who plays for Maryland basketball in 2026 (no offense intended). In fact, maybe it’s time for Purdue to stop spending so much focus on the big-brained scouting […]
It’s been a long three games for the Boilermakers with the team going 0-3 all against Big Ten competition. What looked like a sure fire battle for a Big Ten championship has changed into a battle to stay alive in the conference race. Purdue needs to be nearly perfect in these remaining games if they […]
From a 17-1 start to three straight losses, the Purdue basketball season has taken a dark turn after dropping games to UCLA on the road, Illinois at home, and Indiana on the road. Matt Painter was visibly frustrated with his team after the game. Purdue players, Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn mentioned needing […]
With no Purdue game today I wanted to hold off on posting these result until today so that you’d always have something to come back to. Wasn’t that sweet of me? Keep an eye on the site later today as Casey will have a preview for Sunday up shortly. First in this week’s survey I […]
I really struggled with the tone on this one. How do you find the right balance between I hate this and I want to burn everything down and the Carsen Edwards relax as was noted in The Feed yesterday? Sports can make you feel crazy things. It can make you so fixated on a game […]
I plan these roundtables out a few days before they get posted so that the rest of the staff has time to get back to me. That means I sent this question out on Monday, prior to yesterday’s loss to IU and that these answers were returned to me before the loss to IU. Let’s […]
In the span of a week Purdue went from leading the Big Ten and being on the cusp of a No. 1 seed to a three-game losing streak and the season threatening to unravel entirely. The games have been close. Purdue has lost three games by 11 total points. In two of them the Boilers […]