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Following a 97-93 home loss to Wisconsin on Saturday night, the chances of an experienced Purdue basketball team cutting down the nets in either the Big Ten Tournament or NCAA Tournament seem increasingly unlikely. Though, regardless of how the Boilermakers finish this uneven campaign, Fletcher Loyer has earned himself an important place in program history. […]

It had been a difficult stretch of games for Purdue basketball. Heading into Wednesday night, they had lost three of their last four, including Purdue being upset by Ohio State over the weekend. It looked as if Purdue was heading to another upset loss against Northwestern, but a strong second half put them back in […]

Matt Painter made some comments about Bruce Thornton following the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers’ matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday night. Painter has been with the Boilermakers program since 2005, elevating them to serious national contention as a perennial NCAA Tournament team. They recently had their best run under him, getting to the […]

The Ohio State basketball team is among a bunch of other teams fighting to stay on the right side of the NCAA tournament bubble this year. Ohio State got a massive win on Sunday, defeating Purdue 82-74. The win improves the Buckeyes to 18-11 this season. “The win the bubble Buckeyes desperately needed,” college basketball […]

Purdue basketball watched Braden Smith notch a milestone two days before facing Ohio State. But the Boilermakers witnessed Matt Painter explode in frustration after falling to the Buckeyes. Smith may have led with 20 points and seven assists, but OSU escaped 82-74 on Sunday. The veteran head coach didn’t mince words about the Boilermakers postgame. […]

Purdue Boilermakers men’s basketball senior guard Braden Smith became just the fifth player in NCAA Division I history to record 1,000 career assists on Thursday night, reaching the milestone during No. 8 Purdue’s 76-74 loss to No. 13 Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball at Mackey Arena. Smith entered the matchup with 994 assists and needed […]

The No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers are in the middle of taking on the No. 13 Michigan Spartans on Thursday, in what has been a competitive first half. However, guard Braden Smith stole the spotlight early in the contest, as he made college basketball history. Smith, who is a senior guard, became just the fifth player […]

The Purdue basketball team got a big win on Friday against Indiana. Following the game, a little girl presented Boilermakers star guard Braden Smith with a drawing she made. Smith was excited to receive the gift, and showed it to the news media. Video went viral of the Purdue star showing the drawing to the […]

Purdue basketball delivered a resounding statement inside Mackey Arena on Friday night, and head coach Matt Painter made sure to frame it in the proper context. The No. 7 Boilermakers rebounded in emphatic fashion in the Indiana rivalry, rolling to a dominant 93-64 victory just days after their Big Ten championship hopes took a hit. […]

The Big Ten is full of legendary college basketball arenas, few bigger than Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. But after years of boasting about the dome as one of the biggest home-court advantages in the game, Purdue finds itself in unfamiliar territory after getting the doors blown off by Michigan. Purdue’s 11-point loss on Tuesday […]

Two of the best teams in the Big Ten clashed on Tuesday night, as Michigan visited Purdue. Michigan took an impressive win over Purdue, winning the game 91-80. After the contest, Purdue coach Matt Painter made sure to give credit to the Wolverines in his post-game press conference, per Chris Balas of On3Sports. “Our goal […]

Two years after its National Championship runner-up season, Purdue is still seeking its first men’s basketball NCAA Tournament title. The experienced Boilermakers were considered preseason frontrunners with Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn returning, but their volatile season is destined to end in disappointment. While neither Smith nor Kaufman-Renn was considered an elite NBA prospect, their […]

Purdue basketball once again staggered down the stretch, leading skeptics to double down on their March Madness fraud claims. But the No. 13 Boilermakers earned a signature win nonetheless. Despite blowing a 22-point lead, Matt Painter’s team earned an 80-77 overtime victory over No. 7 Nebraska on Tuesday night. Purdue’s triumph in Lincoln, or rather […]

It was an ugly win, but a big win nevertheless, as Purdue took down Nebraska, 80-77, in overtime at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday. The 13th-ranked Boilermakers almost blew a 22-point lead, as the seventh-ranked Cornhuskers went on a searing run in the second half, grabbing the driver’s seat, 77-75, with only 1:30 remaining in […]

Purdue basketball came into the season as the favorites to win the national championship, but things haven’t completely gone to plan for Matt Painter and company. The Boilermakers have struggled while playing in a very strong Big Ten conference, and while they still have a chance to win the league title, they haven’t had things […]

It did not come easily, but Purdue is back on another win streak after collecting a 68-64 win over Oregon on Saturday. Boilermakers guard Fletcher Loyer knows his team “got lucky” to escape with the victory, which he knows will not fly down the stretch. Despite leading Purdue with a team-high 18 points, Loyer was […]

Purdue basketball (19-4) appeared to be righting the ship after handing Maryland a 30-point shellacking last Sunday afternoon, but it is obvious that head coach Matt Painter still has some leaks to fix following Saturday’s 68-64 nail-biting victory versus the visiting Oregon Ducks (8-15). The Boilermakers were huge favorites inside Mackey Arena, but they barely […]

After sliding in the power rankings, Purdue basketball struck back with purpose. Braden Smith led the charge as the Boilermakers, now 18–4, snapped a three-game skid with a 93-63 blowout of Maryland basketball, which fell to 8–13, in a Big Ten clash that felt personal and powerful. From the opening tip, the Terrapins never found […]

When Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn both confirmed they would be returning to Purdue for the 2025-2026 college basketball season, many immediately pegged them as March Madness title favorites. After a strong start, the Boilermakers have hit a wall in January, ending the month on a three-game skid. Through 21 regular season games, Purdue sits […]

The Indiana Hoosiers delivered a defining moment Tuesday night, defeating rival Purdue 72–67 in the biggest win of the season, energizing Assembly Hall and signaling a potential turning point for the program. Indiana entered the matchup searching for a signature victory under first-year head coach Darian DeVries. The No. 12 ranked Purdue Boilermakers arrived as […]

There was an incredibly high sense of urgency when Purdue basketball legend Zach Edey returned for his senior season in 2023-24, and ultimately, the program reached the national championship game for the first time in 55 years. Matt Painter and company entered this season with similar pressure surrounding them. With Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and […]

The 2025 Purdue basketball season has been a great one, but they have two losses where they did not play up to their potential. The Boilermakers are 17-2 and lost on a last-second shot to UCLA, 69-67. The Bruins shut out Purdue to close out the game and scored the final eight points of the […]

The men’s college basketball power rankings saw some major movement since last week, as multiple of the best teams in the nation lost two straight games. There are also some teams on impressive winning streaks. Conference play is thinning the fat and painting a clearer picture of which teams truly belong in the top 25 […]

Purdue moves to 16-1 on Wednesday with a 79-72 win over Iowa. The Hawkeyes kept the game close with the help of Bennett Stirtz. Stirtz has been an issue for teams all year. After the game, Purdue coach Matt Painter spoke about the Iowa star. “He’s a good player. Bennett Stirtz, he’s real, and that […]

Purdue basketball owned 73 wins over Iowa before Wednesday, with Matt Painter beating them since 2005. They faced an upset-minded Hawkeyes team aiming to shed the memories of the recent loss to Illinois. Iowa tested the nation’s No. 5 team early and often. Painter’s Boilermakers prevailed in the end 79-72, though, inside Mackey Arena. How […]

The last ClutchPoints’ men’s college basketball power rankings were released before Christmas on Dec. 23. A lot has happened since then, but fans’ biggest takeaway over the holidays was that there are a lot of really good teams this year. Five squads remain undefeated, and all of the top 12 or so teams in the […]

One of the best point guards in college basketball this season has been Purdue senior Braden Smith, who recently reached a major milestone in conference history. Smith recently became the Big Ten’s all-time leader in assists, and he was honored prior to the team’s game against Washington on Wednesday. Braden Smith made history in becoming […]

Purdue senior guard Braden Smith made Big Ten history on Saturday night, surpassing Michigan State’s legend Cassius Winston to become the conference’s all-time career assists leader. Smith recorded 12 assists in the Boilermakers’ 89-73 victory over Wisconsin at the Kohl Center, increasing his career total to 893 and eclipsing Winston’s 890 assists compiled from 2017-2020. […]

Non-conference play is coming to a close, and conference madness is about to pick up in men’s college basketball. The positive or negative momentum teams gained leading up to this point will have major implications on the rest of the year. Teams will find out what they are really made of going forward, though, as […]

The Purdue Boilermakers’ current win streak hit three games this weekend following the team’s 88-60 win against the Auburn Tigers at the Indy Classic. One of the key factors in Purdue’s win was the team’s defense against Auburn star guard Tahaad Pettiford. Following the game, Purdue head coach Matt Painter spoke about how the team’s […]

Seven NCAA teams remain without a loss this season. This is the first edition of ClutchPoints’ men’s college basketball power rankings that features all seven of them. Teams jumping into the top 25 means that others have to fall down the rankings, or be out of them altogether. Florida, for example, is just narrowly holding […]

Purdue didn’t need a speech full of fire at halftime. It just required Matt Painter’s reminder to defend. And the sixth-ranked Boilermakers responded with one of their most dominant second-half stretches of the season. All part of blowing past Minnesota 85-57. While they were clinging to a 35-32 lead after allowing the Gophers to close […]

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith added another milestone to his storied college basketball career on Wednesday night, recording his 20th career double-double as No. 6 Purdue dismantled Minnesota Golden Gophers 85-57. Smith posted 15 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds in the win. The performance came just days after Purdue suffered a stunning 23-point loss […]

The NCAA college basketball schedule is starting to heat up, and the picture is becoming clearer on who the best teams in the nation are. There are still a handful of undefeated teams left, and last week’s AP Poll number one team, Purdue, lost their first game of the season, as did a number of […]

Purdue just took its first loss of the season. The Boilermakers were dominated by Iowa State on Saturday. Purdue has now dropped from the top spot in the AP Poll, being ranked sixth in the latest rankings. This drop places head coach Matt Painter’s team behind Iowa State, which tied the record for the largest […]

It was a historic win for the Iowa State basketball program as the team beat the No. 1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday in blowout fashion, 81-58. With the sports world reacting to Iowa State basketball’s huge win over Purdue, it was record-making in a multitude of ways that will be exciting for any Cyclones fans […]

Since the beginning of the season, the Purdue Boilermakers have been the No. 1 ranked team in the country in the AP men’s basketball poll. Purdue started the season off at 8-0, but suffered their first loss of the season, 81-58, to the Iowa State Cyclones who remained undefeated at 9-0. With the loss, Purdue […]

Purdue basketball was the national champion runner-up in 2024 and enjoyed a solid campaign after losing program legend Zach Edey to the NBA, but the Boilermakers remain the subject of unrelenting scrutiny even after achieving that success. Until Matt Painter’s squad can finish the job, the jokes will continue. There is mockery aplenty following Saturday’s […]

Feast Week has come and gone in college basketball, and with it came plenty of change in ClutchPoints’ power rankings. With a number of big in-season tournaments having come to a conclusion, how does the top-25 stack up? 25. St. John’s Georgetown and NC State both fall out of the top 25, and St. John’s […]