Houston survives to play in the Elite Eight

by Joshua Herd - March 28, 20250

In the second Sweet Sixteen match of the night Purdue takes on the Houston Cougars. Houston is the Number 1 seed in the Midwest region and is favorite to win. Purdue brought the Paint Crew from West Lafayette, and they were ready. Purdue played Houston close in the first half

Purdue handles USC

by Joshua Herd - February 8, 2025February 9, 20250

The Purdue Boilermakers handled the USC Trojans on Friday night winning 90-72 at Makey Arena. Trey Kaufman-Renn led Purdue in scoring with a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points, and Braden Smith with his fancy moves on the floor had 9 points and a

Purdue Beats Maryland

by Joshua Herd - December 9, 2024January 1, 20250

The Purdue Boilermakers faced off against the Maryland Terrapins on December 8, 2024. Purdue came out on top with an 83-78 victory. Braden Smith led the Boilermakers with 24 points and 10 assists, while Trey Kaufman-Renn added 21 points. For Maryland, Derik Queen stood out with 26 points and 12

Zach Edey Goes to Grizzlies

by Joshua Herd - June 26, 2024June 26, 20240

Zach Edey, the 7 foot 4 phenom who led Purdue to the NCAA Championship game has been drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies. Edey was drafted 9th in Wednesday's NBA Draft. Edey became the first player in more than 40 years to win The Associated Press men's college player of the

Boilermakers run out of Steam, Losing to UConn 75-60

by Joshua Herd - April 8, 20240

The Stage was set in Glendale, Arizona. The two best teams were ready to square off on this Monday night for the National Championship. The Purdue Boilermakers finally made to the big game to take on the Connecticut Huskies the defending National Champs. Purdue was steady in the game from the

Purdue advances in the WNIT

by Joshua Herd - March 26, 2024March 27, 20240

Purdue Boilermaker ladies advanced to the next round of the WNIT on Monday evening by defeating the Butler Bulldogs 62-51 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Mila Reynolds scored 15 points, hitting 4 three pointers to lead Purdue to victory. Jayla Smith had 11 points as well. Riley Makalusky scored 14 points for

Purdue Wins an Overtime Thriller

by Joshua Herd - February 1, 2024February 1, 20240

The Purdue Boilermakers got their revenge Wednesday night defeating Northwestern 105-96 in an overtime thriller. Zack Edey let Purdue by scoring 30 points in the middle. He was beat up most of the game by the big men from Northwestern who used their fouls to slow him down, but that

Boilermakers Are Back on Track

by Joshua Herd - February 19, 2023February 20, 20230

After a two-game derailment, the #3 Purdue Boilermakers won convincingly against Ohio State on Sunday afternoon 82-55 at Makey Arena. Zach Edey was too much in the middle for the Buckeyes to handle as he scored 26 points and had 11 rebounds in the game. This was Edey's 21 double-double

Boilers Advance to the Second Round

by Joshua Herd - March 19, 2022March 20, 20220

The Boilermakers made easy work of Penn on Thursday afternoon in Milwaukee winning 78-56. This was a great start to the tournament especially after the disappointment of losing in the first-round last year vs North Texas. Purdue was too much for Yale. the Boilermaker speed and size inside could not be

Iowa Wins the Big Ten Tournament

by Joshua Herd - March 13, 2022March 13, 20220

Iowa Hawkeyes wins the Big Ten Tournament. The Hot Hawkeyes beat Purdue 75-66 in the finals. Keegan Murray scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Hawkeyes to their first tournament title since 2006. Tony Perkins scored 11 points with four assists and four rebounds, playing in his