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By the Numbers: Purdue 87 Alabama 80
A trip to Tuscaloosa led to the same result over the previous two seasons for Purdue as the Boilers moved to 3-0 over the Crimson Tide of Alabama following an 87-80 road victory. It was a game that saw Purdue quiet some of the doubt that had followed a somewhat lukewarm 2-0 start that saw […]
#2 Purdue 87, #8 Alabama 80: Postgame Video
What a win for Purdue in Tuscaloosa. After there was consternation and gnashing of teeth because (checks notes) Purdue trailed briefly in the second half at home against Oakland the Boilers went on the road and did something it has not done in 40+ years: win a non-conference true road game over a top 10 […]
#2 Purdue 87 – #8 Alabama 80: Road Warriors
The first half didn’t go like either team expected. Purdue dominated the glass with Trey, Braden, and Cluff combining for 17 boards after the Boilermakers looked allergic to rebounding in their first two contests. Meanwhile, Alabama, a team shooting a combined 30% from deep through two games, could not miss from deep, connecting on 10 […]
How to Watch #2 Purdue (2-0) at #8 Alabama & Open Thread
When you’re looking ahead to the regular season, it’s matchups like these that you circle on your calendar. The #2 Purdue Boilermakers, #1 in our hearts and in the Coach’s poll, heads to Tuscaloosa to take on the #8 Crimson Tide from Alabama. These two teams have become very familiar with each other in recent […]
Game Preview: #2 Purdue at #8 Alabama
Purdue’s season starts in earnest as it takes to its first road test against the #8 Alabama Crimson Tide. After a ho hum 2-game start, the preseason #1 team in the country dropped to #2 despite not losing a game. Purdue struggled with mid-major Oakland at home, winning by just ten at home. While Alabama […]
Interview With the Enemy- Washington Huskies
With Saturday creeping closer and closer it’s time to reach out to my fellow SB Nation bloggers and get some answers to the pertinent questions before kickoff. Today, I’m sharing a Q&A from UW Dawg Pound courtesy of Mark Schafer. Feel free to hop over there and say hi. How would you describe Washington’s season […]
Boiler Alert – Purdue Basketball Recruiting Class & Football Heads to Washington
Ryan has returned from his wedding and honeymoon just in time to talk some really consequential Purdue basketball. He’s also returned on singing day when Purdue signed four very good recruits including yet another 7-footer. So, Ryan and I get into the recruiting class and what we can expect from them in the future. This […]
Purdue & Matt Painter Add One of Nation’s Best Recruiting Classes
The first signing day of the early period for the 2026 class saw the Boilers add one of the most highly touted high school classes in the country and one that may be one of the highest rated under Head Coach Matt Painter. It was clear what the staff was doing as they will look […]
Purdue Basketball Recruiting: Sinan Huan Commits!
Coach Painter did it again. Sinan Huan, the 36th best player in the 2026 Recruiting Cycle committed to Purdue this evening. The 7 footer was down to Purdue, Illinois and Ohio State before making the correct decision to join Coach Painter at Big Man U. Originally from China, Sinan currently attends Georgetown Prep in Maryland, […]
Key to Purdue vs. Alabama: Staff Roundtable
Purdue basketball faces its biggest challenge of the season tomorrow when they take on the Crimson Tide from Alabama. So I wanted to reach out to the staff and see their key to the game or alternatively what they’d be watching for. Ledman: The easy answer is to see if TKR returns. That’s going to […]
Hammer and Rails Reader Reacts Survey – Best Basketball Newcomer*
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 a little later than normal with the survey this week, but rest assured you’ll […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Unveils New Uniforms
Purdue men’s basketball has been teasing a new uniform for weeks now. Probably longer. If you follow the Boiler Uniforms Twitter account you’ve probably seen rumblings from him for months about a new black uniform. Apparently sometime this week someone leaked it online and it got shared around Purdue Twitter but I wasn’t able to […]
College Football: FanDuel odds for Purdue @ Washington
Purdue’s season continues to crash around itself after a 2-0 start has led to an 8-game losing streak including all six of its Big Ten Conference games. Purdue’s task doesn’t any easier as the Boilermakers head out west to take on the 6-3 Washington Huskies who are an even 3-3 in the Big Ten. But […]
Purdue Basketball: #8 Alabama – Basic Information
Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Type of School: Public Mascot: Big Al (The Elephant) 2024-’25 Season: 28-9 (13-5 in SEC play) 2024 – ‘25 NCAA Tournament: #2 Seed – Lost to Duke in Regional Final Head Coach – Nate Oats Seasons at Alabama: 7 Alabama Record: 147-63 Career Record: 243-106 Regular Season Conference Championships: 4 (Buffalo 2, Alabama 2) Conference Tournament Championships: 5 […]
Xs and Ohs! Ohio State Domination
You may have heard that the website formerly known as Twitter has been purchased and is now X, a simply horrendous name in my opinion but then again I am not a billionaire so take my suggestions with a grain of salt. You may also know that we have historically shared our favorite tweets from […]
Poll Dancin’: Purdue Drops to No. 2 This Week
For the first time ever Purdue men’s basketball started it season at No.1 in the AP Poll. That lasted a week. Did I miss something? Did Purdue lose? Nope. Apparently being tied at halftime at home against a decent low major like Oakland is enough to be punished by the Associated Press as they hold […]
Boiler Alert – Oakland and OSU
Things went just about as expected over the weekend with Purdue men’s basketball taking down Oakland and Purdue football losing to the visiting Ohio State Buckeyes. It’s what we expected, but did it happen how we expected? Well, on the football side of things it was about as predicted. On the basketball side? Not at […]
Purdue Volleyball Sits Second in the B1G
With three weeks left in the regular season Purdue Volleyball is in the running for its first Big Ten championship in 40 years. The Boilermaker program has wont he league twice: in 1982 and 1985. Under Dave Shondell they have also been incredibly competitive in the Big Ten. Unfortunately, the rough and tumble nature of […]
Ohio State 34 – Purdue 10: Outmatched
Let’s not kid ourselves. We’re all adults here. Hell, you saw the numbers in this morning’s survey results, just 9% of Purdue fans thought that Purdue would pull off the upset and quite frankly I thought that number was ridiculously high. The only way Purdue was going to win this game was with an absolutely […]
Purdue’s season against itself
Fletcher Loyer knows it. Braden Smith knows it. Purdue wasn’t good enough tonight, despite the win, and the second half shooting, tonight’s performance wasn’t the bar they’ve set for themselves. After all, they’ve been doing this exact thing for 112 straight games. That is, starting games for Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers. That number, […]
How to Watch Purdue (2-7, 0-6) vs. #1 Ohio State (8-0, 5-0) & Open Thread
I know this is a football post, but I think a note about basketball is apt here. Last night, #1 Purdue took on an unranked Oakland team and was given one hell of a fight. Purdue didn’t play particularly well, they are missing an All-American after all, and Oakland was ready and focused with a […]
Hammer and Rails Reader Survey Results – Predicting Purdue Basketball
The results of the weekly survey in and before we head to today’s football game against Ohio State it’s going to be time to go on the record with your predictions for the game. Be prepared for single digits! Also, Purdue basketball is now 2-0 without the aid of All-American TKR who has been sidelined […]
By the Numbers: Purdue 87 Oakland 77
The Boilers got an ugly home victory over Oakland 87-77 to move to 2-0 on the season on the back of Braden Smith. The pre-season favorite for player of the year went for 20 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists in a performance that supports that assumption. The shot selection, rebounding, and defense at times looked […]
Purdue 87 – Oakland 77 – Second Half Powers Purdue to Double Digit Victory
Purdue played just about the ugliest first half you could imagine in this one yet somehow they went into the locker room tied 35-35. Just how bad did Purdue play in that first half? Well, let’s just take a look at some numbers shall we? As they say, the numbers don’t lie. Of course, Oakland […]
How to Watch #1 Purdue (1-0) vs. Oakland (0-1) & Open Thread
Coming off their 31 point victory over Evansville, Purdue returns to Mackey Arena for a game against Oakland. This will be another tuneup game, no offense Oakland I love bears!, before next week’s big matchup on Thursday against Alabama. As of this writing there has been no official word on if TKR will be back […]
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