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Credit Casey Abbett / WBAA In Purdue’s first game since returning to the AP Top 25, the Boilermakers lost at Maryland in the final seconds Tuesday night, 61-60. Maryland (10-8, 4-7 in the Big Ten) guard Eric Ayala hit the game-winning free throws with three seconds left. Down, 60-59, with time running out the junior was fouled after collecting a rebound off his own missed shot. Oddly enough, it was one of only three offensive rebounds the Terps pulled down in the game. With 1:43 left in the game, Purdue (12-7, 7-5) was trying to hang onto its five-point lead, 60-55, after freshman Jaden Ivey, who scored 14 points, made a pair of free throws. But the Boilers went scoreless the rest of the way while the Terps scored six points down the stretch. ....
Staggered by the news of losing one of its leading scorers earlier in the day, Purdue was already on the ropes when the Boilermakers played No. 7 Michigan, ....
Credit Casey Abbett / WBAA Two of the hottest teams in the Big Ten squared off and Purdue notched its biggest road victory of the year over No. 15 Ohio State, 67-65, Tuesday night at Value City Arena in Columbus. It was the fourth win in a row for Purdue (11-5 overall and 6-3 in the Big Ten) and its first road win over a nationally ranked team in the top 15 since 2012. Meanwhile, Ohio State (11-4, 5-4) had its three-game winning streak snapped. Boilermakers freshman Jaden Ivey hit a step-back three-pointer with five seconds left in the game for the game-winner. While Purdue scored eight straight in the final 1:48, the Boilers held the Buckeyes without a field goal in that stretch. ....
Credit Casey Abbett / WBAA In the only rivalry that matters, the Purdue Boilermakers extended their winning streak over Indiana to eight games, 81-69, in Bloomington on Thursday night. The only longer winning streak over the Hoosiers, nine games, dates back from 1929 to ‘35 when the late great John Wooden played at Purdue. Purdue took command early on the Hoosiers’ home floor when freshman forward Mason Gillis scored on a putback three minutes into the game to give Purdue (9-5) a 7-6 lead. The Boilers kept that lead through the rest of the game and led by as much as 12. Purdue opened up their lead with the help of improved three-point shooting. In the first half, Purdue connected on seven of nine shots from three-point range. Against Michigan State in the Boilers dramatic win over the Spartans, the Boilers missed 22 of their 24 three-point attempts. ....
It’s been a long time since the Purdue Boilermakers played a string of three straight road games against opponents ranked in the nation’s top 15. But after ....