By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Big Ten basketball in Mackey Arena, not much can be an atmosphere like it. Walking into the arena, there was a palpable buzz among the fans; but something was different, the buzz wasn’t about basketball. Fans were lining up in the concourse before the […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On a day in which the Purdue football team underwhelmed at Minnesota, the men’s basketball team followed up that drubbing with a hard fought win against in-state foe, Ball State; Purdue won 84-75. The first 24 minutes of the game was a close, back-and-forth […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Carsen Edwards made a statement by scoring 30 points in 28 minutes, leading Purdue to victory over Fairfield Tuesday night at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers stalled early before getting locked in and cruising to a 90-57 win in the season opener. Purdue also appears […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue hosted Marian for their lone exhibition contest of the season Thursday night in Mackey Arena where the Boilermakers won 75-56. The game featured some of what Purdue fans have grown accustomed with things like employing a token press on inbounds plays, running a […]
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BOSTON, Mass. _ ISL photographer Trevor Mahlmann was on hand as the Purdue men’s basketball team took on Texas Tech in the Sweet 16. The game was played in Boston’s TD Garden Friday night (and into Saturday morning). This was the second consecutive Sweet 16 appearance for the Boilermakers and was their second consecutive defeat […]
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BOSTON, Mass. _ ISL photographer Trevor Mahlmann was on hand as the Purdue men’s basketball team practiced at the home of the Celtics (TD Garden) on Thursday. The team was preparing for their Sweet 16 tilt against Texas Tech on Friday night. The winner of Friday’s (or more likely early Saturday Morning’s) game will face […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer On senior night, in the post-game interview (after defeating Minnesota), it was noted that this crop of seniors had not been given a nickname. Much has been the case for standout classes of the past such as the Three Amigos (Troy Lewis, Todd Mitchell and Everette Stephens) the […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was a beautiful February afternoon (sunshine was a welcome sight after endless days of rain and the banks of the Wabash below water) Sunday as fans walked into Mackey Arena to watch the Purdue senior class suit up for their final home game. […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Adversity. Life comes at you in many ways and you have to learn how to roll with the punches. Purdue had no trouble finding adversity leading up to their game against Penn State Sunday night in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers were coming off of […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It had to happen at some point, it had to happen in conference play, it had to happen at home, it had to happen Wednesday night. 14th ranked Ohio State came from behind to hand Purdue their first loss (64-63) in conference action, their […]
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The Boilermakers took some punches, but stood their ground against Maryland, winning 75-67 in the prime time bout Wednesday night. Purdue relied on its defense to take a double digit lead into halftime and relied on its shooting to carry the team home for their 18th straight win. The victory also allowed Purdue to retain […]
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