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Game Preview | Purdue vs. Minnesota | Dawson Garcia round 6 Purdue will continue a change of pace in its schedule with a trip to Minnesota Thursday. The Boilers' record may soon turn toward more familiar territory as No. 20 Purdue (9-4, 1-1 Big Ten) takes on the Gophers (8-5, 0-2) in Minneapolis in the second of a six-game run against currently unranked opponents. The Gophers have played to expectations this season; which is to say they are the lowest-rated team in the Big Ten on the major analytics sites – 108th on Kenpom, 125th on Barttorvik, 103rd on EvanMiya…

For a while, Fletcher Loyer was the only part of Purdue's offense that really worked

Purdue vs. Northwestern player grades: You get an ‘A,' you get an ‘A'… That was, in a word, impressive. Purdue has made opponents' pay after losses in recent years, but Sunday's 79-61 win was among the worst damage the Boilers' have doled out to a Big Ten opponent after a win. It wasn't even as close as the score indicated; No. 20 Purdue (11-4, 23-1 Big Ten) had Northwestern (10-5, 1-3) buried in minutes after jumping out to a 7-0 lead before the clock read “18:00.” Player stats below, with ratings to follow: It isn't that Smith is playing much…

Painter compared Ace Bailey to a former Boiler great

A long, thorny road for Purdue is about to end. After this one, anyway.

Gearlds: ‘Young, hungry' Michigan to meet Purdue on losing skid It's been a long, thorny road for Purdue lately, but it's about to end. After this one, anyway. Purdue (7-8, 0-4 Big Ten) will play No. 25 Michigan (10-5, 1-3) Saturday at home, its last in a series of four-straight opponents ranked in the Top 25 of the AP Poll, and six of eight. Michigan, too, is seeking respite after three losses in a row to ranked Big Ten teams. Purdue's schedule has been legit. It's now No. 1 in the country according to the NET algorithm, and upon hearing…

Washington couldn't quite hang with Purdue for 40 minutes

Purdue rode maybe its best bucket-getter to a second-half comeback

It was a meltdown of epic proportions. A hard, cold face-plant. That’s what their faces said, anyway.

Everything the Boilers and Trojans said: