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At Wrigley Field, No. 2 Ohio State looks to stay on playoff path against Northwestern

No one needs to remind coach Ryan Day what’s at stake for No. The Buckeyes probably have to win their remaining games to keep their national championship hopes alive, and they sure can’t afford a letdown against Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Saturday. It’s always a topic of conversation, and it’s going to come down to our seniors and leaders …

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10 months ago

2024 NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch: What the bracket reveal tells us about the bubble

New York Times

The full NCAA Tournament bracket has been released with UConn leading the way as No. There’s more ahead: Washington State at Arizona on Thursday and Wake vs. Duke, Ole Miss vs. South Carolina, Texas at Kansas, Cincinnati at TCU, Villanova at UConn and A&M at Tennessee this weekend. Team NET/KenPom SOS/SOR Quad 1 Butler 57/55 7/43 4-9 Providence 59/56 57/47 …

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10 months, 1 week ago

College basketball power rankings: UConn and Purdue lead our tiers of contenders

New York Times

We say this with about as little confidence as possible, and it almost feels like we ought to whisper it, but here goes: Maybe a pecking order is finally beginning to take shape within this off-the-rails college basketball season? Dan Hurley’s undaunted team has won 13 in a row overall and six straight Big East road games — in a …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Zach Edey scores 10 of his 30 points in overtime to send No. 2 Purdue past Northwestern 105-96

Associated Press

— Zach Edey spent 40 minutes wearing down the Northwestern defense. The reigning national player of the year scored Purdue’s first 10 points in overtime, finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds, and helped the second-ranked Boilermakers avoid yet another upset by leading them to 105-96 victory. “I just don’t know if I’ve ever seen a box score like that.” …

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1 year ago

Loyer, Smith lead No. 3 Purdue past No. 1 Arizona 92-84 in NCAA showdown

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue knew it could count on Zach Edey’s powerful inside presence. “To be able to have three guys play at that level offensively, I think, really puts defenses in a bind enough to where they went to something they haven’t ran all year and that 3-2 matchup zone that they were playing,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “They …

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1 year ago

No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers play the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Arizona Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers Indianapolis; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The No. Purdue makes 49.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.2 percentage points higher than Arizona has allowed to its opponents. Arizona averages 24.9 more points per game …

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1 year ago

Top-ranked Arizona takes on No. 3 Purdue in marquee men’s college basketball matchup

Associated Press

Top-ranked Arizona is headed for a showdown with No. 23 Wisconsin last weekend, which Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd called “the best team we’ve played to this point.” Bold statement, considering Arizona already played a true road game against No. The Blue Devils, ranked second at the time, gave the Wildcats all they could handle that night at Cameron Indoor Stadium …

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1 year ago

Arizona, Kansas, Purdue lead AP Top 25 poll; Oklahoma, Clemson make big jumps; Northwestern debuts

Associated Press

Arizona strengthened its place atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday, setting up a showdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. “We spend a lot of time talking about Arizona basketball legacy,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said over the weekend, “and this group right now, we’re in the sun. She’s the one that has been …

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1 year ago

Buie stars as Northwestern tops Edey and No. 1 Purdue for 2nd straight season

Associated Press

EVANSTON, Ill. — Boo Buie just kept going as Northwestern battled No. Buie scored seven of his 31 points in OT to help the Wildcats beat Edey and the top-ranked Boilermakers for the second straight season, winning 92-88 in the Big Ten opener for each school. “Forget about the 31 points, but nine assists and no turnovers.. To me, as …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Illinois in a must-win game vs. Northwestern to be bowl eligible

Associated Press

Northwestern at Illinois, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Northwestern secured its first bowl berth since 2020 when it beat Purdue 23-15 last week. After throwing for a Memorial Stadium record 507 yards vs. Indiana, Paddock struggled last week against Iowa and he’ll be facing a Northwestern defense that’s coming off a great effort against Purdue. Illinois is 3-3 at home.. Northwestern has …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Porter scores two touchdowns and Northwestern beats Purdue 23-15

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We accomplished something special today.” Braun, made interim head coach this summer after Fitzgerald’s dismissal, got his first win as head coach. “We got down to the 1-yard line two times, and couldn’t get in there.” Linebacker Xander Mueller sealed the victory with an interception of …

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1 year, 1 month ago

After lifting interim tag from Braun, Northwestern tries to become bowl eligible against Purdue

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s been more than two months since Purdue’s victory at Virginia Tech and with two winnable games left, the Boilermakers can finish Ryan Walters’ first season with some momentum. Northwestern looks to become bowl eligible in its first game since coach David Braun had the “interim” …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Zach Edey scores 28 points to lead No. 2 Purdue over Xavier 83-71

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 3 ARIZONA 97, SOUTHERN 59 TUCSON, Ariz. — Keshad Johnson scored a career-high 17 points and Arizona used a 17-0 run spanning halftime to pull away for the win over Southern. 12 MIAMI 86, FIU 80 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Matthew Cleveland scored 23 points, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Fixing Northwestern’s culture is paramount, but program will struggle on the field now

New York Times

The pinnacle moment of Pat Fitzgerald’s coaching career came as the seconds ticked off before halftime in the 2020 Big Ten Championship Game. Initially, Fitzgerald received an unpaid two-week suspension, but after “The Daily Northwestern” reported the whistleblower’s heinous allegations, Northwestern President Michael Schill said he “may have erred in weighing the appropriate sanction for Coach Fitzgerald.” Those allegations since …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Purdue, Marquette top 2 seeds in NCAA East with bluebloods

Associated Press

Purdue and Marquette were far from the favorites in their own conferences going into the season. After spending last year as the coach-in-waiting for Mike Krzyzewski’s last Final Four run, Scheyer assembled the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class that’s already got its first tournament trophy. WILDCATS RECOVERY Considering Kentucky was teetering on the tournament bubble in January amid speculation of Hall …

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1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Purdue, Duke, Kentucky and more

New York Times

The East Region features the Big Ten regular and tournament champion Purdue, starring national player of the year favorite Zach Edey. Purdue closed the regular season 4-4 but still cleared every Big Ten team by at least three games and then captured the Big Ten Tournament title against Penn State. Record: 26-8 How they got here: The Tigers finally made …

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1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch: Illinois is up, UNC is down and Michigan is (maybe) back

New York Times

Every win is its own win. Locks: Virginia, Miami Should be in: Duke, NC State Work to do: North Carolina, Pittsburgh Duke : The Blue Devils haven’t played since Monday night’s win over Louisville, so the read here remains the same: This team sheet remains pretty average, but Duke has been trending in a positive direction for much of the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Buie, Audige help Northwestern beat No. 1 Purdue 64-58

Associated Press

EVANSTON, Ill. — As Northwestern struggled through the past couple seasons, Boo Buie and Chase Audige learned some tough lessons — on poise, and finishing strong, and competing. “It’s finally starting to show what the real us is.” Led by its experienced backcourt and supported by a rowdy student section behind each basket, Northwestern added a signature win to its …

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1 year, 10 months ago

College basketball power rankings: Purdue is on top, but here comes half the Big 12

New York Times

If we may be so bold as to say so: These power rankings are perfect for this season. And UCLA’s 21-of-67 shooting performance was at least somewhat down to decent shots just not going in: ‼ SQ UPSET ‼ 🔺 Actual Score: UCLA 52-58 Arizona 🔺 ShotQuality Score: UCLA 71-65 Arizona Based on the quality of shots taken: 🔺 UCLA …

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1 year, 11 months ago

College basketball power rankings: Kansas State, Rutgers join the top tier

New York Times

Welcome to 2023, and welcome back to power rankings! Alabama Tuesday night’s 84-62 home win over Ole Miss — one of those “hey, let me flip over to this game to see what’s going … oh, right, Alabama is absolutely Goldberg-spearing these dudes” things you get if you’re killing time during a commercial — was something like the ideal third-gear …

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2 years ago

Edey has 29 points, 16 rebounds; No. 1 Purdue beats Davidson

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue center Zach Edey kept taking his shots when Davidson sent multiple defenders at him Saturday night. “The funny thing is at halftime, I felt we played pretty well against him — and he had 17 and 11.” Furst’s quick second-half start helped the Boilermakers start breaking away. But when Davidson closed to 45-43 with 9:05 to go, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Purdue stays in title chase with 17-9 win over Northwestern

Associated Press

— Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell started his college career as a walk-on buried on the depth chart. The sixth-year quarterback threw two more touchdown passes in his final home game Saturday and Purdue’s defense forced three second-half turnovers to give the Boilermakers a 17-9 victory over Northwestern that kept their West Division title hopes intact. Purdue is in the driver’s …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Ibrahim, Minnesota stifle Northwestern in 31-3 drubbing

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns and Minnesota’s defense continued its dominance on Saturday as the Golden Gophers defeated Northwestern 31-3. Today was no different.” LOOKING FOR BALANCE The Gophers didn’t ask freshman quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis, making his first home start in place of the injured Tanner Morgan, to do much. Fleck said, “but I …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Arizona’s defense shuts down No. 4 Michigan for 80-62 win

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Christian Koloko had 22 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots to lead Arizona to a dominating 80-62 win over No. 5 VILLANOVA 74 UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Zach Edey scored 21 points and Purdue overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat Villanova and win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 72 UNCASVILLE, Conn. — …

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At Wrigley Field, No. 2 Ohio State looks to stay on playoff path against Northwestern

2024 NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch: What the bracket reveal tells us about the bubble

College basketball power rankings: UConn and Purdue lead our tiers of contenders

Zach Edey scores 10 of his 30 points in overtime to send No. 2 Purdue past Northwestern 105-96

Loyer, Smith lead No. 3 Purdue past No. 1 Arizona 92-84 in NCAA showdown

No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers play the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats

Top-ranked Arizona takes on No. 3 Purdue in marquee men’s college basketball matchup

Arizona, Kansas, Purdue lead AP Top 25 poll; Oklahoma, Clemson make big jumps; Northwestern debuts

Buie stars as Northwestern tops Edey and No. 1 Purdue for 2nd straight season

Illinois in a must-win game vs. Northwestern to be bowl eligible

Porter scores two touchdowns and Northwestern beats Purdue 23-15

After lifting interim tag from Braun, Northwestern tries to become bowl eligible against Purdue

Zach Edey scores 28 points to lead No. 2 Purdue over Xavier 83-71

Fixing Northwestern’s culture is paramount, but program will struggle on the field now

Purdue, Marquette top 2 seeds in NCAA East with bluebloods

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Purdue, Duke, Kentucky and more

NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch: Illinois is up, UNC is down and Michigan is (maybe) back

Buie, Audige help Northwestern beat No. 1 Purdue 64-58

College basketball power rankings: Purdue is on top, but here comes half the Big 12

College basketball power rankings: Kansas State, Rutgers join the top tier

Edey has 29 points, 16 rebounds; No. 1 Purdue beats Davidson

Purdue stays in title chase with 17-9 win over Northwestern

Ibrahim, Minnesota stifle Northwestern in 31-3 drubbing

Arizona’s defense shuts down No. 4 Michigan for 80-62 win