Tag: Matt Painter

Purdue’s Winning Streak Snapped at 19

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 […]

Purdue Extends Program Best Win Streak to 18

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 […]

Purdue Alone Atop the Big Ten After Outlasting Michigan

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — “Defense Lives Here,” the saying plastered in giant letters across the railing in front of the Purdue student section, the Paint Crew, inside Mackey Arena.  This season Purdue has lived up to that mantra, be it by turnovers, which allow the Paint Crew to […]

#3 Purdue Steamrolls Wisconsin

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Time is a precious commodity, whether talking about life, basketball, or even how long it takes for Joey Chestnut to scarf down a bunch of hotdogs. Time was not on Wisconsin’s side Tuesday night in a runaway, 78-50, loss to Purdue. 12:23, that’s nearly […]

Purdue Extends Win Streak to Ten with Win Over Rutgers

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue scouted Rutgers well and exploited their strengths in an 82-51 victory Wednesday night at Mackey Arena in front of a near sellout crowd. The victory was Purdue’s tenth in a row and advanced the Boilermakers to a 3-0 start in Big Ten action […]

Matt Painter Gets 300th Win in Victory Over IUPUI

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Mr. 300. A term generally reserved for baseball has meaning with, Purdue Head Coach, Matt Painter after Sunday night. The 86-61 victory over the visiting IUPUI Jaguars was Painter’s 300th as a head coach in the NCAA, including 25 at SIU-E. The win was […]

Purdue routs undefeated Valpo

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Quite a few rumblings could be heard warning of a potential trap game with an undefeated Valparaiso (8-0) visiting West Lafayette to take on the Boilermakers Thursday night. Who can blame fans for approaching the game with caution after some of the upsets we’ve […]

Purdue Survives Northwestern, Advances to 2-0 in B1G

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Offense for Defense, Haas for Haarms; the oft-used strategy by Purdue head coach Matt Painter this season was once again triumphant against a physical Northwestern squad. The duo led the Boilers to a 74-69 victory over the Wildcats Sunday afternoon. This is beautiful. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#BoilerUp […]

Purdue Rallies to Defeat Louisville

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Walking through the Mackey concourse prior to the game against the #17 Louisville Cardinals Tuesday evening, there was a palpable buzz from fans on what was expected to be a terrific tilt in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The concourse was crowded with fans waiting […]

Boilers set record with win against Fairfield

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue hosted Fairfield Saturday night for their final tune-up before heading to the Bahamas to participate in the Battle4Atlantis. Earlier in the day outside of Mackey, the rain came down hard and fast which caused some area flooding and the rain must have poked […]

Purdue Steamrolls Chicago State

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Coming off a poor rebounding performance versus Southern Illinois, Purdue was an all-out aggressor in a 111-42 win over Chicago State Sunday afternoon. The Boilers outrebounded the Cougars 55-26 and shot lights out to go up early before whole-heartedly slamming their collective foot on […]