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A special freshman class added a new chapter to an all-time season class on Saturday. Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler waltzed into Mackey Arena – long a house of horrors for the opposition – and delivered a 46-point performance to lead No. 11 Illinois to an 88-82 win over No. 4 Purdue. The Boilermakers got a […]
Twenty-four of college basketball’s 25 ranked teams will be in action Saturday. And sixteen of those teams play on the road. So as someone who has followed this sport closely for decades, let me translate: The forecast for the next 24 hours in sports has a high chance of chaos. In the past week alone, […]
CBS Sports graphic Another week in college basketball presents voters in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball rankings with a new dilemma over which team deserves the No. 1 seed. And after No. 1 Purdue’s 81-58 home loss to No. 10 Iowa State this weekend, the list of worthy contenders to replace the Boilermakers […]
1 File: (7-0) This week: defeated Eastern Illinois 109-62 Purdue made the most of their lone outing during the holiday week with a win vs. Eastern Illinois. Daniel Jacobsen had 24 points and nine rebounds in the win and Braden Smith, second in the NCAA in assists, finished with 10 dimes in 23 minutes of […]
On paper, it was the game of the weekend: a top-15 matchup between two teams led by the reigning conference players of the year. In reality, it was lopsided than most buying games. Final score: Purdue 86, Texas Tech 56. The Boilermakers led by 23 points at halftime, increased that advantage to 33 after intermission […]
CBS Sports graphic Braden Smith missed twelve of the fourteen shots he attempted on Thursday. That’s unusual and not ideal for a Purdue team with a goal of winning the national championship. Anyway, Purdue won. The Boilermakers, falling far short of their so-called A-game, used a 15-2 run in the final seven minutes, moments after […]
Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, will miss the “immediate future” due to a hamstring injury, coach Bill Self told reporters after his team’s 76-57 win over Princeton on Saturday. Peterson has missed his team’s last two games due to the injury, and his status for […]
Image images The The Associated Press has released the All-America men’s basketball team for the 2025-2026 season on Monday, headlined by three returning stars, a top-ranked transfer and the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft. Purdue guard Braden Smith received unanimous preseason All-American honors with 57 first-place votes, followed by Texas […]
CHICAGO — UCLA coach Mick Cronin is in the middle of a monologue Thursday at Big Ten Media Days describing his new big man, Michigan State transfer Xavier Booker, when he does something he’s really adept at: steering the conversation. “If you’re 6-foot-4 and (Booker) has a good year, he’s going to get drafted,” Cronin […]
