Purdue basketball has become a staple in the Sweet 16 men's NCAA Tournament round. Under coach Matt Painter, the program has reached the regional semifinal round six times since 2017 and the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter used to give his players two weeks off after the season’s final game before regrouping with individual meetings about their futures.

Purdue basketball lost a heartbreaker to Houston in the Sweet 16, with Houston hitting a game-winning shot in the final second. Despite the loss, Purdue is poised for a strong run next season ...

Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Sweet 16 stage of this year’s March Madness tournament wraps up tonight with the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers taking on the No. 1 Houston Cougars.

Houston's defense is as good as advertised. In the closing minutes, Purdue's offense was better, but the Cougars had one last trick up their sleeve, scoring off an out of bounds play on Milos Uzan ...

The Houston Cougars and Purdue Boilermakers put on a show in the Sweet 16 on Friday night. Sadly for Purdue, a beautiful inbounds play from Houston ended with a bucket with just 0.9 seconds left ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. − A second-half double-digit lead slipped away yet again. It proved costly in No. 18 Purdue basketball's 88-80 loss to Illinois at State Farm Center. The Boilermakers nearly ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Houston spent time this week practicing an inbound play that coach Kelvin Sampson thought his team might need against Purdue. Milos Uzan, the third option, ran it to perfection.

It is not labeled as a home game for Purdue but it may well sound like one when the Boilermakers (24-11) take the court against the Houston Cougars (32-4) in the Sweet 16 Friday, in Indianapolis, IN.

After securing double-digit wins in each of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Braden Smith and No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers faced their toughest challenge yet. On Friday night ...

No. 12 seed McNeese and No. 4 seed Purdue play Saturday, March 22 in a March Madness NCAA Tournament second-round game at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. The Midwest Region game ...

Did Purdue beat McNeese State? The Boilermakers know a thing or two about getting upset early in the NCAA Tournament and left little doubt about the chances of it happening on Saturday.