Purdue got what it was expecting in its trip to Alabama, a foe it had met in two previous seasons. Although maybe Fletcher Loyer didn't expect the extent of physicality.

Purdue is No. 1 with a bullet -- but early-season wins have Arizona, Illinois, Duke and Louisville in great spots

A pair of college basketball heavyweights collide Thursday night in Tuscaloosa as Alabama hosts Purdue for a Top 10 matchup.

The Crimson Tide men's basketball head coach wasn't pleased with his team's performance against Purdue on Thursday night.

Sinan Huan left his native China and will join the Boilermakers, most recently from Maryland. He joins a program with a track record for developing centers, and was a needed addition.

The Purdue Boilermakers come to Tuscaloosa ranked as the nation's No. 1 overall team, led by one of college basketball's top players in Braden Smith.

Alabama’s defense is solid, allowing only 35% shooting from downtown, which should challenge a Purdue group heavily reliant on the triple. Purdue’s defensive efficiency is still Top 50 at KenPom, and the return of Trey Kaufman-Ren should help stymie a Crimson Tide group getting 53.6% of its production from inside the arc.

Purdue enters the game 2-0 after 29- and 10-point wins over Evansville and Oakland to open the season, respectively. The wins were never in doubt for the Boilermakers, but they nonetheless dropped one spot in Monday's AP Top 25 poll from No. 1 to No. 2.

Alabama men’s basketball gave Purdue all it could handle, but in the end, the Crimson Tide couldn’t finish the job. The Boilermakers outlasted Alabama 87-80 on Thursday at Coleman Coliseum. Here are three takeaways from the game between No.

The first week of Purdue basketball is already in the books. Here are the positives and negatives through the first two games of the year.