C.J. Cox wills Purdue basketball to win at Northwestern
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Northwestern led by nine at halftime but fell to Purdue on Senior Night, dropping to 13–17 overall and 5–14 in Big Ten play.
Northwestern men’s basketball (13-16, 5-13 B1G) is playing its best basketball of the season, riding a three-game Big Ten winning streak into Wednesday. Purdue, meanwhile, looks vulnerable. The No. 15 Boilermakers (22-7, 12-6) have dropped three of their last four, including back-to-back losses to Michigan State and Ohio State.
Matt Painter seemed perplexed by where he finds his Boilermakers team defensively. He said, in part, "We don't do what we're supposed to do."
The media mock bracket for the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament came out on Thursday night. Purdue received a favorable seed with a 21-5 record.
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Dismal defense gives Purdue basketball a second straight loss, this to bubble team Ohio State
The second loss in a winless week proved problematic as issues popped up against an OSU team needing the win for its March Madness chances.
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The history of the Boilermakers shows slides happen. The responses, when emphatic, have yielded longer postseason runs. This team's response will determine that.
Longtime Big Ten rivals will meet on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+ ( sign up here ) when the Purdue Boilermakers visit the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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