[ad_1] In its first game under interim coach Jake Diebler, Ohio State staged the upset of the weekend in college basketball with a 73-69 stunner over No. 2 Purdue on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Just four days after firing coach Chris Holtmann, the Buckeyes led for the majority of the game and held off a furious late push…
[ad_1] USATSI No. 2 Purdue hopes to get one step closer to winning the Big Ten regular-season title when the Boilermakers travel to face Ohio State Sunday on CBS. The Boilermakers have a healthy lead over Illinois and Wisconsin in the conference standings with six games remaining in the regular season. Since losing to Nebraska on…
[ad_1] The NCAA Tournament selection committee released its early top 16 seeds as if the bracket were to be set Saturday and there were no surprises at the top. Like nearly everyone, except voters in the Associated Press Top 25 and Coaches Poll I suppose, the committee has Purdue as the overall No. 1 seed,…
[ad_1] Getty Images A 16.5-point favorite should never be down double-digits at home (or anywhere else, for that matter). So Thursday wasn’t as simple for Purdue as it should’ve been; even coach Matt Painter would tell you as much. Either way, let the record show that the Boilermakers eventually rallied to avoid what would’ve been…
[ad_1] High-level basketball teams can be built a lot of different ways — but having a great point guard to pair with an elite big has always been among the preferred formulas. The UConn Huskies had it last season when they won the championship with Tristen Newton and Adama Sanogo. In the NBA, the Denver…
[ad_1] The No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers (16-5) will try to take over first place in the Big Ten standings when they host the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers (20-2) in a showdown on Sunday afternoon. Wisconsin had its three-game winning streak snapped in an 80-72 loss at Nebraska on Thursday, falling in overtime. Purdue avoided a…
[ad_1] Getty Images The Big Ten’s biggest game so far this season is set for Sunday as No. 2 Purdue is on the road to face No. 6 Wisconsin, looking to extend its half-game lead over the Badgers. Both teams are coming off emotional and enduring overtime bouts earlier in the week and looking to use a…
[ad_1] Getty Images The Big Ten’s biggest game to date is upon us Saturday on CBS as No. 2 Purdue is on the road to face No. 6 Wisconsin, looking to extend its half-game lead over the Badgers. Both teams are coming off emotional and enduring overtime bouts earlier in the week and looking to use a…
[ad_1] CBS Sports graphic Purdue has been in the top five of the AP Top 25 poll for 29 straight weeks. The Boilermakers started 2023 ranked No. 1. The Boilermakers started 2024 ranked No. 1. Simply put: few programs, and arguably none, have been as consistently great over the past two regular seasons as the…
[ad_1] I spent Monday morning’s edition of the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings explaining how Purdue, UConn and Houston have kind of separated from everybody else as it pertains to building bodies of work. It’s more true now than it was then. That’s because Houston added another Quadrant 1 win Monday night…
