LIVE BLOG: Follow Purdue’s Big Ten tournament game with Penn State in real time
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. –Purdue Basketball opens its Big Ten tournament as the No. 3 seed with a quarterfinal game against No. 11 seed Penn State on Friday night inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The game is scheduled to start 25 minutes after a game between Wisconsin and Michigan State, around 9 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers are looking for their first tournament victory since defeating the Nittany Lions in the semi-finals in 2018.
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The playoffs start now for the Boilermakers, so let’s catch up. TThe most recent articles will be at the top.
Michigan State No. 7 69, Wisconsin No. 2 63 – The Spartans beat the Badgers to advance to the semifinals of Saturday’s Big Ten tournament. The team was led by senior center Marcus Bingham Jr., who tied a career high with 19 points.
Wisconsin was led by senior guard Brad Davison, who scored a game-high 23 points before committing a foul late in the second period. Big Ten Player of the Year Johnny Davis had just 11 points as he struggled with foul issues throughout the contest.
Davis was just 3-for-19 from the field, but managed a team-high 11 rebounds. The Badgers made just 37% of their shots in the loss and were 57% from the free throw line.
Michigan State is moving on and will face the winner of Friday night’s game between No. 3 seed Purdue and No. 11 Penn State. Play begins around 9 p.m. ET.
Purdue Basketball Stories
- PENN STATE STUNS OHIO STATE: Penn State rallied after dropping 13 points to Ohio State to claim victory in the second round of the 2022 Big Ten tournament. The victory sets up a matchup against Purdue in the quarterfinals. CLICK HERE
- PURDUE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Purdue has an all-time record of 14-22 in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament. The Boilermakers won their first and only tournament championship in 2009. CLICK HERE
- PURDUE FAVORITE TO WIN 2022 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT: Illinois and Wisconsin may be the top two seeds in this week’s Big Ten tournament, but it’s the No. 3 seed — the Purdue Boilermakers — that has the odds of winning the event, according to gaming website SISportsbook.com. CLICK HERE
