Plus, other contenders have emerged after the first two weeks of the season as Indiana and Illinois make their cases and a host of dark horses lurk.

Alabama was unsuccessful in last Friday's fierce test against a Big Ten program, falling at Purdue to slide out of the top five in the polls.

The Purdue Boilermakers hit the road for the first time, taking on a Big East power in the Marquette Golden Eagles.

No. 13 Purdue faces No. 15 Marquette at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 (11/19/24).

Braden Smith and Gicarri Harris in the closing moments for the Boilermakers to prevail. Purdue's new 7-4 post presence Jacobsen helped alleviate the loss of Edey, college basketball's two-time ...

Yale was the best of the early-season bunch (which is only the case until Alabama visits on Friday), but Purdue basketball ...

Purdue passed its first major test of the season Friday night, riding an overwhelming Mackey Arena crowd to an 87-78 victory ...

The Marquette Golden Eagles (4-0) bring a four-game winning streak into a home matchup with the Purdue Boilermakers (4-0), ...

Purdue and Kentucky were among the biggest risers in the newest Associated Press Top 25 poll thanks to huge wins last week. The Boilermakers upset then-No.

After grinding out an impressive road win, No. 15 Marquette returns home to face another daunting challenge against No. 6 ...

Need points in a hurry? Purdue coach Matt Painter seems to have found another diamond in the rough in C.J. Cox, who scored 9 in 52 seconds.

Yale was the best of the early season bunch (which is only the case until Alabama visits on Friday), but Purdue basketball has found ways in crunch time to make plays. In the first half, it was ...