Lost in the sports day yesterday was the Purdue Boilermakers absolute shutdown of the Michigan State Spartans in West Lafayette last night. (Pictured: Matt Painter signals touchdown, further confusing simple-minded analysts who keep referring to the football program as "basketball on grass" -- perhaps now they'll call the Boilers defensive basketball effort "football on hardwood." Wait, who am I kidding? Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps don't know Purdue exists.)The Boilers only allowed twelve points in the second half of the game, outscoring the Spartans by 24 after a tied first half. For those of us used to seeing Purdue teams lose to well-coached teams (in both football and basketball), this win over a quality Tom Izzo squad from East Lansing is somewhat encouraging and when you consider the road win over the weekend, perhaps Coach Painter really does have this team hitting its stride at the right time.
The Boilers have six games remaining and currently stand at 16-8. If they can go 4-2 in the final three weeks and finish the regular season at 20-10, it seems hard to imagine them being shut out of the NCAA tournament but, you know, the Patriot League does need their entry.
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Wisconsin and OSU are locks for March, but after that I really couldn't say how many Big 11 teams make it in. Probably no more than 5. To get in, I think Purdue would have to win at least two Big 10 tournament games. Problem - those games are on the road. I think the selection committee might have a hard time letting Purdue in with its road record. Ryan - your thoughts?
Finally! Now that is what I would call a complete half of basketball. I agree with plang, it is going to be a tough road for the Boilermakers. Losing in Columbus is inevitable (It'd be friggin sweet, but not likely), but another quality win against IU at home, and a lackluster finish to our Big Ten schedule and who knows? It all depends on the seeding for the Big Ten Tourney.
While Purdue's road record isn't good, their "neutral" court record's solid. I think that if they can beat Northwestern at home and away, Iowa on the road and beat IU @ Mackey, they're probably in.
My prediction for who gets in:
OSU
Wisconsin
IU
Illinois
Purdue
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