Purdue tops Northwestern 58-44 in Big Ten opener
Sasha Stefanovic scored 14 points and Matt Haarms added 12 points to lead Purdue to a 58-44 victory over Northwestern in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Sunday.
Sasha Stefanovic scored 14 points and Matt Haarms added 12 points to lead Purdue to a 58-44 victory over Northwestern in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Sunday.
Sasha Stefanovic scored a career-high 20 points, Jahaad Proctor also had 20 and Purdue routed No. 5 Virginia 69-40 on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Purdue was No. 17 in BPI and the metric had it favored by a point against Virginia due to home court advantage. A win this dominant will surely move the Boilermakers much higher. espn.com/bpi
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast by discussing their Feast Week All-Americans and teams that impressed during the last few days, Indiana's weak schedule and why Michigan isn't No. 1. Next, SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele joins the pod (17:42) ahead of Stuart Scott Day to talk about what Scott meant to her and ESPN, Scott doing P90X while undergoing chemotherapy and how he was always himself despite the naysayers. Later, the guys preview the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (29:31), looking ahead to Purdue-Virginia, Michigan State-Duke, Michigan-Louisville, Ohio State-North Carolina and Maryland-Notre Dame.
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Matt Haarms scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to power Purdue to an 81-49 rout of Jacksonville State on Saturday night.
Isaiah Thompson scored 17 points, Evan Boudreaux added 14 and Purdue used a stifling defense to roll past Chicago State 93-49 on Saturday.
Koby McEwen scored a game-high 23 points and the Marquette Golden Eagles used a big second half to rally to a 65-55 win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Wednesday as part of the annual Gavitt Games between the Big Ten and Big East.
Texas' road win at Purdue was among the eye-opening performances of an eventful first week in college hoops.
Matt Coleman III scored 22 points and Gerald Liddell added a career high 14 on Saturday night to help Texas upset No. 23 Purdue 70-66.
ESPN.com's college hoops experts make their picks as Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and others retake the floor.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Maryland | 1-0 | - | 10-0 |
Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 9-0 |
Michigan | 1-0 | - | 8-1 |
Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 6-3 |
Purdue | 1-0 | - | 6-3 |
Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 5-4 |
Iowa | 1-1 | 0.5 | 7-3 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-5 |
Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 8-1 |
Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-2 |
Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 6-3 |
Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 4-4 |
Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 4-5 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Ethan Morton | SG | Signed | 83 |
Jaden Ivey | SG | Signed | 82 |
Zach Edey | C | Signed | 75 |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 37-29 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 29 |