Riding a three game shooting slump, Illinois (19-5, 7-4) regained its footing this weekend with a combination of defense and blue collar effort in a 66-48 beating of Purdue (17-6, 6-4) in Champaign. For its part, Matt Painter’s Boilermakers ended a rough week that saw it lose twice on the road and succumb to the reality of playing without a healthy Robbie Hummel for the foreseeable future. Consequently, its season hangs in the balance. (more…)
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Understaffed Boilermakers Need Moore
Posted by TD Lawlor on February 8th, 2009Time Out of Time in Madison
Posted by TD Lawlor on January 27th, 2009Three blocks from a frozen Lake Mendota and an empty Union Terrace, Matt Painter and his Boilermakers will try to bury Wisconsin. If there ever was a late January must win for the Bo Ryan’s Badgers (12-7, 3-4), tonight’s game against Purdue (15-4, 4-2) is it. (more…)
The Season Begins for Purdue
Posted by TD Lawlor on November 26th, 2008With a belly full of prime beef lathered with Roquefort cheese and washed down by a crisp Old Speckled Hen from the Spotted Pig, Hoopraker will witness the season begin in earnest for Purdue tonight in Madison Square Garden against Boston College, the red-headed step-child of the ACC. After Wisconsin was rudely awakened to the reality of competitive basketball by UConn, the Big Ten looks to its premier team to Boiler Up. (more…)
Something Afoot in West Lafayette?
Posted by TD Lawlor on November 17th, 2008Matt Painter and Purdue enter a season marked with high expectations. But, in a season-opening 82-50 win against Detroit, E’twaun Moore found himself on the bench at tip off, having lost his starting spot for what’s been called a violation of team rules during practice. Painter laid down the law and swiftly. While Moore’s digression may or may not be an isolated incident, with the cascade of transfers in recent seasons (none more surprising than Scott Martin) at the very least, it’s worth keeping one eye gazed on Purdue’s chemistry as they steam into a season as Conference favorites. (more…)
With Honors
Posted by Hoopraker Editorial Department on March 12th, 2008Hoopraker’s editorial board engaged in its annual rite of passage on Sunday night at the Spotted Pig, devoting the better part of two transcendent hours at a tiny table crowded with empty pints of Old Speckled Hen to debate, gerrymander and tabulate the 2007-08 Hoopraker All-Big Ten list. (more…)
Penn State: Waiting for Erin Andrews
Posted by TD Lawlor on March 4th, 200828 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists. While Penn State (14-14, 6-10) toils in relative obscurity, freshman point guard Talor Battle (Albany, NY) has emerged as one the few bright spots for Ed DeChellis and the Nittany Lions. Perhaps when Battle is a sophomore, Brent, Steve and Erin will arrive to watch the talented guard play meaningful games in March. (more…)