Purdue's defense has improved tremendously over the last month. Coach Matt Painter explained why the Boilermakers have been more successful recently.

Braden Smith, fueled by self-blame, amassed an unprecedented night in an attention-grabbing victory over Michigan.

A transformative week made it clear who are the contenders, which programs will be scary in March and who is trending down.

Purdue point guard Braden Smith took Tuesday night’s loss personally. So Friday, he took charge — right from the start. He turned an opening possession

Here's an updated look at where Big Ten basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

Analyst Andy Katz believes it's a four-man race for Big Ten Player of the Year between Braden Smith, Danny Wolf, Vladislav Goldin and Kasparas Jakucionis.

No. 21 Michigan takes on No. 11 Purdue, who is coming off of a home loss, in a clash of two of the best team in the Big Ten.

Both teams could use the Quadrant 1 win to improve their respective resumes come Selection Sunday, with Purdue (14-4, 6-1) arguably in bigger need of the road victory with all of its losses coming away from home.

Boilermakers' guards Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer have made their mark at from the time they stepped on to Purdue's campus. The post Smith And Loyer: Purdue’s Dynamic Backcourt Duo appeared first on Stadium Rant.

The Big Ten schedule is nearing the halfway point as January winds down. One team has separated itself at the top of the conference standings, but the league race is far from decided.

Welcome back to the Big Ten Basketball Weekend Rundown. In this edition of the Weekend Rundown, we will be going over the results from Thursday to Sunday and examining where each team stands as January nears its end.

Penn State comes into a matchup with No. 21 Michigan as losers of three straight road games. The teams match up Monday for the first time this season.