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By JEFF WASHBURN The Journal & Courier Considering its defensive tenacity, it's difficult to beat Purdue's fifth-ranked basketball team even on nights when the undefeated Boilermakers aren't shooting well.

If Purdue goes on to win the Big Ten, make the Final Four and, yes, win a national championship, it should thank Alabama.

Here is a preview of today's Purdue-Alabama basketball game. When: 8 p.m. today Where: Coleman Memorial Coliseum Records: UA ; PU On the air: TV -- ESPN2; Radio -- WXFX-95.1 FM Tickets: $12 for adults; $8 for children 15 and under Probable Purdue lineup: G Chris Kramer 6.9 ppg; G Keaton Grant 6.8 ppg; F Robbie Hummel 13.5 ppg; F-C JaJuan ...

When Chris Kramer and Keaton Grant were sophomores, and E'Twaun Moore, Robbie Hummel and JaJuan Johnson were freshmen, Purdue built solid second-half leads at Clemson and at Missouri, only to lose.

The Purdue Boilermakers are 8-0 for the first time since the 1993-1994 season after pounding Valparaiso 86-62 at Mackey Arena.

Are Purdue's bully days over? Perhaps. Saturday's game at Alabama is likely to end the No.

Mark Wohlford thought most of his knowledge of Purdue's offensive and defensive philosophies and his go-getter attitude would be served during practices this season.

Some more odds and ends from Purdue coach Matt Painter's conference call on Monday ... -- Let's not read between the lines too much here.

Senior guard Keaton Grant came to Purdue as a shy guy who liked to keep to himself.

Chris Kramer and E'Twaun Moore each scored 14 points and No. 4 Purdue beat Buffalo 101-65 on Saturday.

Penn State's Talor Battle had never scored 30 points in a game. But it happened Monday night at Virginia.

It might not be the Duke game from last season, also as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, but A this one definitely has a big-game feel to it.

The fourth-ranked Purdue Boilermakers play host to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons tonight at Mackey Arena in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Purdue coach Matt Painter doesn't coach glamour teams, flashy teams, teams that overwhelm with talent and egos rather than ones that rock your world and beat you to your knees.

The only way to alter a college basketball perception is to win. Historically, Purdue has been labeled a program that compensates for a lack of NBA-like talent by scratching and clawing its way to impressive victories, But that lack of McDonald's All-Americans usually catches up to the Boilermakers in high-profile, non-conference games and in the ...

This certainly wasn't the sixth-ranked Purdue men's basketball team's finest offensive performance.

With ninth-ranked Tennessee in the rearview mirror and undefeated Wake Forest just ahead, Purdue's sixth-ranked basketball team had the potential to struggle Saturday morning.

E'Twaun Moore scored 15 points and Robbie Hummel added 11 with as many as rebounds, as sixth-ranked Purdue rolled to a 64-38 victory over Central Michigan.

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E'Twaun Moore finished with 22 points, as sixth-ranked Purdue held on for a 73-72 win over No.