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After a 90-63 win over SIU-Edwardsville in Mackey Arena Tuesday night, the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is 11-0 heading into Big Ten play.

One more game for Purdue before things start getting interesting again. I really wonder how a game such as this one, against transitioning Division I team SIU Edwardsville, even takes place.

Robbie Hummel scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds to help fourth-ranked Purdue defeat Ball State, 69-49, as part of the John R. Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Coming into the season, the entire Big Ten knew that it had a tough task in stopping Purdue's talented starting lineup.A With three All-Big Ten performers and three others who are renowned for lockdown defense, the top of the Boiler lineup is justifiably feared throughout the conference.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Chris Kramer and E'Twaun Moore each scored 14 points and No.

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.

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.

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

When it comes to cheering on your favorite team, it is difficult not toA get excited about coming away with a win over a quality opponent.A Beyond that short term joy, however, some things occurredA over the course of the Purdue-TennesseeA game and throughout the 2009 Paradise Jam tournament that should benefitA Purdue over the course of theA the ...

St. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -- JaJuan Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -- E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points and No. 7 Purdue beat South Dakota State 74-63 on Friday night in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Any team hoping to win a three-game, four-day tournament must have depth.

Isiah Thomas stood on the sideline and ordered his undersized Florida International team to spread the court against the defending national champions.

The seventh-ranked Purdue Boilermakers know what they have in veterans such as JaJuan Johnson, Robbie Hummel, and E'Twaun Moore.A What they need to discover is how much support that talented trio can expect from the younger members of this year's team.

Purdue coach Matt Painter and the Boilermakers have made a decision on the status of freshman guard Kelsey Barlow.

Purdue men's basketball coach Matt Painter has never had depth like this before.

So Purdue plays its second and final exhibition game, against traditional Division II power Kentucky Wesleyan.

What's Matt Painter do? The Purdue coach wants to win, play well, utilize depth and maximize potential.

D.J. Byrd didn't see a copy of the box score from Purdue's 78-44 exhibition victory over California University of Pennsylvania until well after the game ended Tuesday.

Chris Kramer soared, Keaton Grant scored and the Paint Crew roared. So much for Boiler exhibition vulnerability.