Both Oscar Cluff and Omer Mayer had high expectations when they arrived at Purdue. Here's why they say their experience is something 'you can't describe.'

It was a milestone for Matt Painter when Purdue defeated Akron, but Purdue's basketball coach was already looking ahead to Memphis on Thursday.

Defending Mid-American Conference champion Akron — this season's preseason favorite — has handily defeated James Madison and Princeton. Amani Lyles leads the Zips in scoring (16.0) and rebounding (7.7). The Purdue-Akron game is at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.

When Trey Kaufman-Renn was asked about the culture Matt Painter has created in West Lafayette, he admitted he didn't know Purdue was a school for a long time.

Trey Kaufman-Renn had 17 points and Oscar Cluff added 14 to power No. 2 Purdue to a 97-79 romp over Akron on Sunday night.

The disparity between UW's home and road performance is far greater than it should be at the end of Jedd Fisch's second season.

Boilermakers forward Liam Murphy was listed as out on the Big Ten's pregame injury report. Purdue coach Matt Painter confirmed Murphy's right (shooting) shoulder popped out during Saturday's practice. That is not the same shoulder for which he underwent labrum surgery in the offseason.

In his first start at right offensive guard for the University of Washington football team, John Mills seemed like an ideal fit. He was his typical overbearin