Boy did that change in the NCAA Tournament's first weekend. Purdue outrebounded McNeese 41-24 after beating High Point on the boards 45-24 two days earlier. Friday's game: 4 Purdue vs. 1 Houston ...

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McNeese State held a 3-2 lead, but then Purdue's fortunes changed, and because it took control. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Purdue basketball is coming home. The No. 4-seed Boilermakers buried upset-minded No. 12 McNeese State in the NCAA Tournament second round ...

Following each Purdue basketball game this season — or at least most — GoldandBlack.com will take a closer look back at some finer points in our long-standing Upon Further Review series. Today, the Boilermakers’ 76-62 win over McNeese State Saturday in the NCAA Tournament.

Upset with how calls were falling in the second half, McNeese coach Will Wade and player Christian Shumate were hit with technical fouls vs. Purdue.

Purdue basketball is rolling, and McNeese State is breaking. The Boilermakers led 48-28 with 15 minutes, 47 seconds left as the game went to commercial break for the Under-16 timeout. Reports surfaced and when the broadcast resumed, it showed that McNeese ...

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Mission accomplished, and with an exclamation point. No. 4 seed Purdue cruised past No. 12 McNeese 76-62 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence.

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