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

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

The preseason Big Ten Player of the Year has played some of the best basketball of his career over the last three weeks, providing the Boilermakers with a major spark. But there's no question that a recent addition to the starting lineup — Caleb Furst ...

SEATTLE – Caleb Furst’s Purdue basketball resurgence shifted three time ... Kaufman-Renn's season maintained its All-Big Ten trajectory with 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and a block. Production-wise, it was more or less a draw with Huskies ...

Purdue next faces Michigan 7-footers Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin, who made the Wolverines a Big Ten championship contender.

Caleb Furst had a career-high 15 points, snapping a mark previously set in his third career game back in 2021. He also had a career-best four steals.

A busy week in the Big Ten created significant volatility in the conference standings. However, those results did lead to significant movement at the bottom of the rankings. Minnesota (2-0), USC (1-0) and Ohio State (1-0) each made big jumps,

Indiana four-star Jerquaden Guiliford has real upside and is poised to make a leap his senior year. Delaware native Jahsiear Rogers could wind up being a steal with his athleticism out of the slot. Levar Keys is another slot-type that adds speed to the room.

Purdue played six games in 16 days and now will get two days off this week ahead of Friday's game against Indiana.

2025 Recruiting Class Ranking: No. 89 nationally (No. 18 Big Ten)

Purdue never trailed against the Wolverines thanks to a Braden Smith double-double and exceptional defense. Michigan turned the ball over 22 times Friday night, including 14 steals by Boilermakers.

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