Purdue 2008–09
Coach: Matt Painter (27-10)
Big Ten Conference
27-10
overall
22-9
regular season
11-7
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (37)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008-11-14 | #11 Purdue | Detroit Mercy | Horizon | Home | W | 82–50 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 2 | 2008-11-17 | #11 Purdue | Eastern Michigan | MAC | Home | W | 87–58 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 3 | 2008-11-18 | #11 Purdue | Loyola (IL) | Horizon | Home | W | 78–46 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 4 | 2008-11-22 | #11 Purdue | Coppin State | MEAC | Home | W | 66–46 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 5 | 2008-11-26 | #10 Purdue | Boston College | ACC | Neutral | W | 71–64 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 6 | 2008-11-28 | #10 Purdue | #11 Oklahoma | B12 | Neutral | L | 82–87 OT | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 7 | 2008-12-02 | #9 Purdue | #4 Duke | ACC | Home | L | 60–76 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 8 | 2008-12-06 | #9 Purdue | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC | Home | W | 90–42 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 9 | 2008-12-09 | #14 Purdue | Ball State | MAC | Away | W | 68–39 | Regular | Worthen Arena |
| 10 | 2008-12-13 | #14 Purdue | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 76–62 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 11 | 2008-12-20 | #13 Purdue | #22 Davidson | SoCon | Neutral | W | 76–58 | Regular | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 12 | 2008-12-22 | #10 Purdue | Purdue Fort Wayne | Summit | Home | W | 70–55 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 13 | 2008-12-28 | #10 Purdue | Valparaiso | Horizon | Home | W | 59–45 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 14 | 2008-12-30 | #9 Purdue | Illinois | B10 | Home | L | 67–71 OT | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 15 | 2009-01-06 | #14 Purdue | Penn State | B10 | Away | L | 64–67 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 16 | 2009-01-11 | #14 Purdue | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 65–52 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 17 | 2009-01-15 | #19 Purdue | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 63–61 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 18 | 2009-01-18 | #19 Purdue | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 75–53 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 19 | 2009-01-22 | #18 Purdue | #21 Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 70–62 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 20 | 2009-01-27 | #16 Purdue | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | W | 64–63 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 21 | 2009-01-31 | #16 Purdue | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 67–49 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 22 | 2009-02-03 | #12 Purdue | Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 72–80 OT | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 23 | 2009-02-08 | #12 Purdue | #23 Illinois | B10 | Away | L | 48–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2009-02-11 | #20 Purdue | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 61–47 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 25 | 2009-02-14 | #20 Purdue | Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 49–45 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 26 | 2009-02-17 | #19 Purdue | #6 Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 72–54 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 27 | 2009-02-21 | #19 Purdue | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 81–67 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 28 | 2009-02-26 | #16 Purdue | Michigan | B10 | Away | L | 78–87 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 29 | 2009-02-28 | #16 Purdue | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 75–50 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 30 | 2009-03-04 | #19 Purdue | Northwestern | B10 | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 31 | 2009-03-08 | #19 Purdue | #8 Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 51–62 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 32 | 2009-03-13 | #24 Purdue | Penn State | B10 | Neutral | W | 79–65 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2009-03-14 | #24 Purdue | Illinois | B10 | Neutral | W | 66–56 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 34 | 2009-03-15 | #24 Purdue | Ohio State | B10 | Neutral | W | 65–61 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 35 | 2009-03-19 | #17 Purdue | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 61–56 | NCAA | Moda Center |
| 36 | 2009-03-21 | #17 Purdue | #15 Washington | Pacific 10 | Neutral | W | 76–74 | NCAA | Moda Center |
| 37 | 2009-03-26 | #17 Purdue | #5 Connecticut | Big East | Neutral | L | 60–72 | NCAA | State Farm Stadium |