http://www.purdueboilermakerstickets.com Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:51:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Bud L. Ellis It did not matter that the Purdue Boilermakers were playing a team that was on the court for the third time in five days. Instead, the Boilermakers were powerless to slow down Virginia Commonwealth in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday. VCU took ... /2011/03/20/boilermakers-rammed-out-of-ncaa-tournament/ By Bud L. Ellis When the Purdue Boilermakers open play in the NCAA tournament, the Boilermakers win with regularity. They did it again Friday night in the Boilermakers’ first game in this year’s Big Dance, Purdue using stifling defense to rip St. Peter’s 65-43 in the second round of the ... /2011/03/18/boilermakers-win-another-ncaa-opener-routing-st-peters/ By Bud L. Ellis An upset loss to Michigan State may have ended the Purdue Boilermakers’ hopes of winning the Big Ten Conference title, but there are bigger goals now in front of the Boilermakers. Purdue opens the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Southwest, aiming to ... /2011/03/15/big-ten-upset-aside-boilermakers-focused-on-ncaas/ By Bud L. Ellis Its seven-game winning streak finished, the Purdue Boilermakers now look ahead to starting a new streak that they hope will carry them to the Big Ten Conference championship. The Boilermakers were knocked off by Iowa 67-65 on Saturday in the regular-season finale. Purdue shot just 36.2 ... /2011/03/09/purdue-looks-to-start-new-streak-as-postseason-begins/ By Bud L. Ellis Twenty-five victories and a 14-3 record in Big Ten play have positioned the Purdue Boilermakers for big things when the postseason arrives. The Boilermakers sit at No. 6 in this week’s ESPN/USA Today national rankings. But the Boilermakers don’t lead the conference, despite their impressive play ... /2011/03/02/purdue-positioned-for-big-things-as-postseason-draws-closer/ By Bud L. Ellis One week after falling to Notre Dame in its season opener, the Purdue Boilermakers bounced back in their 2010 home opener. Robert Marve passed for 171 yards and a touchdown, and 10 points in the final 18 seconds of the first half sparked the Boilermakers past Western Illinois, ... /2010/09/14/purdue-rebounds-wins-home-opener/ By Bud L. Ellis Only three points in the first three quarters wasn’t enough to position the Purdue Boilermakers for a fourth-quarter comeback. In the Boliermakers’ season opener Saturday at Notre Dame, Purdue had little trouble moving the ball against the Fighting Irish. But putting it in the end zone was the ... /2010/09/09/boilermakers-cant-find-end-zone-in-loss-to-irish/ By Bud L. Ellis The preseason accolades keep rolling in for Ryan Kerrigan. The Purdue standout defensive end has landed on another watch list for postseason awards, the latest being the Chuck Bednarik Award. Kerrigan is one of 60 players named to the watch list for the award that goes ... /2010/08/18/more-preseason-attention-for-purdue-de/ By Bud L. Ellis   Having won 15 times in their past 17 games, the Purdue Boilermakers believed they belonged in the Sweet 16.   For 30 minutes Friday night in the South Regional semifinals in Houston, the Boilermakers showed their belief had validity. But in the end, top seed Duke had too much ... /2010/03/26/purdue-cant-stay-with-duke-at-finish/ By Bud L. Ellis   It’s been 30 years since the Purdue Boilermakers have played in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.   Should Purdue win Friday night, it will post victory No. 30 of the season, and will move one win away from a long-awaited return to the Final Four.   Purdue takes on ... /2010/03/25/purdue-seeks-to-keep-run-alive-against-duke-in-sweet-16/