LIVE BLOG: Follow No. 5 Purdue Basketball at Wisconsin in Real Time
MADISON, Wis. — No. 5 Purdue basketball has its final road matchup of the season on Thursday night, tipping off against Wisconsin at the Kohl Center. The Boilermakers can ensure sole possession of the 2022-23 Big Ten Championship with a win.
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One last road trip for the Boilermakers before postseason play, so be sure to follow along down below:
11:10 p.m. ET, FINAL – Purdue hangs on for a 63-61 win over Wisconsin.
11:08 p.m. ET — Max Klesmit knocks down two free throws and it's a one-point game again.
11:07 p.m. ET — Braden Smith fouled on the inbounds pass. He makes both free throws on the other end to make it 62-59.
11:03 p.m. ET — Brandon Newman puts in a pair of free throws to give Purdue a 60-57 lead. Wisconsin calls timeout with 17 seconds left.
11:00 p.m. ET — Ethan Morton's 3-pointer doesn't fall, and Wisconsin gets the rebound before calling a timeout with 36.4 seconds to play. Purdue leads by one.
10:55 p.m. ET — Zach Edey hits the front end of a one-and-one before knocking down the second. Purdue has a 58-57 lead with 1:39 left to go. Edey has 17 points and 18 rebounds for the game.
10:49 p.m. ET — Three shot attempts for Purdue on one possession, but nothing falls as the team still trails Wisconsin 55-54 with 3:45 left to play.
10:41 p.m. ET — Max Klesmit has 15 points for Wisconsin on 6-of-9 shooting and is 3-of-5 from the 3-point line. Purdue trails 53-52 with 6:34 remaining in the game.
10:38 p.m. ET — Ethan Morton has a pair of 3-pointers here in the second half. He has six points in 15 minutes off the bench.
10:35 p.m. ET — David Jenkins Jr. ties the game 45-45 with just over 10 minutes left to go on a midrange jumper. Purdue has made five of its last seven while Wisconsin's scoring drought approaches three minutes.
10:28 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Fletcher Loyer lobs a perfect alley-oop pass to Caleb Furst for an easy dunk behind Zach Edey. Purdue trails Wisconsin 45-43 with 11:48 left to play.
10:25 p.m. ET — A much-needed 3-pointer falls for Purdue off the shooting stroke of Ethan Morton. Fletcher Loyer also continuing his rhythm with a pair of midrange jumpers falling this half.
10:20 p.m. ET — Wisconsin is on an 11-1 run and takes a 38-34 lead over Purdue as Max Klesmit buries a 3-pointer. The Badgers are 8-of-15 from deep so far tonight.
10:15 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue is just 1-of-5 to start the second half, with Zach Edey putting in the lone basket. The team still has a one-point lead over Wisconsin, 33-32 with 15:56 left to go. Max Klesmit has the first five points of the period for the Badgers.
9:50 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Purdue takes a 31-27 lead into the locker room at halftime. Wisconsin guard Isaac Lindsey entered the game with a season-high of five points but scored the last eight for the Badgers before the break. Zach Edey and Fletcher Loyer each had nine.
9:47 p.m. ET — Matt Painter calls for a timeout with 32.1 seconds left before halftime. Wisconsin's Isaac Lindsey just drilled a 3-pointer in the face of Fletcher Loyer. He has eight points on 3-of-3 shooting in just five minutes on the floor.
9:45 p.m. ET — Braden Smith knocks down just the second 3-pointer of the game for Purdue, but Wisconsin answers with a triple in the attacking half of the court.
9:41 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Purdue has a 24-21 lead over Wisconsin with 3:47 left in the first half. The Boilermakers are 11-of-19 from the field but just 1-of-7 from the 3-point line.
9:35 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue leads Wisconsin 22-19 with 5:20 left before halftime. The Boilermakers have 14 points in the paint, with Zach Edey and Trey Kaufman-Renn combining for nine points so far. Fletcher Loyer leads all scorers with nine points of his own.
9:34 p.m. ET — Fletcher Loyer is having a great start to the first half. He's hit his first four shot attempts and leads the team with nine points so far. Purdue leads 22-19 with just over six minutes to play.
9:32 p.m. ET — Zach Edey gets his first field goal of the game, and Brandon Newman follows up with a steal and an easy layup on the other end of the floor.
9:28 p.m. ET — A tough bucket for Trey Kaufman-Renn in the paint. He breaks a scoring drought of Purdue that was approaching three minutes.
9:23 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Wisconsin has a narrow 10-8 lead with 11:55 left to go in the half. Purdue has turned the ball over on three straight possessions as a result of unforced errors.
9:20 p.m. ET — Back-to-back baskets for Fletcher Loyer, who just drilled a wide-open triple from the top of the key. Purdue needs to bring its own energy here in a hostile environment, and Loyer's ability to knock down open looks will be key.
9:18 p.m. ET — Zach Edey, after his third trip to the free-throw line, is now just 1-of-6. A good start in terms of drawing fouls, but he needs to put some of these away early. Connor Essegian drills a 3-pointer on the other end of the court.
9:14 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads Wisconsin 3-2 with 15:47 left to play in the first half. The two teams are a combined 2-of-10 from the floor to start the game. The Badgers already with three fouls.
9:13 p.m. ET — Zach Edey has been fouled twice already in the first three minutes, but he's just 1-of-4 from the line. Ethan Morton checks into the game to replace Brandon Newman.
9:12 p.m. ET — Brandon Newman has misfired on his first two shot attempts of the game. Braden Smith hits the first basket of the game for the Boilermakers.
9:10 p.m. ET — Chucky Hepburn knocks down a tough midrange jumper. His status going into this game was in question, but he can make difficult shots for the Badgers.
9:09 p.m. ET — Zach Edey fouled on a dunk attempt that nearly brought the entire rim down. He misses both free throws, and still no score in the first two minutes of play.
Tipoff — Wisconsin wins the tip, and Steven Crowl can't get a 3-pointer to fall. Purdue misses its first shot on the other end, but Zach Edey tipped the ball away for an extra chance. Brandon Newman's 3-pointer was no good.
Purdue starters:
- Freshman guard Braden Smith
- Freshman guard Fletcher Loyer
- Junior guard Brandon Newman
- Junior forward Mason Gillis
- Junior Center Zach Edey
Tonight’s ✋.
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) March 3, 2023
F | Mason Gillis
C | Zach Edey
G | Fletcher Loyer
G | Braden Smith
G | Brandon Newman
📝: 1st game with this lineup. pic.twitter.com/J6qsDqkapw
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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball.