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Fairleigh Dickinson's players awakened to a new world.

The best story in this NCAA Tournament is a fairly ridiculous one. For years, outsiders and even some of Fairleigh Dickinson's proud alumni have called the private, commuter school in Teaneck, New Jersey, by another name — an inside joke and pet moniker suggesting a reputation for partying. Only in the NCAA field due to a technicality, Fairleigh Dickinson, which went 4-22 last season, won a First Four game in Dayton before the Friday night stunning 63-58 win over top-seeded Purdue.

It’s become a disturbing pattern in March for Purdue.

Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, thanks to a relentless, hustling defense.

A day after Fairleigh Dickinson's basketball coach made comments about beating No. 1 Purdue, the Boilermakers said they took notice.

So how does Michigan State’s path look? The Golden Eagles have lost just once since Jan. 15 and are coming off of a dominating 14-point win over Xavier in the Big East Tournament title game. Sweet 16Kansas State is the highest-seeded team of Michigan State’s potential Sweet 16 opponents, but it’s had a shaky February. That would set up a rematch of one of Michigan State’s most exciting games of the season. Elite EightCould 7-foot-4 Zach Edey be the one standing in the way of Michigan State’s Final Four run?

Zach Edey had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue beat Ohio State 80-66 in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Mason Gillis had 20 points on 7-for-8 shooting, and No. 5 Purdue held off Rutgers for a rugged 70-65 victory in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

It’s a good draw given Michigan’s NCAA Tournament position. The Wolverines get to face another bubble team in what could be a potential NCAA Tournament elimination game. For the moment at least, it’s still a Quad 1 game for Michigan (Rutgers is ranked No. Purdue is fifth in the NET; a win over the Boilermakers would be a noteworthy bullet point on Michigan’s NCAA Tournament résumé. The Wolverines haven’t missed the NCAA Tournament since 2015.

Caitlin Clark had 12 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead seventh-ranked Iowa past Purdue 69-58 after a sluggish start in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. Clark, the preseason All-Big Ten Player of the Year and the nation's second-leading scorer, missed 10 of her first 14 shots and picked up a technical foul during a frustrating stretch in the first half before helping the Hawkeyes (24-6) pull away from the feisty Boilermakers.

Zach Edey had 17 points and 19 rebounds as No. 5 Purdue outlasted Wisconsin 63-61.

No. 5 Purdue big man Zach Edey has muscled his way into the national player of the year conversation.

Mackenzie Holmes scored 20 points and eight rebounds, Grace Berger added 14 points and 10 assists and No. 2 Indiana beat Purdue 83-60 to clinch a share of its first Big Ten regular-season title in 40 years.

Indiana’s celebration began hours before tipoff Sunday as throngs of students and fans gathered outside Assembly Hall. Mackenzie Holmes scored 20 points, Grace Berger added 14 points and 10 assists and No. 2 Indiana routed Purdue 83-60 to clinch a share of its first Big Ten regular-season championship since 1982-83, the first season of league play. Indiana has never won an outright title — yet — but players and coaches basked in the moment as they collected the trophy with music blaring in the background.

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Purdue remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll despite losing its second game of the season.

Purdue's unquestioned grip on No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll is gone after a weekend loss. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes in the poll released Monday to remain at No. 1 for a third straight week and seventh time this season. Purdue was the unanimous choice last week, the first for any team this season, before falling at Indiana over the weekend for only its second loss.

Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 25 points and Jalen Hood-Schifino delivered the clinching basket on a breakaway dunk with 2 seconds left to give No. 21 Indiana a 79-74 victory over No. 1 Purdue.

Purdue became this season's first unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday after wins over Michigan and Michigan State last week as chaos ensued behind the Boilermakers among other ranked teams. More than half of Top 25 teams lost, including second-ranked Alabama, which was routed by Oklahoma in the Big 12-SEC Challenge. The Boilermakers (21-1) have won eight straight since a one-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 2.

Zach Edey scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping No. 1 Purdue beat Michigan State 77-61.

Michigan State has now lost six straight games at Mackey Arena, including the last five by double digits, as the venue continues to give Spartans teams fits. In its most difficult environment of the season, Michigan State started calm and played with the Boilermakers for six minutes to open the game. Edey finished with 38 points, the most scored by a player against Michigan State since at least 2010. Michigan State, meanwhile, finished the half on a 2-for-11 shooting stretch and turned the ball over eight times in the first half. Michigan State now has five days off before taking on Rutgers on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

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EAST LANSING -- The last time Michigan State took on Big Ten leader Purdue, it lost by one point on a shot with two seconds left at the Breslin Center back on Jan. 16. And this time, Michigan State will have the services of Malik Hall, its senior leader who missed the first matchup due to injury. Michigan State hasn’t won at Mackey since 2014, and its five losses since then have been mostly lopsided, with four coming by double digits. In the first matchup, Michigan State led Purdue for most of the second half until Loyer – the younger brother of former Michigan State point guard Foster Loyer – scored nine points in the final 3:24 to help lead his team back and avoid an upset. Izzo is hopeful that Michigan State can now have some additional support for its primary trio of Joey Hauser, A.J.

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1 for a reason,” Howard said on Wednesday after rattling off various Purdue players and team stats. “They’re very good.”Last season, an inconsistent Michigan team played its best game of the year to knock off then-No. Michigan beat top-ranked Duke at Crisler on Dec. 13, 1997, the same day Charles Woodson won the Heisman Trophy. Howard was asked if he was pleased with how Michigan (11-8, 5-3) was performing at this point in the season. Then again, unranked Michigan stunned Purdue 82-58 at Crisler last season.

Purdue is back at No. 1 in the AP Top 25. Alabama is right behind the Boilermakers. Purdue returned to the top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll on Monday, moving up two spots after Temple knocked off No. 1 Houston over the weekend.

A few minutes earlier, after Michigan’s 60-56 win over Minnesota on Sunday, Dickinson had disputed the notion of an “ugly win.” Media and fans might use that term, Dickinson said, but he won’t. Howard, Michigan’s head coach, agreed with his star player. “Defensively, sometimes you just have to win it in the mud.”OK, so maybe not an ugly win, but a dirty one. Minnesota had a seven-minute scoring drought in the first half but didn’t lose its lead. Crisler Center felt more like the campus’ undergraduate library (which, by the way, Michigan students call “the UGLI”).

Zach Edey had 24 points and 16 rebounds as No. 3 Purdue held off a furious second-half charge from Maryland for a 58-55 victory on Sunday.

Zach Edey had 24 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 3 Purdue fend off Maryland's second-half charge and get a 58-55 victory.

No. 3 Purdue and 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey are tough to stop, but recent history shows you need elite guard play to make an NCAA Tournament run.

EAST LANSING – With 1.8 seconds left and Michigan State trailing by a point, Tyson Walker received an inbounds pass and launched from beyond the arc over Purdue’s Ethan Morton. 3 Purdue escaped with a 64-63 win on the road against Michigan State on Monday. “It was unbelievable,” Michigan State forward Joey Hauser said of Walker. “Tyson played his tail off,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. The advantage was short-lived as Edey scored in the paint with 2.2 seconds left.

EAST LANSING – One of the smallest players on the Spartans roster had the heroics to nearly lead Michigan State to a colossal win. 3 Purdue to a 64-63 win over Michigan State on Monday afternoon at the Breslin Center. Michigan State mostly used a single-team defense on Edey. But after a 5-for-17 start from the field, Michigan State rallied in the final five minutes to get back into the game. That set off an edge-of-your-seats second half that saw Michigan State fall just short.

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Fletcher Loyer made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and No. 1 Purdue bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 71-69 victory over No. 24 Ohio State.

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Cam Spencer’s 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left gave Rutgers a late lead on the way to a 65-64 upset of No. 1 Purdue.

Malik Nabers threw for a touchdown, caught one and had 163 yards receiving in No. 16 LSU’s 63-7 rout of Purdue in the Citrus Bowl.

Purdue solidified its No. 1 ranking in The AP Top 25, while No. 23 Charleston moved into the rankings for the first time in 20 years.

Purdue solidified its No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll following UConn’s first loss of the season while No. 23 Charleston moved into the rankings for the first time in 20 years.

Sportsbooks in New Jersey were forced to halt bets for the Citrus Bowl because of Drew Brees' relationship with Purdue and a gambling site in the state.

Andy Katz and John Fanta break down front-runners, players of the year and more in every major college basketball conference so far this season.

Purdue remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a third straight week, while North Carolina returned to the rankings.

Purdue remained atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for a third straight week.

Purdue remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for a third straight week, while preseason No. 1 North Carolina returned to the rankings and New Mexico cracked the poll for the first time in eight years. The Boilermakers earned 40 of 60 first-place votes in Monday's latest poll, while fellow unbeaten Connecticut earned the other 20 to sit at No. 2 in an unchanged top. Purdue had never been ranked No. 1 before a one-week stay there last December, and was unranked to start the season.

Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll on Monday, receiving 40 of the 60 first-place votes from a national media panel after knocking off Davidson in its only game last week.

Purdue maintained its grasp on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday. It's the highest the Huskies, unranked in the preseason, have been in the AP poll since they were No. 1 on March 2, 2009. “We just have to stick to our identity,” said UConn star Adam Sanogo, who had 27 points and 14 rebounds in a 68-48 romp at Butler on Saturday.

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Purdue center Zach Edey kept taking his shots when Davidson sent multiple defenders at him Saturday night. Together, they gave the top-ranked Boilermakers an unbeatable combination. Edey finished with 29 points and 16 rebounds and Furst scored all 12 of his points in the second half to help No. 1 Purdue fend off Davidson 69-61 in the Indy Classic.

Purdue has picked up a series of high-profile victories to move into the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 for the second straight season.

Purdue has climbed to No. 1 in men's basketball AP Top 25 for the second straight season.

Purdue picked up wins over West Virginia, No. 15 Gonzaga and No. 12 Duke in consecutive weeks to win the Phil Knight Legacy tournament earlier in the season. Wins over Hofstra and Nebraska last week, combined with a loss by Houston, were enough to move the Boilermakers to No. 1 the AP Top 25 for the second straight season. Purdue moved up three spots in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll released on Monday, receiving 27 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel.

Jeff Brohm is heading home, as Louisville is reportedly finalizing a deal to make him the Cardinals' next head football coach.

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Michigan football defeated Purdue on Saturday, 43-22, to remain undefeated and claim its second-straight Big Ten championship.

Michigan is aiming for its second straight Big Ten championship and has a chance to accomplish the feat Saturday night against Purdue. Kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis is at 8:17 p.m., and MLive will be there providing live updates throughout. This has been a busy news week for Michigan, which will be without star running back Blake Corum, who underwent knee surgery this week. For the Boilermakers, they are in the conference title game for the first time and looking to win a Big Ten title for the first time since 2000. Beat writers chatRecruiting: Michigan regains its footing in Ohio24-year-old QB, versatile defenders among Purdue’s key players vs. MichiganThe 10 defining moments of Michigan’s football seasonBig Ten championship: Michigan vs. Purdue predictions from MLive’s beat writers

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Purdue (8-4, 6-3) beat Indiana and needed some help from Nebraska to clinch the Big Ten West. It features the Big Ten’s passing leader (Aidan O’Connell) and receiving yards leader (Charlie Jones) but the team ranks No. Prediction: Michigan 34, Purdue 20Andrew KahnI feel some extra weight on my shoulders this week. Prediction: Michigan 38, Purdue 20Aaron McMannMichigan will certainly be at a disadvantage without Blake Corum available, but Jim Harbaugh and his staff proved last weekend that they could operate without him. Prediction: Michigan 34, Purdue 17-- Watch the Michigan Wolverines take on Purdue in the Big Ten championship game on Saturday, December 3 at 8pm.

Michigan is one win from repeating as Big Ten champions. Upset-minded Purdue, which won a wild, wild West to reach Saturday’s title game in Indianapolis. To help preview the game, the Wolverine Confidential podcast welcomes Mike Carmin, veteran Purdue football beat writer for the Lafayette Journal & Courier. What about their offense, led by quarterback Aidan O’Connell, could pose problems for Michigan? It’s the perfect way to get prepared for Saturday’s championship.

Zach Edey scored 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting as No. 5 Purdue fought off Florida State 79-69 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Not only is Michigan football celebrating another rivalry win over Ohio State, but Jim Harbaugh’s club has to quickly turn its attention to another hurdle. “This past game was the biggest game in the world to us, and now this game is the biggest game in the world to us.”Raise your hand if you’ve heard that phrase before. Still, Purdue isn’t considered at the level of Ohio State. “Last year, it was kind of one of our main goals, to win a Big Ten championship. “But other guys, it’s going to be their first start in the Big Ten championship.”Which is why Michigan isn’t ready to overlook Purdue.

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Before Purdue took the field against Indiana on Saturday, head coach Jeff Brohm had a chance to watch the beginning of the Michigan and Ohio State showdown for the Big Ten East crown. “Ohio State started strong and Michigan just found a way to answer and they made big plays,” Brohm said Sunday during a Big Ten conference call. When Purdue has been unranked, it has reeled off five wins against ranked teams, including three against top-three teams: 2018 vs. No. “We try to get better each and every week,” Brohm said of Purdue’s propensity to upset opponents. “Without question, we’re playing, if not the top team in the country, one of the tops teams,” Brohm said.

Holiday week revealed much about the college hoops landscape. Who has work to do? Who is better than we thought? Andy Katz breaks it down.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Michigan will try to defend its Big Ten title against a team it hasn’t faced in five years. The Wolverines, champions of the East Division, will face Purdue, the West winner in next Saturday’s title game in Indianapolis (Dec. 3). Michigan and Purdue last played on Sep. 23, 2017, a Michigan victory in West Lafayette. This will be Purdue’s first appearance in the Big Ten title game, contested since 2011. Michigan would clinch a return trip with a win over Purdue, and might get an invite regardless.

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By the time the Fighting Illini visit Michigan Stadium next Saturday, they won’t be ranked at all. Illinois dropped its second straight game on Saturday (Nov. 12), 31-24 against Purdue, making a crowded Big Ten West race even more congested. To make matters worse, star running back Chase Brown suffered an apparent leg injury in the final minute. Illinois lost its Big Ten opener, Sep. 2 at Indiana, by three, before rattling off six straight wins to improve to 7-1. But Illinois was stunned at home by Michigan State, 23-15, on Nov. 5, and followed it up with another home loss on Saturday.

Daryl Banks III scored the tying and go-ahead baskets that pushed 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s to the brink of the Final Four.

The Sweet 16 at the East region features one game between UCLA and North Carolina and another between Purdue and underdog Saint Peter’s.

Jaden Ivey raced his way to 22 points and Zach Edey controlled the action inside, helping Purdue overpower Yale for a 78-56 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Keegan Murray had 19 points and 11 rebounds as No. 24 Iowa beat No. 9 Purdue 75-66 to win its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2006 and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Jaden Ivey had 22 points and 19 rebounds and Eric Hunter Jr. made two back-breaking 3-pointers late to help No. 9 Purdue beat seventh-seeded Michigan State 75-70 in the second Big Ten Tournament semifinal.

Tyson Walker made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3 seconds left, lifting Michigan State to a 68-65 win over No. 4 Purdue.

Trevion Williams blocked a layup try in the final seconds and No. 3 Purdue, boosted by Jaden Ivey’s go-ahead three-point play, held off Maryland 62-61.

Jaden Ivey hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left and No. 6 Purdue fended off a late charge from No. 16 Ohio State for an 81-78 victory.

Naz Hillmon scored 32 points and had 12 rebounds, and No. 7 Michigan dominated the paint in a 79-66 win over Purdue on Monday night.

Rob Phinisee scored a season-high 17 points in the first half and then made the decisive 3-pointer with 16.5 seconds left to send Indiana past No. 4 Purdue 68-65.

Sasha Stefanovic scored 22 points, including a go-ahead 3 at the start of double overtime that sent No. 4 Purdue over No. 17 Illinois 96-88.

Mitchell Fineran kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime and Purdue finished off its best season since 2003 by overcoming a 14-point deficit and beating Tennessee 48-45 on Thursday in a record-setting Music City Bowl.

Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beater from just inside half court, and Rutgers shocked Purdue in its first-ever game as the nation’s No. 1 team, winning 70-68.

Purdue is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time.

Jaden Ivey scored 19 points, Trevion Williams had 13 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 2 Purdue held off a late Iowa rally to win 77-70 in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Zach Edey scored 21 points and No. 6 Purdue overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat No. 5 Villanova 80-74 and win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.

Ninth-ranked Michigan heads to No. 23 Penn State for a key Big Ten game Saturday.

Sasha Stefanovic made 5 of 6 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead No. 7 Purdue past Bellarmine 96-67.

Cincinnati held on to the No. 2 ranking by just four points over No. 3 Alabama in The Associated Press college football poll, and Oregon passed Ohio State to move up to No. 5.

Cincinnati held on to the No. 2 ranking by just four points over No. 3 Alabama in The Associated Press college football poll, and Oregon passed Ohio State to move up to No. 5.

Cincinnati held on to the No. 2 ranking by just four points over No. 3 Alabama in The Associated Press college football poll, and Oregon passed Ohio State to move up to No. 5.

Cincinnati held on to the No. 2 ranking by just four points over No. 3 Alabama in The Associated Press college football poll, and Oregon passed Ohio State to move up to No. 5.

Aidan O’Connell threw for a career-best 536 yards, matched his career high with three touchdown passes and led Purdue past No. 5 Michigan State 40-29.

Mel Tucker doesn't anticipate a letdown from his Michigan State team this week.

Mel Tucker doesn’t anticipate a letdown from his Michigan State team this week.

No. 5 Michigan State visits Purdue in the game of the week in the Big Ten.

No. 5 Michigan State is on upset alert as the Spartans try to follow up their big victory against rival Michigan with a road win against Purdue.

Aidan O’Connell threw for 374 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had 240 receiving yards, and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 win.

Kyren Williams scored two long touchdowns, the second a 51-yard run with 6:05 remaining, as No. 12 Notre Dame held off Purdue 27-13 for its 26th straight victory at home.

For an underdog named Javion Hamlet and his group of scrapping North Texas teammates, that was an easy question. “I’ve been waiting for this opportunity my whole life, just to show the world who Javion Hamlet is,” he said. North Texas’ pesky defense held them to 36% from the field. “You never know what happens when you get out there and scrap,” North Texas coach Grant McCasland said. North Texas moves on to play Friday night’s winner between Winthrop and Villanova.

Purdue has won nine straight in the series, matching the second-longest streak in school history. The Boilermakers also won nine straight from 1929-35 when future coach John Wooden was playing, plus they won 12 straight from 1908-14. It quickly cut a 29-20 deficit to 35-31 early in the second half before the Boilermakers answered with eight straight points. Starting guard Armaan Franklin missed his fourth straight game (right foot). The Boilermakers won despite going 6 of 21 on 3s and having 15 turnovers.