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This was the perfect game for the Boilermakers to play - and win - heading into the postseason. Purdue needed to make plays and did down the stretch to extend its winning streak to four before hosting Indiana on Saturday.

The Boilermakers moved into a fourth-place tie with Iowa in the Big Ten standings after Friday's victory at Penn State. Purdue remains alive for a double-bye in the conference tournament.

The Boilermakers put away the Huskers in the second half using a 21-4 run. Sasha Stefanovic hit four 3-pointers and the play of Aaron Wheeler and Jaden Ivey stood out.

Purdue finished off Michigan State behind Trevion Williams' 28 points and the Boilermakers were able to sweep the season series from the Spartans. Purdue owns a four-game winning streak over MSU

The Boilermakers were in a position to close out the Golden Gophers on Thursday night but a 12-4 run during the final two minutes allowed Minnesota to post the victory

Purdue's rookies combined for 53 points and helped close out Saturday's win over the Wildcats at Mackey Arena

The Boilermakers saw their three-game road winning streak ended by the Terrapins.

Down by 14 points in the first half, Brandon Newman leads the Boilermakers to another Big Ten victory and how quickly this team has matured with all the young players seeing significant action.

The seventh-ranked Wolverines showed why they're the top team in the Big Ten and why the Boilermakers still have plenty of work ahead of them this season.

The Boilermakers extended their winning streak to four after Ivey drained the game-winning 3-pointer Tuesday night at Ohio State. It sets up a showdown Friday against Michigan at Mackey Arena