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2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball

Big Ten Conference
No. 20
No. 20
25–9 (15–3, Big Ten)
Matt Painter
Cuonzo Martin
Paul Lusk
Rick Ray
Mackey Arena

The 2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his 3rd season with the Boilers. The Boilers did well at home, going 9-0 in the Big Ten and losing only a single home game overall (16-1). Purdue finished second in the Big Ten with a 15–3 record. They lost to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tournament despite having a #2 seed. The Boilers accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they made it to the second round before losing to Xavier, 85–78.

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
1	Garrett Mocas	F	6–8	So.	Columbus, Indiana
2	Chad Sutor	F	6–7	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
3	Chris Kramer	G	6–3	So.	Huntington, Indiana
4	Robbie Hummel	G/F	6–8	Fr.	Valparaiso, Indiana
5	Keaton Grant	G	6–4	So.	Kissimmee, Florida
11	Bobby Riddell	G	5–9	Jr.	Lafayette, Indiana
12	Tarrance Crump	G	6–1	R-Sr.	Decatur, Alabama
14	Scott Martin	G/F	6–8	Fr.	Valparaiso, Indiana
20	Marcus Green	G	6–4	Jr.	Franklin Park, Illinois
21	Nemanja Calasan	F	6–9	Jr.	Srbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
25	JaJuan Johnson	F/C	6–10	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
30	Mark Wohlford	G	6–0	So.	Columbus, Indiana
33	E'Twaun Moore	G	6–3	Fr.	East Chicago, Indiana
55	Chris Reid	F	6–9	Jr.	Castro Valley, California

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
November 15*7:00 PM		Bethune-Cookman	W 66–40	1–0	Mackey Arena (12,848)West Lafayette, IN
November 20*9:00 PM		Lipscomb	W 66–62	2–0	Mackey Arena (12,907)West Lafayette, IN
November 24*2:00 PM		Loyola Chicago	W 84–53	3–0	Mackey Arena (8,115)West Lafayette, IN
November 27*9:30 PM		at No. 18 Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 58–61	3–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,350)Clemson, SC
December 1*3:00 PM		Indiana State	W 71–60	4–1	Mackey Arena (14,077)West Lafayette, IN
December 5*7:00 PM		Ball State	W 70–57	5–1	Mackey Arena (13,212)West Lafayette, IN
December 8*4:00 PM		at Missouri	L 63–73	5–2	Mizzou Arena (7,699)Columbia, MO
December 15*3:30 PM		vs. No. 22 Lousiville Wooden Tradition	W 67–59	6–2	Conseco Fieldhouse (7,699)Indianapolis, IN
December 17*7:00 PM		Texas Southern Las Vegas Classic on-campus game	W 76–56	7–2	Mackey Arena (7,303)West Lafayette, IN
December 19*7:00 PM		Wofford Las Vegas Classic on-campus game	L 66–69	7–3	Mackey Arena (7,481)West Lafayette, IN
December 22*10:30 PM		vs. Iowa State Las Vegas Classic semifinals	L 80–83	7–4	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 23*		vs. Missouri State Las Vegas Classic consolation game	W 72–70	8–4	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 29*12:00 PM		FIU	W 59–44	9–4	Mackey Arena (8,828)West Lafayette, IN
January 52:00 PM		Michigan	W 65–58	10–4(1–0)	Mackey Arena (14,010)West Lafayette, IN
January 89:00 PM		at No. 6 Michigan State	L 75–78	10–5(1–1)	Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
January 124:00 PM		Ohio State	W 75–68	11–5(2–1)	Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
January 167:00 PM		at Iowa	W 67–62	12–5(3–1)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,701)Iowa City, IA
January 192:00 PM		Illinois	W 74–67	13–5(4–1)	Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
January 237:00 PM		at Penn State	W 64–42	14–5(5–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (6,287)University Park, PA
January 264:00 PM		No. 11 Wisconsin	W 60–56	15–5(6–1)	Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
January 307:00 PM		Iowa	W 51–50	16–5(7–1)	Mackey Arena (13,370)West Lafayette, IN
February 23:30 PM		at Illinois	W 83–75	17–5(8–1)	Assembly Hall (16,618)Champaign, IL
February 59:00 PM	No. 24	Penn State	W 67–53	18–5(9–1)	Mackey Arena (13,289)West Lafayette, IN
February 99:00 PM	No. 24	at No. 8 Wisconsin	W 72–67	19–5(10–1)	Kohl Center (17,190)Madison, WI
February 127:00 PM	No. 19	No. 10 Michigan State	W 60–54	20–5(11–1)	Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
February 164:00 PM	No. 19	at Northwestern	W 71–56	21–5(12–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
February 197:00 PM	No. 14	at No. 15 Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup	L 68–77	21–6(12–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 279:00 PM	No. 16	Minnesota	W 65–53	22–6(13–2)	Mackey Arena (13,815)West Lafayette, IN
March 12:00 PM	No. 16	Northwestern	W 68–43	23–6(14–2)	Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
March 47:00 PM	No. 15	at Ohio State	L 77–80 OT	23–7(14–3)	Value City Arena (19,049)Columbus, OH
March 94:00 PM	No. 15	at Michigan	W 72–58	24–7(15–3)	Crisler Arena (12,047)Ann Arbor, MI
March 146:40 PM	(2) No. 17	vs. (10) Illinois Quarterfinals	L 67–74	24–8	Conseco Fieldhouse (18,691)Indianapolis, IN
March 20*2:50 PM	(6 W) No. 17	vs. (11 W) Baylor First round	W 90–79	25–8	Verizon Center (18,400)Washington, D.C.
March 22*4:40 PM	(6 W) No. 17	vs. (3 W) Xavier Second round	L 78–85	25–9	Verizon Center (18,400)Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West region. All times are in Eastern Time.

2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 25 wins were the most for Purdue since Gene Keady's 1997-98 team, when Purdue went 28–8.

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