After his club suffered an 88-80 loss against Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) on Friday night and gave up 48 second-half points in the process, Purdue coach Matt Painter learned firsthand just how ...

Illinois’ first-year point guard Kasparas Jakucionis isn’t your typical freshman – and Purdue coach Matt Painter is well aware. Averaging 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists ...

Matt Painter talked about the greatest challenges that Illinois will present for Purdue heading into Friday's regular season finale.

But his comments didn't address the full IU picture. BLOOMINGTON — In a sense, Matt Painter’s postgame comments about the health and position of the job of the coach of his program’s ...

Purdue head coach Matt Painter had high praise for the Wisconsin ... Max Klesmit and the rest of the team left little doubt in a statement performance. Painter, when meeting with the media postgame, ...