If Purdue beats Wisconsin Sunday, it's locked in as the sixth seed in the tournament, playing the 9 p.m. game on Thursday against either the No. 14 (likely Illinois) or No. 11 (likely Penn State).
There's potentially a pretty good avenue to Saturday developing for the Boilermakers, at least in my opinion.
If Indiana beats Penn State at home on Sunday and if Ohio State wins at Michigan State, then the Hoosiers are the 3 seed, based on their win over MSU. So Purdue's Friday opponent would be Indiana, a better matchup than the Spartans.
A best-case scenario for Purdue: Beat Wisconsin, beat PSU (which won't be easy, I don't think), beat IU, lose to Maryland, and get a 7 seed in the NCAA.
There's potentially a pretty good avenue to Saturday developing for the Boilermakers, at least in my opinion.
If Indiana beats Penn State at home on Sunday and if Ohio State wins at Michigan State, then the Hoosiers are the 3 seed, based on their win over MSU. So Purdue's Friday opponent would be Indiana, a better matchup than the Spartans.
A best-case scenario for Purdue: Beat Wisconsin, beat PSU (which won't be easy, I don't think), beat IU, lose to Maryland, and get a 7 seed in the NCAA.