Purdue has already faced the Big Ten’s six leading scorers in its first seven Big Ten games for 2025, and only one was able to reach his season scoring average against the Boilermakers.
Rutgers super frosh Dylan Harper has been leading everyone all season, now averaging 20.1 points per game. Although he was still weak from flu, he did manage to play 28 minutes against Purdue but scored only six points on nine shots.
Harper’s equally acclaimed classmate and teammate, Ace Bailey, also has hovered near 20 ppg all season, now third in the league at 19.3, but Purdue kept him short at 17 points on 15 shots.
Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli has proven to be more than a great restaurant name (any old Hayley Mills fans out there?), now standing second among Big Ten scorers at 20.0, but he scored only half that many in 35 minutes against Purdue.
Lafayette Jeff favorite son Brooks Barnhizer has been averaging 18.2 for Northwestern, but he scored only 11 points on 15 shots against hometown Purdue.
While others change teams, Dawson Garcia only changes hair colors with Minnesota, averaging 19.1 points for fourth in the Big Ten. Against Purdue, he scored 20 in his 39 minutes.
Nebraska veteran import Brice Williams stands fifth in the Big Ten with his 18.9 points per game, but he was held below half that mark with only nine points in his 29 minutes against Purdue.
None of those teams came close to making up the differences as Purdue romped each, winning by margins of 18, 18, 20 and 36 points, respectively.
In our defense, there is some.
Rutgers super frosh Dylan Harper has been leading everyone all season, now averaging 20.1 points per game. Although he was still weak from flu, he did manage to play 28 minutes against Purdue but scored only six points on nine shots.
Harper’s equally acclaimed classmate and teammate, Ace Bailey, also has hovered near 20 ppg all season, now third in the league at 19.3, but Purdue kept him short at 17 points on 15 shots.
Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli has proven to be more than a great restaurant name (any old Hayley Mills fans out there?), now standing second among Big Ten scorers at 20.0, but he scored only half that many in 35 minutes against Purdue.
Lafayette Jeff favorite son Brooks Barnhizer has been averaging 18.2 for Northwestern, but he scored only 11 points on 15 shots against hometown Purdue.
While others change teams, Dawson Garcia only changes hair colors with Minnesota, averaging 19.1 points for fourth in the Big Ten. Against Purdue, he scored 20 in his 39 minutes.
Nebraska veteran import Brice Williams stands fifth in the Big Ten with his 18.9 points per game, but he was held below half that mark with only nine points in his 29 minutes against Purdue.
None of those teams came close to making up the differences as Purdue romped each, winning by margins of 18, 18, 20 and 36 points, respectively.
In our defense, there is some.
