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1241:Hail Purdue!
1192:Mackey Arena
1108:. Retrieved
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799:Mackey Arena
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113:Everett Bass
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1268:NBA players
1235:Purdue Pete
1188:(1937–1967)
1176:(1909–1934)
1170:(1896–1909)
822:No. 1
79:No. 15
71:No. 14
47:, Runner-up
1963:Categories
1061:References
951:Semifinal
407:Ohio State
53:Conference
1814:1999–2000
1308:1899–1900
1202:Rivalries
1110:March 25,
1084:March 29,
998:July 2010
749:Opponent
743:time, TV
612:Minnesota
571:Wisconsin
1033:NBA Club
713:Lee Rose
530:Illinois
489:Michigan
202:Overall
99:Lee Rose
1941:2024–25
1935:2023–24
1929:2022–23
1924:2021–22
1919:2020–21
1914:2019–20
1909:2018–19
1904:2017–18
1899:2016–17
1894:2015–16
1889:2014–15
1884:2013–14
1879:2012–13
1874:2011–12
1869:2010–11
1864:2009–10
1859:2008–09
1854:2007–08
1849:2006–07
1844:2005–06
1839:2004–05
1834:2003–04
1829:2002–03
1824:2001–02
1819:2000–01
1809:1998–99
1804:1997–98
1799:1996–97
1794:1995–96
1789:1994–95
1784:1993–94
1779:1992–93
1774:1991–92
1769:1990–91
1764:1989–90
1759:1988–89
1754:1987–88
1749:1986–87
1744:1985–86
1739:1984–85
1734:1983–84
1729:1982–83
1724:1981–82
1719:1980–81
1713:1979–80
1707:1978–79
1702:1977–78
1697:1976–77
1692:1975–76
1687:1974–75
1682:1973–74
1677:1972–73
1672:1971–72
1667:1970–71
1662:1969–70
1656:1968–69
1650:1967–68
1645:1966–67
1640:1965–66
1635:1964–65
1630:1963–64
1625:1962–63
1620:1961–62
1615:1960–61
1610:1959–60
1605:1958–59
1600:1957–58
1595:1956–57
1590:1955–56
1585:1954–55
1580:1953–54
1575:1952–53
1570:1951–52
1565:1950–51
1560:1949–50
1555:1948–49
1550:1947–48
1545:1946–47
1540:1945–46
1535:1944–45
1530:1943–44
1525:1942–43
1520:1941–42
1515:1940–41
1510:1939–40
1505:1938–39
1500:1937–38
1495:1936–37
1490:1935–36
1485:1934–35
1480:1933–34
1475:1932–33
1469:1931–32
1463:1930–31
1458:1929–30
1453:1928–29
1448:1927–28
1443:1926–27
1438:1925–26
1433:1924–25
1428:1923–24
1423:1922–23
1418:1921–22
1413:1920–21
1408:1919–20
1403:1918–19
1398:1917–18
1393:1916–17
1388:1915–16
1383:1914–15
1378:1913–14
1373:1912–13
1368:1911–12
1363:1910–11
1358:1909–10
1353:1908–09
1348:1907–08
1343:1906–07
1338:1905–06
1333:1904–05
1328:1903–04
1323:1902–03
1318:1901–02
1313:1900–01
1303:1897–99
1298:1896–97
1284:Seasons
1209:Indiana
912:Eastern
906:AP Poll
883:
838:
790:
755:Record
752:Result
699:AP Poll
679:–
660:–
638:–
619:–
597:–
578:–
556:–
537:–
515:–
496:–
474:–
455:–
448:Indiana
433:–
414:–
392:–
373:–
347:–
328:–
302:–
283:–
148:1979–80
143:1977–78
137:Seasons
68:Coaches
63:Ranking
25:1978–79
1256:People
1161:Venues
1028:Player
959:Final
894:
888:(2–3)
879:
849:
843:(2–2)
834:
802:
786:
685:
666:
644:
625:
603:
584:
562:
543:
521:
502:
480:
461:
439:
420:
398:
379:
353:
334:
321:Purdue
308:
289:
273:No. 3
260:
250:
229:
219:
84:Record
1018:Round
881:46–56
861:*
836:52–50
788:53–63
768:*
746:Rank
727:-led
688:.222
647:.407
606:.444
565:.633
524:.556
483:.647
442:.613
401:.714
356:.771
311:.813
1112:2011
1086:2012
1023:Pick
886:12–5
870:Iowa
841:12–4
741:Date
721:Iowa
669:.111
628:.333
587:.333
546:.389
505:.444
464:.556
423:.667
382:.722
366:Iowa
337:.722
292:.722
208:Team
194:Conf
993:.
793:1–1
682:21
641:16
600:15
559:11
518:12
477:12
436:12
364:20
362:No.
319:15
317:No.
265:PCT
234:PCT
1965::
1042:82
663:16
635:11
622:12
594:12
581:12
553:19
540:11
512:15
499:10
471:22
452:10
430:19
411:12
395:8
389:20
370:13
350:8
344:27
325:13
305:6
299:26
280:13
76:AP
1243:"
1239:"
1144:e
1137:t
1130:v
1114:.
1088:.
1039:4
1000:)
996:(
914:.
877:L
832:W
784:L
676:6
657:2
616:6
575:6
534:7
493:8
458:8
417:6
376:5
331:5
286:5
255:L
245:W
224:L
214:W
185:e
178:t
171:v
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