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Among Big Ten contenders, Purdue has the easiest road to title and top seed

As much as beating No. 12 Purdue Tuesday night in College Park helped No. 24 Maryland in terms of staying in contention for a Big Ten regular season title, their 70-56 loss to the Terps didn’t damage the Boilermakers too much.

The reason?

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Of its seven remaining games, Purdue doesn’t play a single team with a winning record. In fact, the Boilermakers start and finish the backstretch of their schedule with the two worst teams in the Big Ten — Penn State (2-11) and Northwestern (3-10).