Last season Purdue missed out on a record 24th Big Ten men’s basketball title by the smallest of margins. If any ONE of the following had not happened, Purdue has another title:
- Purdue playing like absolute crap at Wisconsin in a game it should have won by 15 points minimum.
- Northwestern completely and utterly collapsing at home with a huge lead over Michigan State.
- Rutgers running a horrible final possession of regulation at Michigan State.
Purdue joined 2007-08 Purdue as the only teams to go 15-3 in league play and not win at least a share of the league title.