The Three Pointer | Purdue vs. Illinois State

Following what may be the most disappointing loss for Purdue basketball since the first round horror show that was FDU, Purdue will return to Mackey Arena to square off against Illinois State. The loss to Valparaiso, another Missouri Valley Conference team, raised a ton of concerns for a Purdue team trying to find an identity after Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn all exhausted their time in West Lafayette. Although it is just the second game of the season, sitting at 0-2 is not something that has happened since the 1973-1974 season when they started off with losses to Clemson and Miami (OH). This team has an opportunity to face a major challenge early on and start to build confidence for itself ahead of the rest of their non-conference games but another poor showing or loss could spell very real trouble this season.

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