Robbie Hummel
Big Ten Geeks: Onions!
Big Ten Geeks: Onions!
With about 10 seconds remaining, Northwestern had succeeded in holding Purdue?s Robbie Hummel, Ryne Smith, and Lewis Jackson to a combined 17 points. That trio spearheads the Boilermaker offense, which has stalled at times this season when one of those three is having an off night. And in Purdue?s final possession, with the game tied, […]
Did You See This? Hummel game-winner
Did You See This? Hummel game-winner
It's been a struggle from the field much of the season for Purdue senior Robbie Hummel. Entering Saturday's game at Northwestern, the senior forward was shooting a career-low 39 percent and hadn't hit 50 percent of his shots in any game since Nov. 29. Hummel was under 50 percent again Saturday (5 of 11; 45 […]
Dienhart: Let's look at the week ahead
Dienhart: Let's look at the week ahead
Can you see it? I can. It?s stratification in this crazy Big Ten title chase. Ohio State, Michigan State and Michigan sit atop the standings with 5-2 league marks. Right behind that trio are Wisconsin, Illinois and Purdue with three conference defeats. But discounting the standings, I think the Buckeyes, Spartans and Badgers are about […]
Dienhart: Let's look at the week ahead
Dienhart: Let's look at the week ahead
Up is down. In is out. Black is white. Welcome to Big Ten basketball 2012, a season filled with twists and turns that have jumbled the race (standings). And the conference season isn?t even half over. This past week was filled with tumult that scrambled the league standings and made one thing perfectly clear: This […]
Did You See This? Purdue's Hummel
Did You See This? Purdue's Hummel
Have any doubts whether Purdue senior Robbie Hummel is healthy from his two major knee surgeries? Yeah, um, Hummel showed just how good he's feeling with an athletic play to end the first half of Tuesday's game against IPFW. It looked as though Kelsey Barlow was going to end the half with a running layup, […]
Reality Checks for Purdue, Illinois
Reality Checks for Purdue, Illinois
The Gene Keady coaching tree is scratching its head after last weekend. Both Purdue and Illinois lost, and lost in ways that have been all-too-familiar to fans of those teams. The Boilermakers started out well enough, nearly running Butler out of the gym in the first half: But it was a different story in the […]
