Purdue's Greatest Moments

1) 1991 vs. Ohio State
Unranked Purdue shocked the #2 team in the nation behind great efforts by seniors Jimmy Oliver (27 pts) and Chuckie White (21 pts) by a score of 72 to 67 on senior night.

2) 1994 vs. Kansas
#3 Purdue had its hands full against the #13 Jayhawks in the 1994 Sweet Sixteen as Purdue topped Kansas 83-78 behind Glenn Robinson's 44 points and Counzo Martin's 29, leading Gene Keady to his first Elite Eight appearance. I had the pleasure of attending that game, and believe me, it was worth every dime I payed.

3) 1997 at Indiana
Unranked Purdue won at #24 Indiana for the second straight season. Brian Cardinal scored 25 points in the 89-87 OT victory, as Chad Austin hit a game winning fade-away from 17 feet at the buzzer. Purdue swept IU on the season and finished three games ahead of them in the conference standings, yet at the end of the season, IU was in the Top 25 and Purdue wasn't. Makes sense, doesn't it??!!!

4) 1990 at Indiana
Unranked Purdue won at #8 Indiana behind great efforts by Ryan Berning and Chuckie White. The team over came a double digit halftime deficit to win 81-79 in OT.

5) 1998 at Michigan State
#10 Purdue won at #9 MSU to rob the Spartans of an outright conference title. The final score was 99-96 in overtime as Brad Miller led the boilers with 26 points.

6) 1994 at Michigan
#9 Purdue won at #3 Michigan to take the conference title, taking it from the Wolverines. Glenn Robinson scored 37, hitting the game winner with less than two seconds left on the clock to make it 95-94.

7) 1992 vs Indiana
Unranked Purdue defeated the #4 hoosiers, spoiling their chance of a tie with Ohio State for the conference title. It was senior night, and seniors Woody Austin and Craig Riley responded with 20 points and 15 points, respectively, leading the boilers to a 61-59 upset.

8) 1995 at Michigan State
#25 Purdue controlled the #7 Spartans on State's home floor, as Counzo Martin scored 27 while holding down Shawn Respert to 12, leading Purdue to a 78-69 upset.

9) 1996 at Michigan
#18 Purdue destroyed the #17 Wolverines 80-59 at Crisler Arena as Purdue placed five in double figures.

10) 1992 at Michigan
Unranked Purdue upset the Fab Five 65-60 on strong performances by seniors Woody Austin and Craig Riley, shocking the #15 Wolverines.

11) 1995 at Iowa
Unranked Purdue shocked the #10 Hawkeyes 74-73 behind many clutch free throws by Todd Foster. Justin Jennings, starting for the first time in his career, racked up 17 points.

12) 1996 vs. Iowa
Unranked Purdue destroyed the again #10 Hawkeyes 85-61 while putting six players in double figures, in the conference opener for both teams.

BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

1) Glenn Robinson vs. Kansas (1994 NCAA TOURNEY)
The Big Dog lit the Jayhawks up for 44 points, including 30 in the first half. In that game, Robinson had a monster two-hand slam over Greg Ostertag, as Purdue won 83-78.

2) Brad Miller vs. Rhode Island (1997 NCAA TOURNEY)
Brad Miller scored 31 as the eight-seeded Purdue defeated ninth-seeded URI in overtime. Purdue overcame a fourteen point first-half deficit in doing so.

3) Glenn Robinson vs. Illinois (1994)
The Big Dog scored 49 in what turned out to be his final game in Mackey Arena, as Purdue defeated the Illini 87-77, to clinch the outright conference title.

4) Glenn Robinson at Michigan (1994)
Robinson scored 37 points, including the game winner with less than two seconds left, as Purdue spoiled Michigan's hopes of an outright conference title.

5) Counzo Martin at Michigan State (1995)
In the only meeting of the season between the Big Ten's top two teams, Martin shot the lights out, scoring 27, and holding Shawn Respert to 12 in Purdue's 78-69 upset of the Spartans. That game proved to be crucial to the Boilermakers' conference title.

6) Jimmy Oliver vs. Ohio State (1991)
Jimmy Oliver proved to be up to the challenge against All-American Jimmy Jackson, as he scored 27, leading the Boilers to the 72-67 upset.

7) Woody Austin at Minnesota (1992)
Minnesota appeared to be unbeatable at home, but Woody Austin carried the Boilers to the 68-58 surprise, scoring 31 points.

8) Mike Robinson vs. Indiana (1998 BIG TEN TOURNEY)
Mike Robinson scored 25 as he burned "Diaper Dandy" Luke Recker every time down the court, while Purdue won 76-71.

9) Glenn Robinson at Wisconsin (1993)
Glenn scored 42 in the overtime win, while hitting a big shot at the buzzer to send the game to OT. He was also a perfect 14-14 from the free throw line.

10) Chad Austin at Minnesota (1997)
Chad Austin scored 30 in the loss. Even though Purdue was blown out by a much better Gopher team, Austin's spectacular performance still should not be overlooked.

BEST DUNKS

1) Justin Jennings vs. Indiana (1994)
Jennings, while running full speed, caught a full-court pass from Matt Waddell about 12 feet from the basket and leaped for the monstrous two hand slam over Todd Lindeman.

2) Glenn Robinson vs. Kansas (1994 NCAA TOURNEY)
Robinson backed his way to the basket, before turning around and putting down a two hand slam over Greg Ostertag, while drawing the foul.

3) Justin Jennings vs. Ohio State (1995)
Jennings was running the open court against two Buckeye defenders. Coming from the right side of the basket, he split the defenders going left for a thundering one-hand reverse jam.

4) Herb Dove vs. Alabama (1994 NCAA TOURNEY)
Matt Waddell fired a bullet pass into Herb in the final minutes before Herb threw down a two-hand slam over two defenders giving the Boilers an eight-point lead.

5) Brad Miller vs. Indiana (1998 BIG TEN TOURNEY)
Chad Austin, and Alan Eldridge were running a two-on-one, with Miller as the trailer. Eldridge threw Miller the pass, and Miller responded with the two-hand slam over the IU defender.

BIGGEST SHOT/PLAY

1) Chad Austin at Indiana (1997)
Austin hit a fade-away from 17 ft. at the buzzer in OT, giving the Boilers a two-point win at Assembly Hall.

2) Glenn Robinson at Michigan (1994)
With Purdue down one, Robinson drove to the basket and hit a turn around in the paint, which gave Purdue a one point lead with less than two seconds to go, clinching a share of the conference title.

3) Counzo Martin vs. Indiana (1992)
Bashfull freshman Martin hit a big 16 foot baseline jumper that helped seal the upset for Purdue.

4) Chuckie White vs. Ohio State (1991)
Chuckie White made an over-the-shoulder catch on Dave Barrett's full-court pass, while splitting two defenders for a lay-up down the stretch in the upset.

5) Jimmy Oliver at Iowa (1991)
Oliver, known for his bank shot from the wing, nailed one from 25 feet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, leading Purdue to a big victory, that helped the dark-horse Boilers get to the Big Dance.