# 1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 1998* | No. 16 | UNC Asheville | W 101–64 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 16, 1998* | No. 15 | Illinois-Chicago | W 77–61 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 18, 1998* | No. 15 | Gonzaga | W 83–68 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 22, 1998* | No. 15 | Lafayette | W 72–67 | 4–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 25, 1998* | No. 14 | vs. No. 9 North Carolina | L 47–54 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 27, 1998* | No. 14 | at No. 23 St. John's | W 70–69 | 5–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 29, 1998* | No. 14 | Eastern Illinois | W 62–49 | 6–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 5, 1998* | No. 14 | at No. 23 Xavier | W 71–57 | 7–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 8, 1998* | No. 9 | Illinois State | W 69–55 | 8–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 11, 1998* | No. 9 | Valparaiso | W 78–70 | 9–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 12, 1998* | No. 9 | La Salle | W 80–59 | 10–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 19, 1998* | No. 8 | at Butler | W 63–54 | 11–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 22, 1998* | No. 9 | vs. South Carolina | W 80–64 | 12–1 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 27, 1998* | No. 9 | at Providence | L 82–87 | 12–2 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 6, 1999 | No. 9 | at Penn State | W 70-67 | 13–2 (1-0) | Bryce Jordan Center Happy Valley, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 10, 1999 | No. 9 | at No. 24 Wisconsin | L 56-61 | 13–3 (1-1) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 13, 1999 | No. 13 | Illinois | W 63-54 | 14–3 (2-1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 16, 1999 | No. 13 | No. 23 Indiana | L 76-87 | 14–4 (2-2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 19, 1999 | No. 16 | at Ohio State | L 43-72 | 14–5 (2-3) | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 1999 | No. 16 | Michigan | W 81-71 | 15–5 (3-3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 27, 1999 | No. 14 | at Northwestern | L 50-54 | 15–6 (3-4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 27, 1999 | | No. 3 Michigan State | L 46–60 | 19–11 (7–9) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1999* | | vs. Michigan First round | L 73–79 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1999* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Texas First round | W 58–54 | 20–12 | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 14, 1999* | (10 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 10 Miami (FL) Second Round | W 73–63 | 21–12 | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 19, 1999* | (10 E) | vs. (6 E) Temple East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 55–77 | 21–13 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||