# 1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997–98 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 14, 1997* | No. 9 | Long Island University | W 119–95 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 17, 1997* | No. 9 | at Valparaiso | W 73–56 | 2–0 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Nov 20, 1997* | No. 8 | Northeast Louisiana | W 107–80 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 26, 1997* | No. 6 | vs. UAB Great Alaska Shootout | W 92–64 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 28, 1997* | No. 6 | vs. UMass Great Alaska Shootout | W 82–69 | 5–0 | Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 29, 1997* | No. 6 | vs. No. 4 North Carolina Great Alaska Shootout | L 69–73 | 5–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 3, 1997* | No. 6 | vs. No. 7 Kentucky Great Eight Classic | L 75–89 | 5–2 | United Center (19,567) Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 6, 1997* | No. 6 | at Louisville | W 87–69 | 6–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 12, 1997* | No. 8 | Tennessee-Martin Boilermaker Invitational | W 87–56 | 7–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 13, 1997* | No. 8 | San Francisco Boilermaker Invitational | W 107–82 | 8–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 20, 1997* | No. 8 | vs. No. 10 Xavier | W 86–84 | 9–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 22, 1997* | No. 7 | Florida A&M | W 118–77 | 10–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 27, 1997* | No. 7 | Providence | W 81–79 | 11–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 30, 1997 | No. 5 | Michigan State | L 57–74 | 11–3 (0–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 2, 1998 | No. 5 | at Minnesota | W 83–79 | 12–3 (1–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 7, 1998 | No. 9 | Penn State | W 77–55 | 13–3 (2–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 10, 1998* | No. 9 | at Houston | W 86–53 | 14–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 13, 1998 | No. 9 | at Illinois | W 68–58 | 15–3 (3–1) | Assembly Hall (14,874) Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 18, 1998 | No. 9 | at Indiana | L 88–94 | 15–4 (3–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Jan 21, 1998 | No. 12 | Ohio State | W 82–71 | 16–4 (4–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 24, 1998 | No. 12 | Northwestern | W 80–45 | 17–4 (5–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 29, 1998 | No. 10 | at No. 19 Michigan | W 89–82 | 18–4 (6–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Jan 31, 1998 | No. 10 | Wisconsin | W 82–59 | 19–4 (7–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 7, 1998 | No. 10 | at Ohio State | W 107–75 | 20–4 (8–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 10, 1998 | No. 8 | Indiana | W 94–89 | 21–4 (9–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 14, 1998 | No. 8 | Illinois | W 75–72 | 22–4 (10–2) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 18, 1998 | No. 5 | at Iowa | L 69–88 | 22–5 (10–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 21, 1998 | No. 5 | at Penn State | L 63–74 | 22–6 (10–4) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 25, 1998 | No. 11 | Minnesota | W 87–83 | 23–6 (11–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 28, 1998 | No. 11 | at No. 10 Michigan State | W 99–96 $^{OT}$ | 24–6 (12–4) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1998* | No. 9 | vs. Indiana Quarterfinal | W 76–71 | 25–6 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 7, 1998* | No. 9 | vs. No. 18 Illinois Semifinal | W 68–47 | 26–6 | United Center (21,711) Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 8, 1998* | No. 9 | vs. No. 17 Michigan Championship Game | L 67–76 | 26–7 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1998* | (2 MW) No. 11 | vs. (15 MW) Delaware First round | W 95–56 | 27–7 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 15, 1998* | (2 MW) No. 11 | vs. (10 MW) Detroit Second Round | W 80–65 | 28–7 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 20, 1998* | (2 MW) No. 11 | vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Stanford Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 59–67 | 28–8 | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||