# 1992–93 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1992–93 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the Boilermakers were selected as the No. 9 seed in the Southeast Region of the NCAA tournament, but were defeated in the first round by Rhode Island, finishing the season with a 18–10 record (9–9 Big Ten).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1992* ESPN | | vs. No. 16 Connecticut Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | W 73–69 | 1–0 | Springfield Civic Center (8,999) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Dec 4, 1992* | No. 24 | Weber State | W 85–64 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 5, 1992* | No. 24 | East Tennessee State | W 88–74 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 12, 1992* | No. 18 | Loyola–Chicago | W 84–70 | 4–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 19, 1992* | No. 16 | Indiana State | W 92–63 | 5–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 22, 1992* | No. 15 | at SW Missouri State | W 48–45 | 6–0 | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 28, 1992* | No. 13 | vs. Florida Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | W 67–63 | 7–0 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1992* | No. 13 | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational championship | W 63–61 | 8–0 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 2, 1993* | No. 13 | Butler | W 80–54 | 9–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 7, 1993 | No. 9 | No. 3 Michigan | L 70–80 | 9–1 (0–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 9, 1993 | No. 9 | at Minnesota | L 60–81 | 9–2 (0–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 13, 1993 | No. 17 | Wisconsin | W 76–60 | 10–2 (1–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 16, 1993 | No. 17 | at Penn State | W 61–54 | 11–2 (2–2) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 1993 | No. 13 | No. 2 Indiana | L 79–83 | 11–3 (2–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 28, 1993 | No. 14 | at Northwestern | W 83–73 | 12–3 (3–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Jan 30, 1993 | No. 14 | Michigan State | L 64–72 | 12–4 (3–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 3, 1993 | No. 19 | at Ohio State | W 62–57 | 13–4 (4–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 7, 1993 | No. 19 | at No. 7 Michigan | L 76–84 | 13–5 (4–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Feb 10, 1993 | No. 18 | Minnesota | W 75–69 | 14–5 (5–5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 13, 1993 | No. 18 | at Wisconsin | W 90–87 | 15–5 (6–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Feb 21, 1993 | No. 14 | at No. 1 Indiana | L 78–93 | 15–6 (6–6) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Feb 25, 1993 | No. 17 | at Illinois | L 70–78 | 15–7 (6–7) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Feb 27, 1993 | No. 17 | Northwestern | L 59–62 | 15–8 (6–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 3, 1993 | No. 24 | at Michigan State | W 61–58 | 16–8 (7–8) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Mar 6, 1993 | No. 24 | No. 15 Iowa | W 69–58 | 17–8 (8–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 11, 1993 | No. 18 | Penn State | W 57–49 | 18–8 (9–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Mar 14, 1993 | No. 18 | Ohio State | L 62–72 | 18–9 (9–9) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (9 SE) No. 22 | vs. (8 SE) Rhode Island First Round | L 68–74 | 18–10 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||