# 2005–06 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2005-06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Matt Painter, the current head coach, began his first year at Purdue. On February 11 the Boilermakers upset #22 Michigan at Mackey Arena, which was their first win over a ranked team since beating #19 Wisconsin in January 2004. Purdue finished 9–19 overall and 3–15 in the Big Ten. Although they finished in last place in the Big Ten, they had improved on their overall record from the previous year by two games. The Boilermakers would win at least 16 games per season in all of their following seasons.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 19* | | Wofford | W 82–75 | 1—0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| November 22* | | South Alabama | W 85–67 | 2—0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| November 26* | | vs. Xavier Wooden Tradition | L 55–74 | 2–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| November 29* | | at Florida State ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 57–97 | 2–2 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| December 3* | | at Evansville | L 69–75 | 2–3 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| December 6* | | Chicago State | W 69–56 | 3–3 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 11* | | at Loyola (IL) | L 65–80 | 3–4 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| December 17* | | New Orleans | W 68–56 | 4–4 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 20* | | IPFW | W 79–69 | 5–4 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 28* | | UT Martin | W 62–54 | 6–4 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 30* | | at No. 4 Memphis | L 70–90 | 6–5 | FedExForum Memphis, TN |
| January 4 | | at Northwestern | L 53–66 | 6–6 (0–1) | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| January 7 | | at Michigan | L 65–68 | 6–7 (0–2) | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 11 | | No. 19 Ohio State | L 64–80 | 6–8 (0–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 14 | | Minnesota | W 72–55 | 7–8 (1–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 18 | | at Penn State | L 54–74 | 7–9 (1–4) | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA |
| January 21 | | at No. 13 Indiana Rivalry | L 49–62 | 7–10 (1–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| January 25 | | Northwestern | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–11 (1–6) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 28 | | at No. 8 Illinois | L 58–76 | 7–12 (1–7) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| February 1 | | No. 23 Iowa | L 68–77 | 7–13 (1–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 4 | | Wisconsin | W 70–62 | 8–13 (2–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 8 | | at No. 12 Michigan State | L 52–77 | 8–14 (2–9) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| February 11 | | No. 22 Michigan | W 84–70 | 9–14 (3–9) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 18 | | Penn State | L 61–69 | 9–15 (3–10) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 22 | | at Minnesota | L 50–62 | 9–16 (3–11) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| March 1 | | Indiana Rivalry | L 59–70 | 9–17 (3–12) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| March 5 | | at No. 9 Ohio State | L 57–76 | 9–18 (3–13) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 9* | (11) | vs. (6) Michigan State Opening round | L 58–70 | 9–19 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||