# 2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach was Matt Painter, then in his 3rd season with the Boilers. The Boilers did well at home, going 9-0 in the Big Ten and losing only a single home game overall (16-1). Purdue finished second in the Big Ten with a 15–3 record. They lost to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tournament despite having a #2 seed. The Boilers accepted a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they made it to the second round before losing to Xavier, 78–85.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Garrett Mocas | F | 6–8 | So. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 2 | Chad Sutor | F | 6–7 | Fr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3 | Chris Kramer | G | 6–3 | So. | Huntington, Indiana |
| 4 | Robbie Hummel | G/F | 6–8 | Fr. | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| 5 | Keaton Grant | G | 6–4 | So. | Kissimmee, Florida |
| 11 | Bobby Riddell | G | 5–9 | Jr. | Lafayette, Indiana |
| 12 | Tarrance Crump | G | 6–1 | R-Sr. | Decatur, Alabama |
| 14 | Scott Martin | G/F | 6–8 | Fr. | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| 20 | Marcus Green | G | 6–4 | Jr. | Franklin Park, Illinois |
| 21 | Nemanja Calasan | F | 6–9 | Jr. | Srbinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 25 | JaJuan Johnson | F/C | 6–10 | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 30 | Mark Wohlford | G | 6–0 | So. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 33 | E'Twaun Moore | G | 6–3 | Fr. | East Chicago, Indiana |
| 55 | Chris Reid | F | 6–9 | Jr. | Castro Valley, California |

## Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| November 15* 7:00 PM | | Bethune-Cookman | W 66–40 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (12,848) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 20* 9:00 PM | | Lipscomb | W 66–62 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena (12,907) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 24* 2:00 PM | | Loyola Chicago | W 84–53 | 3–0 | Mackey Arena (8,115) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 27* 9:30 PM | | at No. 18 Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 58–61 | 3–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,350) Clemson, SC |
| December 1* 3:00 PM | | Indiana State | W 71–60 | 4–1 | Mackey Arena (14,077) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 5* 7:00 PM | | Ball State | W 70–57 | 5–1 | Mackey Arena (13,212) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 8* 4:00 PM | | at Missouri | L 63–73 | 5–2 | Mizzou Arena (7,699) Columbia, MO |
| December 15* 3:30 PM | | vs. No. 22 Lousiville Wooden Tradition | W 67–59 | 6–2 | Conseco Fieldhouse (7,699) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 17* 7:00 PM | | Texas Southern Las Vegas Classic on-campus game | W 76–56 | 7–2 | Mackey Arena (7,303) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 19* 7:00 PM | | Wofford Las Vegas Classic on-campus game | L 66–69 | 7–3 | Mackey Arena (7,481) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 22* 10:30 PM | | vs. Iowa State Las Vegas Classic semifinals | L 80–83 | 7–4 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| December 23* | | vs. Missouri State Las Vegas Classic consolation game | W 72–70 | 8–4 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| December 29* 12:00 PM | | FIU | W 59–44 | 9–4 | Mackey Arena (8,828) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 5 2:00 PM | | Michigan | W 65–58 | 10–4 (1–0) | Mackey Arena (14,010) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 8 9:00 PM | | at No. 6 Michigan State | L 75–78 | 10–5 (1–1) | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| January 12 4:00 PM | | Ohio State | W 75–68 | 11–5 (2–1) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 16 7:00 PM | | at Iowa | W 67–62 | 12–5 (3–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,701) Iowa City, IA |
| January 19 2:00 PM | | Illinois | W 74–67 | 13–5 (4–1) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 23 7:00 PM | | at Penn State | W 64–42 | 14–5 (5–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,287) University Park, PA |
| January 26 4:00 PM | | No. 11 Wisconsin | W 60–56 | 15–5 (6–1) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 30 7:00 PM | | Iowa | W 51–50 | 16–5 (7–1) | Mackey Arena (13,370) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 2 3:30 PM | | at Illinois | W 83–75 | 17–5 (8–1) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| February 5 9:00 PM | No. 24 | Penn State | W 67–53 | 18–5 (9–1) | Mackey Arena (13,289) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 9 9:00 PM | No. 24 | at No. 8 Wisconsin | W 72–67 | 19–5 (10–1) | Kohl Center (17,190) Madison, WI |
| February 12 7:00 PM | No. 19 | No. 10 Michigan State | W 60–54 | 20–5 (11–1) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 16 4:00 PM | No. 19 | at Northwestern | W 71–56 | 21–5 (12–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| February 19 7:00 PM | No. 14 | at No. 15 Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 68–77 | 21–6 (12–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| February 27 9:00 PM | No. 16 | Minnesota | W 65–53 | 22–6 (13–2) | Mackey Arena (13,815) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 1 2:00 PM | No. 16 | Northwestern | W 68–43 | 23–6 (14–2) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 4 7:00 PM | No. 15 | at Ohio State | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 23–7 (14–3) | Value City Arena (19,049) Columbus, OH |
| March 9 4:00 PM | No. 15 | at Michigan | W 72–58 | 24–7 (15–3) | Crisler Arena (12,047) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 14 6:40 PM | (2) No. 17 | vs. (10) Illinois Quarterfinals | L 67–74 | 24–8 | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,691) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20* 2:50 PM | (6 W) No. 17 | vs. (11 W) Baylor First round | W 90–79 | 25–8 | Verizon Center (18,400) Washington, D.C. |
| March 22* 4:40 PM | (6 W) No. 17 | vs. (3 W) Xavier Second round | L 78–85 | 25–9 | Verizon Center (18,400) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||