# 1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1973–74 college basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 17–9 and received an invitation to the 1974 National Invitation Tournament, where they won the championship.

## Roster

* Starting Lineup: F Frank Kendrick, F Jerry Nichols, C John Garrett, G Bruce Parkinson, G Dave Luke.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 1* | | SIU Edwardsville | W 117–71 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 3* | | St. Joseph's (IN) | W 103–81 | 2–0 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 5* | | Clemson | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 8* | | at Miami (OH) | L 85–86 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| December 11* | | Missouri | W 79–66 | 3–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 14* | | at Indiana State | W 81–69 | 4–2 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN |
| December 22* | | Illinois State | W 114–85 | 5–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 27* | | vs. No. 9 Providence Rainbow Classic | W 93–85 | 6–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 29* | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 67–76 | 6–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 1* | | at Utah | L 85–87 | 6–4 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 5 | | Michigan State | W 77–75 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 (1–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 7 | | at Northwestern | W 85–78 | 8–4 (2–0) | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| January 12 | | at Illinois | W 91–69 | 9–4 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| January 14 | | Northwestern | W 89–76 | 10–4 (4–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 21 | | No. 14 Michigan | W 85–84 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (5–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 26* | | No. 3 NC State | L 81–86 | 11–5 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 28 | | at Ohio State | W 67–65 | 12–5 (6–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| February 2 | | at Michigan State | L 74–76 | 12–6 (6–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| February 9 | | Minnesota | W 64–45 | 13–6 (7–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 11 | | at Iowa | L 111–112 $^{3OT}$ | 13–7 (7–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| February 16 | | Wisconsin | W 107–80 | 14–7 (8–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 18 | | Iowa | W 99–78 | 15–7 (9–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 23 | | at No. 19 Michigan | L 84–111 | 15–8 (9–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 26* | | Bowling Green | W 99–83 | 16–8 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| March 2 | | Illinois | W 94–83 | 17–8 (10–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| March 9 | | at No. 13 Indiana Rivalry | L 79–80 | 17–9 (10–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| NIT Tournament ||||||
| March 16* | | vs. No. 8 North Carolina First Round | W 82–71 | 18–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 19* | No. 18 | vs. Hawaii Quarterfinals | W 85–72 | 19–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 23* | No. 18 | vs. Jacksonville Semifinals | W 78–63 | 20–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 24* | No. 18 | vs. Utah Finals | W 87–81 | 21–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP Poll | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 11 |