2012–13 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 2012–13 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The head coach was Matt Painter, in his eighth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. After a first round loss in the Big Ten Tournament, the school received a bid to in  the College Basketball Invitational where they lost to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals. The season marked the first time in six years that Purdue had not won at least one NCAA Tournament game. Previous season. The Boilermakers finished the 2011–12 season 22–13, 20–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed. There they defeated Saint Mary's in the Second Round (formerly and now known as the First Round) before losing to No. 6  Kansas. Schedule. ! style=| Exhibition ! style=| Non-conference regular season ! style=| Big Ten regular season ! style=| Big Ten Tournament ! style=| CBI