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men���s basketball: news and notes them energy, too.��� Marcius made the most of his double-digit minutes ��� he hadn���t played that many in the seven previous games before Illinois ��� with the intangibles he tried to bring. Not only did he attack the glass and hustle, he continually encouraged teammates and tried to gather them in huddles after fouls. He also fought, absorbing the bumping Illinois consistently offered that ultimately got Painter booted for arguing and doing the same against the bigger Hoosiers. ���I thought Sandi played really hard,��� D.J. Byrd said after the game against Illinois. ���He played physical. They hit him, and he hit right back, and that���s what we need. That���s what we have to do as a team.��� It���ll be interesting to see what Painter���s Jamie Owens plans are for Marcius Sandi Marcius was one of the only Purdue players last week to this week. The Boilerexemplify what Matt Painter wants: A hard-nosed, tough player who gives energy. Marcius had 14 rebounds in only in 29 minutes. makers��� only game is vertime marcius providing energy BY STACY CLARDIE SClardie@GoldandBlack.com Marcius have had Sandibest weekmayany Boilerthe of maker. And he played only 29 minutes in two games. But perhaps more than anyone on the roster, Marcius exhibited what Coach Matt Painter has so desperately wanted from his group: Energy and effort. Marcius grabbed 11 rebounds, had three blocks and was uncharacteristically aggressive on offense, taking 12 shots and scoring 13 points, in losses to Illinois and Indiana. ���My motivation is just to go in and play like you���re only going to play one, two or three minutes and give as much as you can and help your teammates, especially when some of them are struggling,��� Marcius said. ���I just want to try to spark them and give Link t purdu o 2012-1e���s seaso 3 statsn against Northwestern, a tough Dakich unloads defensive matchup for Marcius, Former Indiana coach Dan who only played four minutes in Dakich again drew Purdue for his the first meeting. ESPN broadcast duties when the Boilers played in Bloomington. 2012-13 MEN���S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Game Time/ResultTV Oct. 30 MONTEVALLO (exhibition) W, 70-61 BTN Digital Nov. 3 NEWBERRY (exhibition) W, 109-68 BTN Digital Nov. 9 BUCKNELL* L, 65-70 BTN Digital Nov. 11 HOFSTRA* W, 83-54 BTN Digital Nov. 15 vs. Villanova# L, 81-89 (OT) ESPN2 Nov. 16 vs. Oregon State# L, 58-66 ESPNU/ESPN2 Nov. 21 UNC-WILMINGTON W, 66-40 BTN Nov. 28 at Clemson! W, 73-61 ESPNU Dec. 1 XAVIER L, 57-63 BTN Dec. 4 LAMAR W, 72-39 BTN Dec. 8 at Eastern Michigan L, 44-47 ESPN3 Dec. 15 vs. No. 22 Notre Dame& L, 68-81 ESPN2 Dec. 18 BALL STATE W, 66-56 ESPN3 Dec. 29 WILLIAM & MARY W, 73-66 ESPN3 Jan. 2 No. 11 ILLINOIS W, 68-61 BTN Jan. 5 at No. 18 Michigan State L, 61-84 BTN Jan. 8 No. 15 OHIO STATE L, 64-74 ESPN Jan. 13 PENN STATE W, 60-42 BTN Jan. 16 at Nebraska W, 65-56 BTN Jan. 19 WEST VIRGINIA W, 79-52 CBS Jan. 24 at No. 2 Michigan L, 53-68 ESPN Jan. 27 IOWA W, 65-62 (OT) BTN Jan. 30 No. 3 INDIANA L, 60-97 BTN Feb. 2 at Northwestern L, 60-75 ESPN2 Feb. 5 at Penn State W, 58-49 BTN Feb. 9 No.12 MICHIGAN STATE L, 65-78 BTN Feb. 13 at Illinois L, 59-79 BTN Feb. 16 at No. 1 Indiana L, 55-83 ESPN2 Feb. 24 NORTHWESTERN 6 p.m. BTN Feb. 27 at Iowa 8:30 p.m. BTN March 3 at Wisconsin 1 p.m. ESPN March 6 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. BTN March 9 MINNESOTA Noon BTN March 14-17 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago) * 2K Sports Classic ��� Mackey Arena # 2K Sports Classic ��� New York City (Madison Square Garden) ! ACC/Big Ten Challenge & Crossroads Classic ��� Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) GoldanDBlack express ��� volume 23, express 22��� ������ 9