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Byrd Barrage Dating back to his freshman season when he hit 4-of-5 three pointers in Purdue's dramatic second-round win over Texas A&M in Spokane, D.J. Byrd has had some memorable moments as a three-point shooter. Not surprisingly, during his career, Purdue is 10-3 when the senior hits four or more from deep in a game. Here's a look at his top performances: 3pt Result, Date Opponent Made/AttScore 3/21/10 No. 23 Texas A&M# 4/5 W, 63-61 (OT) 11/14/10 Howard 4/5 W, 76-40 12/21/10 IPFW 5/7 W, 77-52 1/8/12 @ Minnesota 5/6 W, 79-66 2/17/12 @ No. 3 Ohio State 7/9 L, 84-87 2/22/12 Nebraska 5/8 W, 83-65 11/28/12 @ Clemson 6/11 W, 73-61 3/9/12 No. 7 Ohio State^ 4/10 L, 71-88 1/2/13 No. 11 Illinois 4/9 W, 68-61 1/16/13 @ Nebraska 4/10 W, 65-56 1/19/13 West Virginia 4/6 W, 79-52 2/2/13 @ Northwestern 4/7 L, 60-75 3/3/13 @ No. 17 Wisconsin 6/9 W, 69-56 # NCAA Tournament, Spokane, Wash. ^ Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis ence, so hopefully he can use any positive play as a help. "His steals were huge (against Wisconsin) and his baskets kind of put the nail in the coffin." Making history in Madison The last time an unranked Purdue team that was below .500 in the Big Ten won a game against a ranked conference foe was on Jan. 15, 1972 when it beat No. 16 Andy Manis Boilermaker senior D.J. Byrd buried 6-of-9 three-pointers and matched his season-best output of 22 points in Purdue's stunning upset of 17th-ranked Wisconsin in Madison Sunday afternoon. It was Purdue's second win over a ranked team this season. Big Ten's longest streak of senior day wins. Purdue now owns the longest active streak with three straight senior day wins, something that will be on the line Saturday against Minnesota. Purdue became just the third unranked Big Ten opponent to win at the Kohl Center as the Badgers fell to 69-3 (.958) in such games. The Badgers are now 181-18 (.910) at the Kohl Center during Ryan's 12 seasons, the fourth-best mark in the nation during that span, yet Purdue and Painter have won three of those games (2008, 2009 and 2013). In conference play under Ryan, the Badgers are an equally impressive 91-11 (.892) under Ryan. The Boilermakers are the only Big Ten team with a winning record against Wisconsin in the Ryan Era, with Painter being the only current Big Ten coach to have winning record against him (now 10-8). Also, Purdue's 69 points were the most scored by a UW opponent at the Kohl Center in regulation this season. Iowa scored 70 in UW's 74-70 overtime win on Feb. 6. Illinois, 85-74. Purdue was 4-5 when it beat No. 17 Indiana in Bloomington 8681 in overtime on Feb. 17, 1999, but the Boilermakers were ranked No. 21 at the time. Also, there were some other Boilers Big Ten seed landmark happenings with the talk Boilermakers' 13-point victory With two more wins this week, Sunday. It was the first time a Bo Purdue could work its way to a No. Ryan-coached Wisconsin team 6 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. lost on senior day in his 12 sea- Right now, the Boilermakers are sons in Madison. It snapped the tied with Iowa at 7-9, one game behind Illinois and Minnesota. The Boilermakers can't be lower than a No. 9 seed. When the dust settles, if Purdue beats Minnesota and ultimately ties with the Gophers in the league standings, it will have the tiebreaker as Saturday's game is the only matchup between the schools. Illinois must lose at home against Iowa and at Ohio State for Purdue to jump to a 6 seed. If Illinois and Purdue would tie with identical conference records, the Illini have the advantage due to their win over likely No. 1 seed IU. NIT a possibility? With a high-profile victory over No. 17 Wisconsin in its Points that count. rewards you want most. Join thousands of purdue fans who reach for their official purdue Visa® and get rewarded for things you pay for anyway. shop at millions of places worldwide and watch your rewards add up fast. redeem points for 1% cash back, merchandise or a cash contribution to the John purdue club. Make every point count. Request your Purdue Visa today.* 765.497.3328 // 800.627.3328 // purduefed.com *Subject to credit approval. No annual fee. Balance transfers and cash advances not eligible for rewards points. This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 24 • 10