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men's basketball: news and notes vertime ing up 52.7 points per game, and for not fouling, ranking first in the country in least fouls per game (12.6). Unfortunately, WIU has been bit by the injury bug as starting senior forward Terell Parks and senior guard Celola Clark III have been on the shelf of late. Parks, the Summit League Defensive Player-ofthe -Year, may return to action Western Illinois Western Illinois coach Jim Molinari is no stranger to against the Big Ten, having coached as an assistant and inter- Purdue afim head coach at Minnesota in the last decade. ter a foot injury has kept him sidelined since Feb. 23. Clark will not be so lucky as he hurt his knee in their last game, a Summit League Tournament loss to North Dakota State western illinois next up for boilers BY ALAN KARPICK AND STACY CLARDIE first years, Purdue will be the For thesitethetime in 12postseasonin the College host for a men's event. But for first time, it will be Basketball Invitational, as the Boilermakers host Western Illinois Wednesday night. Purdue is 13-1 in home postseason games, having hosted the NIT in 1981, '82, '92 and 2001. Western Illinois comes to Mackey Arena enjoying its best season in the program's Division I history. The Leathernecks tied for the Summit League regular-season title with South Dakota State with a 13-3 record. They are known for their tough defense, ranking second in the nation giv- CBI Ticket information A wide array of ticket prices are being offered for Purdue's opening-round game against Western Illinois. Fans can purchase lower arena club seats for $25, lower-arena non-club for $15 and upper arena tickets for $10. Youth lower arena non-club and upper-arena tickets are just $5 and Purdue students holding a VIP Card will be admitted for free. To order, click here. Link pur to 201due's 2-13 season stats 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 W, 74-43 BTN Feb. 27 at Iowa L, 48-58 BTN March 3 at No. 17 Wisconsin W, 69-56 ESPN March 6 No. 7 MICHIGAN L, 75-80 BTN March 9 MINNESOTA W, 89-73 BTN Big Ten Tournament (Chicago) March 14 No. 10 Nebraska L, 55-57 BTN Collegiate Basketball Invitational Tournament March 20 WESTERN ILLINOIS 7 p.m. AXS.tv * 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 26 • 6