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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 19 • 2 team. If we can get him going and making some shots (that would help us). "The guys we have missing perimeter shots, I feel good that they're going to knock them down, I really do. They make them in prac- tice. I think that's a positive from our standpoint. We've been incon- sistent on the glass the past couple weeks, where that was really our strength the few weeks prior to the past three or four games." Purdue's modest midseason surge has been sparked by its juniors. Davis has played at an All-Big Ten level at both ends of the floor the past three or four games, as has Ham - mons, who's been efficient offen- sively, cut down his turnovers tre- mendously and changed games, especially the Indiana game, as a defensive presence. While the team's freshmen have continued to provide the value they have all season, this cur- rent run has been guided by Pur- due's older players, Davis and Ham- mons most notably, but also Basil Smotherman — the sophomore was outstanding against Iowa and IU — and Bryson Scott, who was maybe the story of the win over the Hoosiers. j Weekly Pic Tom Campbell For the Boilermaker faithful, it was good to see a raucous capacity crowd in Mackey Arena. It was the 43rd straight sellout between the two schools in the facility, which opened for the 1967-68 season. ALL THE WAY TO 11 Want a target number of how many Big Ten games the Boilermakers need to win to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament? If history is any teacher, that number might be 11. The Boilermakers are 6-3 in league play heading into Wednesday's game with Ohio State. Note: Date is since the NCAA expanded to 64 teams in 1984-85. From 1998-2007, Big Ten teams played just 16 league games, so during that period the data includes teams with 10 victories. 11-Win Teams Selected For NCAA: 27 (90%) 11-Win Teams Left Out: 3 (10%)