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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 22 • 10 on, would they go to the NCAA Tournament? Yes, they would. They're an NCAA Tournament team. You can go right down the list in our league and there's probably one team that can say that outside of Wisconsin. "That's where you have to get. You have to keep your focus on play- ing your next opponent more than anything else." Some Purdue play- ers are following Painter's lead and not talking about the Tournament. Senior Jon Octeus, for one, is taking a different approach. He said he talks to teammates about it "as much as possible." He played in the Tournament with Colo- rado State. "It's one of the most fulfilling experiences I've ever been part of," Octeus said last week. "It's a great experience. Any time I can throw a little story in there, I do that, and every time I can remind them this is my last chance to go, I do that too. 'It's like, 'Hey, Neal (Beshears) and I won't be here next year and we really want to get there and this is our last chance to get there, so if you guys really love me, help us get there.'" BIG TEN STANDINGS (Through Feb. 23) Team Big Ten/Pct. Overall/Pct 1. Wisconsin 13-1/.929 25-2/.926 2. Maryland 10-4/.714 22-5/.815 Michigan State 10-4/.714 19-8/.704 PURDUE 10-4/.714 18-9/.667 5. Indiana 9-6/.600 19-8/.704 6. Ohio State 8-6/.571 19-8/.704 Iowa 8-6/.571 17-10/.630 8. Illinois 7-7/.500 17-10/.630 9. Michigan 7-8/.467 14-13/.519 10. Minnesota 5-10/.333 16-12/.571 11. Nebraska 5-10/.333 13-14/.481 12. Northwestern 4-10/.286 13-14/.481 13. Penn State 3-12/.200 15-13/.536 14. Rutgers 2-13/.133 10-18/.357 PLUS-MINUS This graphic indicates whether Purdue led or trailed when specific players were on the floor during Big Ten play. MINN MICH @WIS MARY @PSU @ILL IOWA IU NW OSU @MINN @RUT NEB @IU TOT Jon Octeus +15 +14 -5 -16 +9 -6 +1 +16 +17 +7 +14 +11 +13 +13 +103 Raphael Davis +4 +11 -5 -16 +7 -9 +4 +11 +12 +2 -7 +10 +15 +1 +50 A.J. Hammons -2 +11 -3 -9 -1 -10 0 +13 +17 +13 -2 +7 +8 +7 +49 Kendall Stephens +8 +15 +1 +3 +5 +1 +6 +12 -8 -9 -8 +6 +9 0 +41 Vince Edwards +12 +19 -4 -12 +4 -13 -13 +10 +19 +7 -1 -3 +12 0 +37 Dakota Mathias -7 -2 -4 -3 +4 -7 +1 +2 +17 +13 +2 +2 +3 +4 +25 Isaac Haas +6 +2 -4 -1 +8 +1 +3 +8 -7 -11 -2 +3 +4 +2 +12 Jon McKeeman DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -2 Neal Beshears DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -2 Stephen Toyra DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP -2 Basil Smotherman -8 -8 -7 +3 +1 +4 +15 +5 -13 -5 -3 +13 0 +1 -2 Bryson Scott +1 DNP DNP 0 0 -3 DNP +17 -14 -7 -11 DNP DNP -4 -21 P.J. Thompson -9 +3 -4 +6 -2 -3 +3 -8 DNP DNP -2 +1 -4 -4 -23 1241 Cumberland Ave, Suite B West Lafayette, IN 47906 Phone: 765-497-0197 www.bankerinvestmentgroup.com Bill Banker, President Purdue University Alumni 85' Purdue Baseball Alumni 81'-85' A Fee-Based Investment Advisor located in the Purdue Research Park 25+ Years of Investment Management Experience Jamie Owens Jon Octeus' spectacular dunk was the "Sportscenter" Top-10 No. 1 play on Thursday. He has talked with his teammates often about playing in the NCAA Tournament, something he experienced while at Colorado State.