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GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 25, EXPRESS 25 • 13 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 2 CALIFORNIA (Pa.) (BTN Plus) W, 89-52 Nov. 7 CARROLL (BTN Plus) W, 90-49 Nov. 14 SAMFORD (BTN Plus) W, 80-40 Nov. 16 IUPUI (BTN) W, 77-57 Nov. 20 GRAMBLING (BTN Plus) W, 82-30 Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Hawaii Nov. 24 vs. Kansas State (ESPN2) L, 79-88 Nov. 25 vs. Missouri W, 82-61 Nov. 26 vs. BYU (ESPN2) W, 87-85 (OT) Big Ten/ACC Challenge - West Lafayette Dec. 2 NC STATE (ESPNU) W, 66-61 Dec. 6 NORTH FLORIDA (BTN Plus) L, 70-73 Dec. 8 IPFW (ESPNU) W, 63-43 Dec. 10 ARKANSAS STATE (ESPNU) W, 87-46 Dec. 13 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) L, 71-81 Crossroads Classic - Indianapolis Dec. 20 vs. No. 21 Notre Dame (BTN) L, 63-94 Dec. 22 GARDNER-WEBB (BTN Plus) L, 84-89 Dec. 31 MINNESOTA (BTN) W, 72-68 Jan. 3 MICHIGAN (BTN) W, 64-51 Jan. 7 at No. 4 Wisconsin (BTN) L, 55-62 Jan. 10 No. 11 MARYLAND (BTN) L, 60-69 Jan. 17 at Penn State W, 84-77 Jan. 21 at Illinois (BTN) L, 57-66 Jan. 24 No. 25 IOWA (BTN) W, 67-63 Jan. 28 No. 21 INDIANA (BTN) W, 83-67 Jan. 31 at Northwestern (ESPNU) W, 68-60 Feb. 4 No. 20 OHIO STATE (BTN) W, 60-58 Feb. 7 at Minnesota (BTN) L, 58-62 Feb. 12 at Rutgers(ESPNU) W, 61-51 Feb. 15 NEBRASKA (BTN) W, 66-54 Feb. 19 at Indiana (ESPN/ESPN2) W, 67-63 Feb. 26 RUTGERS (ESPNU) W, 92-85 March 1 at Ohio State (BTN) L, 61-65 March 4 at Michigan State (BTN) L, 66-72 March 7 ILLINOIS (BTN) W, 63-58 March 13 vs. Penn State (ESPN)* W, 64-59 March 14 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin (CBS)* L, 71-51 March 19 vs. Cincinnati (CBS)^ 7:10 p.m. March 21 vs. Kentucky/Manhattan/Hampton (CBS)^ TBA * Big Ten Tournament (Chicago) ^ NCAA Tournament (Louisville) All times Eastern the-Year, probably edging out teammate A.J. Hammons for the honor. Davis said he was surprised by the honor. "My hopes weren't up or anything like that," he said. "(Hammons) was as deserving of it as I was. If it wasn't one of us, I probably would have been upset." Hammons' hopes were up. "I did want it. I'm proud of Ray, though," Hammons said. "He put in a lot of work for it. "I wanted it. He wanted it. He came out and got it. It's cool. I'll still come out and do my job." Davis and Hammons were each named to the Big Ten's All-Defensive Team. Davis routinely guarded opponents' top wing scor - er and routinely limited them severely. Purdue led the conference in Big Ten play in field- goal percentage defense (39.3 percent) and three-point field goal percentage defense (32.2). The Boilermakers allowed just 63.9 points per game in Big Ten play, tied for the fourth-best average in the conference with Nebraska. Davis is the eighth Purdue player to win the honor, joining Ricky Hall (1984), Porter Roberts (1996), Kenneth Lowe (2003 and 2004), Chris Kramer (2008 and 2010) and JaJuan Johnson (2011). Hammons led the Big Ten in blocks and improved considerably as an overall defensive player, another cru - cial component in Purdue's turnaround defensively. "You could argue (Hammons) is the best defensive player in the league," Coach Matt Painter said. "… He changes the game. A.J. erases their mistakes at times. There are games where we're really good on the pe- rimeter and he doesn't get a lot of opportunities down there because they're doing their job. Some of the games where he has (a lot of ) blocks, people don't real- ize, there's mistakes going on. … We had three or four games this season he just dominated, not only with his blocks, but his ability to alter shots. "It's a great combination we have." The reality is that the award could have gone either way and maybe it can be looked at as Purdue having Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Year 1A and Big Ten Defensive Player-of-the-Year 1B. "Without him back there blocking shots," Davis said, "I don't know if I'd have gotten it." HAMMONS NAMED SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN Hammons was named to the media's and coaches' second-team lists. The Boilermaker big man was named honorable mention All-Big Ten last season. In Big Ten play this season, CERAMIC • ENGINEERED HARDWOOD LAMINATES • MARBLE CARPETING Specializing in • Homes • Businesses • Churches • Schools Where Contractors Buy Their Flooring Builders! Call our Contract Department and ask for our Contract Specialist 3437 State Road 26 E. 765-447-9393 800-403-6889 FAX 765-448-9978 Across from the Post Office GO BOILERS