Big Ten Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Northwestern and Purdue have met 13 times, and Purdue has the better of it at 11–2.
Most recently Purdue won 81–68 on March 12, 2026.
Right now Northwestern is 0–0 and Purdue is 0–0, with Northwestern at 209 days since a win against Purdue's 194.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 12 2026 | Neutral site | Purdue | 81–68 |
| Wed, Mar 4 2026 | Northwestern home | Purdue | 70–66 |
| Sun, Jan 5 2025 | Purdue home | Purdue | 79–61 |
| Wed, Jan 31 2024 | Purdue home | Purdue | 105–96 |
| Fri, Dec 1 2023 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 92–88 |
| Sun, Feb 12 2023 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 64–58 |
| Wed, Feb 16 2022 | Northwestern home | Purdue | 70–64 |
| Sun, Jan 23 2022 | Purdue home | Purdue | 80–60 |
| Sat, Feb 6 2021 | Purdue home | Purdue | 75–70 |
| Sat, Feb 1 2020 | Northwestern home | Purdue | 61–58 |
| Sun, Dec 8 2019 | Purdue home | Purdue | 58–44 |
| Sat, Mar 9 2019 | Northwestern home | Purdue | 70–57 |
| Sun, Dec 3 2017 | Purdue home | Purdue | 74–69 |
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