 Moore finished his sophomore season for the 2008 – 09 Boilermakers as the leading scorer for the team again and ranked second in assists as well as third in rebounds . He earned his second conference player of the week award on December 1 , 2008 following his performance in the final week of the 2008 NIT Season Tip @-@ Off , where he helped Purdue finish second in the 16 @-@ team field . In the semifinals at Madison Square Garden , he led the team to a 71 – 64 victory of Boston College with 19 points . Then , in the championship game , he helped the team reach overtime against Oklahoma despite Blake Griffin 's double double by scoring 22 points . He scored in double figures 30 times ( 23 – 7 ) , including three 20 + point performances ( 1 – 2 ) . He helped lead the Boilers to an 11 – 2 preseason record and an 11 – 7 record in conference play . Moore scored a season high 26 points against Indiana and recorded two double @-@ doubles in league play . He was named Second Team All @-@ Big Ten . He was also recognized as a Conference All @-@ Academic selection . He helped lead Purdue to its first Big Ten Tournament Championship in school history and was one of three Boilers to be named to the all @-@ conference tournament team . Moore then led them to the program 's 2009 NCAA Tournament , its third straight appearance and onto its first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 9 years . Moore played in 1 @,@ 222 minutes on the season , the second most in school history behind Joe Barry Carroll 's 1 @,@ 235 in the 1979 – 80 season . The 37 games in which he appeared in is a season @-@ school record , which he shares with JaJuan Johnson , Marcus Green and Keaton Grant . 
