2015 – 16 Purdue Boilermakers men 's basketball team represented Purdue University . Their head coach was Matt Painter , in his 11th season with the Boilers . The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette , Indiana and were members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 26 – 9 , 12 – 6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place . As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Illinois and Michigan to advance to the championship game . In a closely fought championship game , they lost to Michigan State 66 – 62 . The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed , their second straight trip to the Tournament . In the First Round , they were upset by No. 12-seed Little Rock 85 – 83 in double overtime . The Boilermakers finished the 2014 – 15 season 21 – 13 , 12 – 6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for third place . As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they advanced to the semifinals where they lost to No. 1 seed Wisconsin . The Boilers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed . They lost in the Second Round to No. 9-seeded Cincinnati
Big Ten Tournament
2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team