The Boilermakers finished the 2015 – 16 season with a record of 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 the championship game , they lost to Michigan State . The Boilermakers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where , as a No. 5 seed , they were upset by No. 12-seeded Little Rock in the First Round
Big Ten Tournament
2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team