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
Big Ten Tournament
2009 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
E'Twaun Moore