Purdue finished the season 26 – 8 , 14 – 4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place . As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals . They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 3 seed in the Southwest Region . They defeated Saint Peter 's in the Second Round before losing to eventual Final Four participant VCU in the Third Round
Big Ten Tournament
2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team