2017 – 18 Purdue Boilermakers men 's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Their head coach was Matt Painter , in his 13th season with the Boilers . The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette , Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference . The Boilermakers finished the season 30 – 7 , 15 – 3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place . As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Rutgers and Penn State before losing to Michigan in the championship game . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region . They defeated Cal State Fullerton in the First Round , but lost starting center Isaac Haas to a fractured elbow . Without Haas , they defeated Butler in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 3 seed Texas Tech . The Boilermakers finished the 2016 – 17 season 27 – 8 , 14 – 4 to win the Big Ten regular season championship . In the Big Ten Tournament , they lost in the finals to Michigan . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they beat Vermont and Iowa State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010 , they lost to No. 1-seeded and No. 3-ranked Kansas
Big Ten Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team