After losing All-American seniors in JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore to graduation and the NBA , Painter returned a handful of experienced role players and Preseason First Team All-Big Ten forward Robbie Hummel , who returned from a second ACL injury . His Boiler squad began the 2012 season unranked for the first time in four seasons . Joining him on the bench were two new assistant coaches in Micah Shrewsberry , who was part of the coaching staff that guided Butler to consecutive NCAA Finals , and Greg Gary , who previously assisted at Duquesne , South Florida , Miami , and Tulane . On November 11 , Painter 's squad opened the season beating Northern Illinois by 62 points , the program 's highest win margin since 1911 . Painter 's team received its first loss of the season against No. 15-ranked Alabama in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off title game . Their second loss of the season came on the road against No. 11-ranked Xavier , a game where Painter 's squad forced a season-high 22 turnovers and was up by 19 points in the second half . On December 17 at Conseco Fieldhouse , his team was upset by Butler after losing a 15-point lead , losing by two . Closing the preseason with a 10 – 3 record and a 3 – 2 start in conference play , Purdue owned the fifth longest home winning streak in the nation at 27 before losing to Wisconsin . Against Illinois on New Year 's Eve , Painter received his 150th win at Purdue and his 175th career win as a head coach . Three times in conference play , Painter 's squad committed a school-record three turnovers in a game , losing all three , which included a three-point loss in a road game against No. 3 Ohio State . Painter got his first win against a ranked team on the season beating No. 11 Michigan on the road by 14 points , giving Michigan their only home loss on the season . His squad led the nation in fewest turnovers , committing just 8.9 per game ( 7.6 in conference play ) while averaging a – 4.6 turnover margin against opponents . With the 20th win on the season against Penn State on February 29 , Painter gave Purdue its sixth consecutive 20-win season , tying a program record with Gene Keady 's mid-1980s mark . Purdue ended the Big Ten season at 10 – 8 in conference play ( sixth ) and stood at 21 – 12 overall after the Big Ten Tournament . On March 11 , the Boilermakers received an at-large bid as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA Tournament . In the first round of the Tournament , Purdue beat No. 7 seed Saint Mary 's 72 – 69 , their 14th straight First Round victory , the longest current streak at that time . In the Second Round , Purdue lost to No. 2 Kansas 63 – 60 . Purdue ended the season 22 – 13 , their sixth straight year with 22 or more wins
Big Ten Tournament
2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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