Sixth-ranked Purdue will be looking to build on a decisive bounce-back victory when it hosts Marquette in a nonconference game on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.

Purdue (9-1) defeated visiting Minnesota 85-57 on Wednesday, led by a dominant second half after holding a 35-32 edge at the break. The Boilermakers were coming off their first loss of the season, 81-58 to then-No. 10 Iowa State on Dec. 6, a result that dropped them out of the top spot in the poll.

"I didn't walk away from the Iowa State game and say, 'Well, we're not No. 1 anymore,'" Painter said following the Minnesota game. "I walked away from the Iowa State game saying we got our ass kicked and how could I have stopped that?"

Purdue opened the second half against Minnesota with a decisive 21-0 run, the Boilermakers' third

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