After the game, Loyer was seen in the athletic training room inside Purdue's locker room getting an ice pack wrapped on his left elbow. He was not available to media during a 30-minute open locker room period.

The No. 4-seed Purdue basketball is gearing up for the 2025 March Madness, but the Boilermakers could be a key player down when they play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this coming Thursday.

Coach Matt Painter and guard Braden Smith both talked about getting back to "having fun" while playing basketball ahead of the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan is a 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, announced on Sunday evening within an hour of Michigan’s championship win over Wisconsin. Michigan will face 12 seed UC San Diego on Thursday in Denver. As for other top Big Ten teams, Michigan State is a 2 seed, Wisconsin is a 3, Maryland and Purdue are 4s, and Oregon is a 5.

Michigan finished tied for second in the Big Ten and won the conference tournament but was seeded lower than Wisconsin, Purdue and Maryland.

Click here for an NCAA women's tournament printable bracket] The women's NCAA tournament selection committee released its bracket on Sunday afternoon, and right away there was a debate at the top. While that is undoubtedly not the biggest deal,