# Purdue University athletics updates > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/purdue-university-athletics-updates > Updated: 2026-10-23T00:56:16.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2. Purdue University men’s basketball teams have secured consecutive exhibition victories. On October 17, the men’s team defeated Ball State 87-55, highlighted by a 42.5% success rate on 40 three-point attempts. Following this, the team won a second exhibition game against Purdue Fort Wayne with a score of 93-62, led by 16 points from Antione West. In women’s soccer, the No. 22 ranked Purdue team defeated Indiana 5-0 to reclaim the Golden Boot. Jaiden Anderson tied the school’s single-season scoring record with her 16th goal. This victory secured the team a spot in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2021. ## Claims - Purdue men's basketball defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 93-62 in an exhibition game. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Antione West scored 16 points in the basketball exhibition. (single source) - Purdue women's soccer defeated Indiana 5-0. (single source) - Jaiden Anderson scored 16 goals in the current soccer season. (single source) - Purdue women's soccer clinched a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. (single source) - Purdue women's soccer has 60 goals on the season. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-10-23: Northwestern football clinches bowl eligibility with win over Rutgers No. 24 Northwestern clinched bowl eligibility with a 42-14 victory over Rutgers, led by Griffin Wilde’s 133 receiving yards. 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/purdue-athletics-mens-basketball-and-womens-soccer-updates ### 2026-10-17: Purdue defeats Ball State 87-55 in basketball exhibition Purdue defeated Ball State 87-55 in a men's basketball exhibition, highlighted by a strong three-point shooting performance and the debut of Ball State's new head coach Chris Capko. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/purdue-defeats-ball-state-87-55-in-basketball-exhibition --- Cite as: Purdue University athletics updates. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/purdue-university-athletics-updates