Purdue’s men’s basketball season came to an end last weekend, falling to Houston in the Sweet Sixteen. It was a strong showing, coming off their appearance in the title game last year and the loss of Zach Edey. Tickets were hard to come by this season, and the only game I was able to attend was in Iowa City, adding Carver-Hawkeye Arena to my collection.
2025 Team Records – Men
| Team | Won | Loss | Winning Pctg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Boilermakers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
A decent week, thanks in part to surpassing my daily step goal for the first time in 2025. Sunday got the week off to an ok start, finishing just 3 steps shy of 3900. A nice improvement on Monday, thanks to some unseasonably warm weather and a lunch trip to Portillos, left me 22 steps away from 4800. A road trip to Iowa on Tuesday to see Purdue defeat Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena put me over 7600 steps, my first time reaching my daily goal since my trip to Boston in November. An early morning drive home followed by a day of work on Wednesday dropped me to 4000 steps. An 18-step improvement left me pretty even on Thursday. Friday saw a very slight drop-off, leaving me just 14 steps away from 4000. A midday brunch threw me off track on Saturday, ending the week with just 3100 steps.
Total steps: 31,486
Daily average: 4498