Purdue has played as a top-10 defense in the country since inserting C.J. Cox and Caleb Furst into the starting lineup on Jan. 2, and bench pieces like Gicarri Harris also continue to emerge.

This past week was separation week in the Big Ten. Nearly half of the conference slate is still to come, but it was clear coming into the week, and even more evident coming out of it, that the results ...