Belt game 1,866 · March 19, 2009 · postseason
Purdue take the belt
Purdue beat Northern Iowa 61–56 at home to start reign 541 of the College Basketball belt, the 6th for the program.
Northern Iowa had held it since March 7, 2009, with 1 defense over 12 days.
Purdue held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to UConn on March 26, 2009.
541Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Purdue
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E'Twaun Moore | 39 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 8-9 |
| JaJuan Johnson | 28 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robbie John Hummel | 32 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Keaton Grant | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| Lewis Jackson | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Chris Kramer | 26 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nemanja Calasan | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Marcus Green | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Northern Iowa
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Eglseder | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Kwadzo Ahelegbe | 30 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Ali Farokhmanesh | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Moran | 30 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Adam Koch | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Kerwin Dunham | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Adam Rodenberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lucas O'Rear | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Travis Brown | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.