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As a member of the powerful Big Ten Conference, 18th-ranked Purdue traditionally has plenty of elite November tournament playing opportunities.Maui. The Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico. Las Vegas. And now, the eight-team Cancun Challenge in Mexico.Matt Painter, in his 12th season coaching his alma mater, watched his team rally to beat Georgia State on Friday night in an on-campus, opening-round game.At 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday night, Purdue (2-1) will play Utah State (3-0) in the Riviera Division game. Auburn (3-0) will play Texas Tech (3-0) at 6 p.m. . Tuesdays winners will play for the championship at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.In the Mayan Division, Georgia State (1-2) will play The New Jersey Institute of Technology (2-2) at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, followed at 3 p.m. by Eastern Kentucky (1-3) vs. Idaho State (0-3). Tuesdays winners will play for that championship at 3 p.m. Wednesday.Consolation games in each division will be played at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Wednesday.Painters 2009 team won the Paradise Jam in The Virgin Islands, and last seasons team won the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic in Connecticut.While Painter is selective about November events, there are specific criteria he seeks.First of all, you make sure you are going to have quality opponents on a neutral court, Painter said, Last year, we played Old Dominion and Florida, and those were two very competitive games on a neutral court, which really helped our team grow.That is what we want this year in addition to the two Cancun Challenge games we have at home. In Georgia State, we played a team that is only two years removed from the NCAA tournament. The most important thing is the quality of the event, and the warm weather is just a bonus.After dropping an exciting 79-76 decision to then-No. 3 Villanova on Nov. 14, Purdue was flat and trailed Georgia State 56-44 with 7:08 remaining Friday night before finishing the game on a 20-0 run for a 64-56 victory.Utah State, led by 6-foot-9 senior forward Jalen Moore (18 points a game), is averaging 83.3 points and is shooting 51.4 percent from the field. Painter knows that another poor effort could result in defeat.When you have a mature team, you think you will be ready to play, Painter said. Right now, weve got some guys who are missing shots and then not moving onto the next play.We really have to have a sense of urgency. On Friday night, Georgia State outhustled us and deserved to win the game.Purdue is led by 6-8 sophomore forward Caleb Swanigan (20.7 points, 13 rebounds) and by 7-2 junior center Isaac Haas (18.3 points, 3 rebounds), but junior guard Dakota Mathias saved the day against Georgia State with two late 3-pointers.Mathias knows the effort must improve in Cancun.Weve got to bring it every night, Mathias said. To be able to win like we did Friday night, weve got to continue it going into Cancun.Fifth-year Boilermaker grad student guard Spike Albrecht believes the Georgia State game will serve as a good lesson.We definitely want to learn and grow from (Georgia State), Albrecht said.No matter if Purdue plays Auburn or Texas Tech on Wednesday, there are interesting ties.Auburns Ronnie Johnson was the Boilermakers starting point guard for two seasons before transferring to Houston. 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They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation.Josh Hodgson had no right to play on Saturday night.Forget that he damaged ligaments and bruised some bone in his left ankle just seven days earlier.Just hours before steering Canberra to a 22-12 win over Penrith for a place in next weekends grand final qualifier against Melbourne, the star NRL hooker was bed-ridden with a severe stomach bug.Hodgson came down with the illness after completing his first - and only - training session of the week on Friday, spending most of game-eve on the toilet.It was the last thing the Dally M Medal contender wanted, having surviving days of intense physiotherapy and late nights icing his foot.I just didnt feel quite right, the understated Englishman said.Luckily it was night match, so it managed to wear off in time for kick-off.I was down about 1.5kg before the game, so not too much; I was just trying to keep the fluids up as much as I could.Its been a rough week, but the win makes up for it.Rated by some as the competitions most in-form No.9, Hodgson was error-free in his 30- tackle effort at GIO Stadium.His kicking game was again on-song, as too was his running out of dummy half.Hes a tough Pom - theres no two ways about it, coach Ricky Stuart said.For him to get out there and do that after what hes been through tthis week with his ankle and then the last day-and-a-half in bed, just trying to feed him as much fluid and whatever he could eat, its what the team is about.dddddddddddd Its what our club is about now.The resilience in this group of players is amazing and Im in a privileged position to be their coach.Fellow playmaker Blake Austin, who also made a stunning return from injury to score a try in the semi-final victory after breaking his hand last month, labelled Hodgsons heroics huge.We know what he means to our team but hes not one for personal accolades, so we just let him get on with his job, Austin said.He didnt spent much time with us (on Friday night) at our hotel but he came and just got the job done. Full credit to him.Weve had plenty of examples of toughness in this team and Im sure therell be plenty more over the next many years.Despite the rough week, Hodgson said nothing was going to stop him from playing the Storm at AAMI Park, in what will be the clubs first preliminary final in the NRL era.No matter how many games youve played, when youre one win away from a grand final that gives you a lot of energy, he said. ' ' '