Moore finished his sophomore season for the 2008–09 Boilermakers as the leading scorer for the team again and ranked second in assists as well as third in rebounds.
He earned his second conference player of the week award on December 1, 2008, following his performance in the final week of the 2008 NIT Season Tip-Off, where he helped Purdue finish second in the 16-team field.
In the semifinals at Madison Square Garden, he led the team to a 71–64 victory of Boston College with 19 points.
Then, in the championship game, he helped the team reach overtime against Oklahoma despite Blake Griffin's double double by scoring 22 points.
He scored in double figures 30 times (23–7), including three 20+ point performances (1–2).
He helped lead the Boilers to an 11–2 preseason record and an 11–7 record in conference play.
Moore scored a season high 26 points against Indiana and recorded two double-doubles in league play.
He was named Second Team All-Big Ten.
He was also recognized as a Conference All-Academic selection.
He helped lead Purdue to its first Big Ten Tournament Championship in school history and was one of three Boilers to be named to the all-conference tournament team.
Moore then led them to the program's 2009 NCAA Tournament, its third straight appearance and onto its first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 9 years.
Moore played in 1,222 minutes on the season, the second most in school history behind Joe Barry Carroll's 1,235 in the 1979–80 season.
The 37 games in which he appeared in is a season-school record, which he shares with JaJuan Johnson, Marcus Green and Keaton Grant.
Moore finished his sophomore season for the 2008–09 Boilermakers as the leading scorer for the team again and ranked second in assists as well as third in rebounds. He earned his second conference player of the week award on December 1, 2008, following his performance in the final week of the 2008 NIT Season Tip-Off, where he helped Purdue finish second in the 16-team field. In the semifinals at Madison Square Garden, he led the team to a 71–64 victory of Boston College with 19 points. Then, in the championship game, he helped the team reach overtime against Oklahoma despite Blake Griffin's double double by scoring 22 points. He scored in double figures 30 times (23–7), including three 20+ point performances (1–2). He helped lead the Boilers to an 11–2 preseason record and an 11–7 record in conference play. Moore scored a season high 26 points against Indiana and recorded two double-doubles in league play. He was named Second Team All-Big Ten. He was also recognized as a Conference All-Academic selection. He helped lead Purdue to its first Big Ten Tournament Championship in school history and was one of three Boilers to be named to the all-conference tournament team. Moore then led them to the program's 2009 NCAA Tournament, its third straight appearance and onto its first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 9 years. Moore played in 1,222 minutes on the season, the second most in school history behind Joe Barry Carroll's 1,235 in the 1979–80 season. The 37 games in which he appeared in is a season-school record, which he shares with JaJuan Johnson, Marcus Green and Keaton Grant.
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