At the West Regional, played in Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins defeated New Mexico State 53–38 and Santa Clara 90–52.
On March 17, Purdue accepted a CBI bid, where Painter continued the 2013 season at home against Western Illinois, following with a loss to Santa Clara to finish the season with a 16-18 overall record.
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Born in Cooma, New South Wales, he is a product of the Shoalhaven Tigers basketball program which has produced several NBL, WNBL, and NCAA players including his brother Ben who spent 2007–2011 attending Santa Clara University and playing for the Santa Clara Broncos.