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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team begins its gauntlet Friday as one of the NEC favorites, Robert Morris, visits Mackey Arena for an afternoon matinee at 2 p.m. ET.
The contest will be televised on BTN with Rob Blackman and Shon Morris calling the action courtside.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com, with Larry Clisby, Nate Barrett and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 1 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and as always, Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
Purdue is looking to bounce back from a loss to No. 16 Virginia Tech in the finals of the Charleston Classic.
Following this game, Purdue will face Florida State in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge, then open Big Ten play Dec. 1, at Michigan.
THE TWO TEAMS • Purdue is 4-1 after falling in the title game of the Charleston Classic to No. 16-ranked Virginia Tech on Sunday 89-83. • Carsen Edwards was named to the All-Tournament Team and leads Purdue in scoring at 26.6 points per game. Ryan Cline (13.8) and Evan Boudreaux (11.6) also average in double-figures for the Boilermakers. • Purdue is averaging over 85 points per game, using a lethal outside attack. The Boilermakers rank seventh nationally in 3-pointers per game (12.2) and went 40 of 98 (.408) from 3-point range during the Charleston Classic. • Purdue also excels on the glass, outrebounding foes by 10.4 per game. • Robert Morris is 3-0 having won three straight games after an 0-2 start. • Josh Williams leads RMU in scoring at 20.0 points per game and against Mount Aloysius, tied an NCAA record with 15 3-pointers to finish with 49 points.
THE TALKING POINTS • The next Purdue win will be the 300th of Matt Painter's career with the Boilermakers. • Purdue has won 16 straight non-conference home games. Its last loss came to defending champion Villanova (Nov. 14, 2016). • Carsen Edwards' 133 points through the first five games are the seventh most in Purdue history. • Evan Boudreaux surpassed 1,000 career points in the loss to Virginia Tech. He did so in just 59 career games. • Purdue has been ranked in 18 consecutive AP Top 25 polls, the seventh-longest active streak in the country. • Purdue ranks seventh nationally in offensive efficiency according to KenPom.com. The Boilermakers have averaged at least 1.17 points / possession in all five games. • Purdue's next five opponents are ranked 8, 7, 37, 26, 66 according to KenPom.com. • Purdue has attempted just 34 free throws in the last three games. Opponents have attempted 56 free throws in that span.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team begins its gauntlet Friday as one of the NEC favorites, Robert Morris, visits Mackey Arena for an afternoon matinee at 2 p.m. ET.
The contest will be televised on BTN with Rob Blackman and Shon Morris calling the action courtside.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com, with Larry Clisby, Nate Barrett and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 1 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and as always, Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
Purdue is looking to bounce back from a loss to No. 16 Virginia Tech in the finals of the Charleston Classic.
Following this game, Purdue will face Florida State in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge, then open Big Ten play Dec. 1, at Michigan.
THE TWO TEAMS • Purdue is 4-1 after falling in the title game of the Charleston Classic to No. 16-ranked Virginia Tech on Sunday 89-83. • Carsen Edwards was named to the All-Tournament Team and leads Purdue in scoring at 26.6 points per game. Ryan Cline (13.8) and Evan Boudreaux (11.6) also average in double-figures for the Boilermakers. • Purdue is averaging over 85 points per game, using a lethal outside attack. The Boilermakers rank seventh nationally in 3-pointers per game (12.2) and went 40 of 98 (.408) from 3-point range during the Charleston Classic. • Purdue also excels on the glass, outrebounding foes by 10.4 per game. • Robert Morris is 3-0 having won three straight games after an 0-2 start. • Josh Williams leads RMU in scoring at 20.0 points per game and against Mount Aloysius, tied an NCAA record with 15 3-pointers to finish with 49 points.
THE TALKING POINTS • The next Purdue win will be the 300th of Matt Painter's career with the Boilermakers. • Purdue has won 16 straight non-conference home games. Its last loss came to defending champion Villanova (Nov. 14, 2016). • Carsen Edwards' 133 points through the first five games are the seventh most in Purdue history. • Evan Boudreaux surpassed 1,000 career points in the loss to Virginia Tech. He did so in just 59 career games. • Purdue has been ranked in 18 consecutive AP Top 25 polls, the seventh-longest active streak in the country. • Purdue ranks seventh nationally in offensive efficiency according to KenPom.com. The Boilermakers have averaged at least 1.17 points / possession in all five games. • Purdue's next five opponents are ranked 8, 7, 37, 26, 66 according to KenPom.com. • Purdue has attempted just 34 free throws in the last three games. Opponents have attempted 56 free throws in that span.