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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team looks to end its pre-Holiday slate on a high note as Ohio visits Mackey Arena on Thursday for the Boilermakers' final game before break. The contest will be televised on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Andy Katz calling the action courtside, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Rob Blackman, Nate Barrett and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 6 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
Purdue is looking to bounce back from consecutive losses to Texas and Notre Dame. For the rest of the season, Purdue has just six games against sub top-50 opponents.
Purdue will depart for the Holidays before closing out non-conference play Dec. 29, vs. a good Belmont squad in Mackey Arena.
THE TWO TEAMS
• Purdue enters Thursday's contest with the Bobcats with a 6-5 record and looking to snap a two-game losing streak.
• Having played the fourth-toughest schedule in the country (Alabama State, Texas Southern, Middle Tennessee), Purdue is looking to gain some momentum into league play with three straight home games.
• Carsen Edwards continues to play at a high level, averaging 25.6 points and 3.7 assists while ranking fifth nationally in scoring.
• Ryan Cline averages 13.5 points per game and is 32nd nationally in 3-ptrs made (35).
• The Boilermakers are 11th nationally in 3-pointers per game (10.9) and has moved to 54th in turnovers per game (11.8).
• Ohio is 7-3 after defeating Detroit Mercy 63-61 and Radford in its last two games. The Bobcats' losses have come to South Florida, Loyola Marymount and Xavier.
• Jason Carter leads Ohio in scoring at 19.3 PPG, and the Bobcats have seven players averaging at least 5.0 PPG.
THE TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is looking to improve to 13-1 in final games before the Holiday break during the Matt Painter era.
• Purdue is playing just its third home game in the last 39 days (Nov. 10 vs. Ball State; Nov. 23 vs. Robert Morris; Dec. 6 vs. Maryland; Dec. 20 vs. Ohio).
• During the month of December, opponents have shot 86.1 percent against Purdue from the free throw line and 44.4 percent from 3-point range.
• Purdue has made at least nine 3-pointers in 10 of 11 games this year, including nine straight contests.
• Carsen Edwards has scored at least 19 points in all 11 games, one of two players nationally to have at least 19 points in every game.
• Ryan Cline has made 35 3-pointers this year. He needs five more to become the third player in school history with 40 3-pointers in all four seasons (Robbie Hummel, E'Twaun Moore).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team looks to end its pre-Holiday slate on a high note as Ohio visits Mackey Arena on Thursday for the Boilermakers' final game before break. The contest will be televised on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Andy Katz calling the action courtside, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Rob Blackman, Nate Barrett and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 6 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
Purdue is looking to bounce back from consecutive losses to Texas and Notre Dame. For the rest of the season, Purdue has just six games against sub top-50 opponents.
Purdue will depart for the Holidays before closing out non-conference play Dec. 29, vs. a good Belmont squad in Mackey Arena.
THE TWO TEAMS
• Purdue enters Thursday's contest with the Bobcats with a 6-5 record and looking to snap a two-game losing streak.
• Having played the fourth-toughest schedule in the country (Alabama State, Texas Southern, Middle Tennessee), Purdue is looking to gain some momentum into league play with three straight home games.
• Carsen Edwards continues to play at a high level, averaging 25.6 points and 3.7 assists while ranking fifth nationally in scoring.
• Ryan Cline averages 13.5 points per game and is 32nd nationally in 3-ptrs made (35).
• The Boilermakers are 11th nationally in 3-pointers per game (10.9) and has moved to 54th in turnovers per game (11.8).
• Ohio is 7-3 after defeating Detroit Mercy 63-61 and Radford in its last two games. The Bobcats' losses have come to South Florida, Loyola Marymount and Xavier.
• Jason Carter leads Ohio in scoring at 19.3 PPG, and the Bobcats have seven players averaging at least 5.0 PPG.
THE TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is looking to improve to 13-1 in final games before the Holiday break during the Matt Painter era.
• Purdue is playing just its third home game in the last 39 days (Nov. 10 vs. Ball State; Nov. 23 vs. Robert Morris; Dec. 6 vs. Maryland; Dec. 20 vs. Ohio).
• During the month of December, opponents have shot 86.1 percent against Purdue from the free throw line and 44.4 percent from 3-point range.
• Purdue has made at least nine 3-pointers in 10 of 11 games this year, including nine straight contests.
• Carsen Edwards has scored at least 19 points in all 11 games, one of two players nationally to have at least 19 points in every game.
• Ryan Cline has made 35 3-pointers this year. He needs five more to become the third player in school history with 40 3-pointers in all four seasons (Robbie Hummel, E'Twaun Moore).