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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team closes out its non-conference slate Saturday as a strong Belmont team visits Mackey Arena. The contest will be televised on FS1 with Justin Kutcher and Donny Marshall calling the action courtside, beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 3:30 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 for its second straight win after defeating Ohio 95-67 on Dec. 20. The Boilermakers haven't lost a non-conference home game in 776 days (Villanova).
Purdue resumes Big Ten play and opens the New Year when No. 24-ranked Iowa visits Mackey Arena on Jan. 3, 2019.
THE TWO TEAMS
• Purdue enters Saturday's contest with the Bruins with a 7-5 record and looking to build on its last performance.
• The Boilermakers broke out of a slump to score 95 points and make 14 3-pointers in a 95-67 win over Ohio on Dec. 20.
• The 95 points were a season high and gave the Boilermakers some momentum into the Holiday break.
• Carsen Edwards continues to play at a high level, averaging 26.0 points and 3.8 assists, ranking third nationally in scoring.
• Ryan Cline averages 13.9 points per game and is 29th nationally in 3-ptrs made (40).
• Despite a recent offensive slump, Purdue still ranks sixth nationally in offensive efficiency.
• Belmont is 9-1 and coming off a road win over UCLA (74-72) and a home win over Western Kentucky (80-74).
• Dylan Windler leads a potent Belmont attack with a 19.2 PPG and 9.1 RPG average. All five starters, including three freshmen, average in double figures.
THE TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is looking to improve to 12-2 in return games after the Holiday break during the Matt Painter era.
• Purdue's leading rebounder is at 4.9 rebounds per game. Belmont has four players averaging that.
• Purdue is 5-0 at home while averaging 83.0 points per game and shooting 48.0 percent from the field. Opponents are shooting just 38.4 percent from the field in Mackey Arena, averaging 61.0 points per game.
• Carsen Edwards' 26.0 point per game average would be the 10th-best season average in school history.
• Carsen Edwards is one of two active juniors (or younger) to have 1,300 career points, 200 assists and 190 3-pointers (Markus Howard).
• Ryan Cline's 2.96 career assist/turnover ratio is the best in school history (P.J. Thompson - 2.94).
• Since Dec. 1, Aaron Wheeler is the team's third-leading scorer (7.4 PPG) and leading rebounder (4.4 RPG).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team closes out its non-conference slate Saturday as a strong Belmont team visits Mackey Arena. The contest will be televised on FS1 with Justin Kutcher and Donny Marshall calling the action courtside, beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 3:30 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 for its second straight win after defeating Ohio 95-67 on Dec. 20. The Boilermakers haven't lost a non-conference home game in 776 days (Villanova).
Purdue resumes Big Ten play and opens the New Year when No. 24-ranked Iowa visits Mackey Arena on Jan. 3, 2019.
THE TWO TEAMS
• Purdue enters Saturday's contest with the Bruins with a 7-5 record and looking to build on its last performance.
• The Boilermakers broke out of a slump to score 95 points and make 14 3-pointers in a 95-67 win over Ohio on Dec. 20.
• The 95 points were a season high and gave the Boilermakers some momentum into the Holiday break.
• Carsen Edwards continues to play at a high level, averaging 26.0 points and 3.8 assists, ranking third nationally in scoring.
• Ryan Cline averages 13.9 points per game and is 29th nationally in 3-ptrs made (40).
• Despite a recent offensive slump, Purdue still ranks sixth nationally in offensive efficiency.
• Belmont is 9-1 and coming off a road win over UCLA (74-72) and a home win over Western Kentucky (80-74).
• Dylan Windler leads a potent Belmont attack with a 19.2 PPG and 9.1 RPG average. All five starters, including three freshmen, average in double figures.
THE TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is looking to improve to 12-2 in return games after the Holiday break during the Matt Painter era.
• Purdue's leading rebounder is at 4.9 rebounds per game. Belmont has four players averaging that.
• Purdue is 5-0 at home while averaging 83.0 points per game and shooting 48.0 percent from the field. Opponents are shooting just 38.4 percent from the field in Mackey Arena, averaging 61.0 points per game.
• Carsen Edwards' 26.0 point per game average would be the 10th-best season average in school history.
• Carsen Edwards is one of two active juniors (or younger) to have 1,300 career points, 200 assists and 190 3-pointers (Markus Howard).
• Ryan Cline's 2.96 career assist/turnover ratio is the best in school history (P.J. Thompson - 2.94).
• Since Dec. 1, Aaron Wheeler is the team's third-leading scorer (7.4 PPG) and leading rebounder (4.4 RPG).