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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team returns home to see the Paint Crew for the first time since Dec. 6, when it hosts Rutgers on Tuesday. It begins a two-game homestand, the Boilermakers' second-to-last multiple-game homestand of the season.
The contest will be televised on BTN with Dave Revsine and Robbie Hummel calling the action courtside, while 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 6 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
THE MAIN TALKING POINTS
1) Purdue won its first road game of the season on Friday, defeating Wisconsin 84-80 in overtime. According to the NET rankings at the time of game, the win is the fourth-best road win of the season nationally.
2) Purdue has played the second-most difficult schedule in America, according to KenPom, having played eight top-40 foes.
3) Purdue is looking to start 4-2 in Big Ten play for the fourth straight year.
4) Purdue has scored at least 80 points in four of its last six games, averaging 79.5 points per game during that span.
5) Purdue continues to excel on the offensive end, ranking fifth nationally in offensive efficiency. Purdue and Duke are the only teams to rank in the top 10 in offensive efficiency in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Purdue finished last year second behind Villanova.
6) Under Matt Painter, Purdue has been one of the best offensive teams in America. The Boilermakers have ranked in the nation's top 25 in offensive efficiency in six of the last nine seasons (lone years not in top 25: 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13).
7) Purdue has had seven straight games of posting 10 or fewer turnovers in a game, the first time in school history that has happened. Over the last seven games, Purdue owns a turnover margin of +4.86 and an assist / turnover ratio of 1.74 (101 / 58).
8) Over the last two games (both on the road), Purdue is just 29 of 52 (.558) from the free throw line. Purdue shoots 80.0 percent in Mackey Arena.
9) Carsen Edwards ranks fifth nationally in scoring (25.3 PPG). Since the 1992-93 season, just two other Big Ten players (Purdue's Glenn Robinson 2x, Michigan State's Shawn Respert 2x) have averaged at least 24.0 points per game in a season.
10) vs. Wisconsin, Trevion Williams became the first Purdue player since JaJuan Johnson (Nov. 21, 2010) to lead Purdue in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Over the last six games, he has 45 points, 39 rebounds, eight assists and six steals in 81 minutes (22.2 pts & 19.3 rebs per 40 minutes).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team returns home to see the Paint Crew for the first time since Dec. 6, when it hosts Rutgers on Tuesday. It begins a two-game homestand, the Boilermakers' second-to-last multiple-game homestand of the season.
The contest will be televised on BTN with Dave Revsine and Robbie Hummel calling the action courtside, while 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 6 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
THE MAIN TALKING POINTS
1) Purdue won its first road game of the season on Friday, defeating Wisconsin 84-80 in overtime. According to the NET rankings at the time of game, the win is the fourth-best road win of the season nationally.
2) Purdue has played the second-most difficult schedule in America, according to KenPom, having played eight top-40 foes.
3) Purdue is looking to start 4-2 in Big Ten play for the fourth straight year.
4) Purdue has scored at least 80 points in four of its last six games, averaging 79.5 points per game during that span.
5) Purdue continues to excel on the offensive end, ranking fifth nationally in offensive efficiency. Purdue and Duke are the only teams to rank in the top 10 in offensive efficiency in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Purdue finished last year second behind Villanova.
6) Under Matt Painter, Purdue has been one of the best offensive teams in America. The Boilermakers have ranked in the nation's top 25 in offensive efficiency in six of the last nine seasons (lone years not in top 25: 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13).
7) Purdue has had seven straight games of posting 10 or fewer turnovers in a game, the first time in school history that has happened. Over the last seven games, Purdue owns a turnover margin of +4.86 and an assist / turnover ratio of 1.74 (101 / 58).
8) Over the last two games (both on the road), Purdue is just 29 of 52 (.558) from the free throw line. Purdue shoots 80.0 percent in Mackey Arena.
9) Carsen Edwards ranks fifth nationally in scoring (25.3 PPG). Since the 1992-93 season, just two other Big Ten players (Purdue's Glenn Robinson 2x, Michigan State's Shawn Respert 2x) have averaged at least 24.0 points per game in a season.
10) vs. Wisconsin, Trevion Williams became the first Purdue player since JaJuan Johnson (Nov. 21, 2010) to lead Purdue in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Over the last six games, he has 45 points, 39 rebounds, eight assists and six steals in 81 minutes (22.2 pts & 19.3 rebs per 40 minutes).