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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 12-ranked Purdue men's basketball team faces one of its stiffest road tests of the season Tuesday when it visits No. 24-ranked Maryland.
The contest will be televised on BTN with Dave Revsine and Jon Crispin calling the action courtside beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Larry Clisby and Rob Blackman on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 5:30 p.m. Wes Scott will produce the radio broadcast.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
THE TALKING POINTS
1) Purdue owns a 10-2 Big Ten mark through 12 games, the fifth-best 12-game, Big Ten start in school history. Matt Painter owns three of the 10-2 (or better) starts. This is the second time in school history that Purdue has started 10-2 (or better) in back-to-back seasons (2018 & 19; 1987 & 88).
2) Purdue's eight-game winning streak is now the 10th-longest streak in the country, while the 14-game home streak ranks 12th. Purdue has won three straight Big Ten road games by a combined 25 points, but two of the wins have come in overtime.
3) Matt Painter now owns 312 wins at Purdue, ranking 11th on the Big Ten's all-time wins list and needing four wins to move into the top 10.
4) Purdue is back in the national rankings for the third straight week after falling out for eight weeks. Purdue's No. 12 ranking is the highest of the season and marks the 14th week in the top 15 in the last 28 Associated Press top-25 polls.
5) During Purdue's eight-game winning streak, the Boilermakers are shooting 85 of 200 (.425) from 3-point range. Purdue is averaging 10.5 made 3-pointers per game this year to lead the Big Ten. Michigan State is second at 8.5 per game.
6) Purdue has had five players score in double figures in two of the last four games. In the first 19 games, it had zero games with five double-figure players.
7) Purdue continues to excel on the offensive end, ranking fourth nationally in offensive efficiency. Purdue, Duke and Villanova are the only teams to rank in the top 10 in offensive efficiency the last two seasons. The Boilermakers have scored 1.38, 1.12 and 1.35 points / possession in the last three games.
8) 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).
9) Carsen Edwards ranks seventh nationally in scoring (24.6 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) Ryan Cline has sparked Purdue's recent surge, making 35 of 65 (.538) of his 3-pointers over the last nine games.
THE SERIES
• One of the most-competitive series in the Big Ten, Purdue leads the series with the Terrapins by a 5-2 margin, winning five straight games by a combined 20 points.
• The series is actually so even that the two teams have each scored 494 points in the seven previous meetings.
• This will mark the fourth meeting of the eight where both teams will enter the contest nationally-ranked.
Painter Preview / Player Preview
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 12-ranked Purdue men's basketball team faces one of its stiffest road tests of the season Tuesday when it visits No. 24-ranked Maryland.
The contest will be televised on BTN with Dave Revsine and Jon Crispin calling the action courtside beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Larry Clisby and Rob Blackman on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 5:30 p.m. Wes Scott will produce the radio broadcast.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
THE TALKING POINTS
1) Purdue owns a 10-2 Big Ten mark through 12 games, the fifth-best 12-game, Big Ten start in school history. Matt Painter owns three of the 10-2 (or better) starts. This is the second time in school history that Purdue has started 10-2 (or better) in back-to-back seasons (2018 & 19; 1987 & 88).
2) Purdue's eight-game winning streak is now the 10th-longest streak in the country, while the 14-game home streak ranks 12th. Purdue has won three straight Big Ten road games by a combined 25 points, but two of the wins have come in overtime.
3) Matt Painter now owns 312 wins at Purdue, ranking 11th on the Big Ten's all-time wins list and needing four wins to move into the top 10.
4) Purdue is back in the national rankings for the third straight week after falling out for eight weeks. Purdue's No. 12 ranking is the highest of the season and marks the 14th week in the top 15 in the last 28 Associated Press top-25 polls.
5) During Purdue's eight-game winning streak, the Boilermakers are shooting 85 of 200 (.425) from 3-point range. Purdue is averaging 10.5 made 3-pointers per game this year to lead the Big Ten. Michigan State is second at 8.5 per game.
6) Purdue has had five players score in double figures in two of the last four games. In the first 19 games, it had zero games with five double-figure players.
7) Purdue continues to excel on the offensive end, ranking fourth nationally in offensive efficiency. Purdue, Duke and Villanova are the only teams to rank in the top 10 in offensive efficiency the last two seasons. The Boilermakers have scored 1.38, 1.12 and 1.35 points / possession in the last three games.
8) 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).
9) Carsen Edwards ranks seventh nationally in scoring (24.6 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) Ryan Cline has sparked Purdue's recent surge, making 35 of 65 (.538) of his 3-pointers over the last nine games.
THE SERIES
• One of the most-competitive series in the Big Ten, Purdue leads the series with the Terrapins by a 5-2 margin, winning five straight games by a combined 20 points.
• The series is actually so even that the two teams have each scored 494 points in the seven previous meetings.
• This will mark the fourth meeting of the eight where both teams will enter the contest nationally-ranked.