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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 3-seed Purdue men's basketball team spent its Friday in preparation for Saturday's South Regional final against top-seeded Virginia. Tip is scheduled for 8:49 p.m. ET, from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.
The contest will be televised on TBS with Brian Anderson, Chris Webber and Allie LaForce calling the action courtside beginning at 8:49 p.m. ET. On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network with Larry Clisby and Rob Blackman on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 7:30 p.m. Wes Scott will produce the radio broadcast. Due to contractual obligations, Purdue's radio broadcast will not be available on TuneIn.com or SIRIUS / XM Satellite Radio. The Westwood One national radio broadcast will be available on those entities.
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 is making its first Elite Eight appearance since 2000. The Boilermakers are 2-2 in regional finals (W - 1969, 1980; L - 1994, 2000).
2) Purdue is looking for its first Final Four appearance in 39 years, last coming in 1980. The Boilermakers also made the Final Four in 1969.
3) Purdue's seniors (Ryan Cline and Grady Eifert) own a 109-33 career record, setting a school record for most wins by a senior class.
4) Purdue is averaging 1.33 points / possession in the last two games, victories over sixth-seeded Villanova and No. 2 seed Tennessee.
5) Virginia is allowing just 54.8 points per game. Purdue has scored under 60 points four times this year (Michigan, Michigan St., Maryland, Indiana).
6) Purdue is 31-of-61 (.508) from long distance over the last two games, averaging 93.0 points per game during that span.
7) Purdue is shooting 63-of-117 (.538) from the field in the last two games, having 35 assists to 20 turnovers, with a rebound margin of +11.5.
8) Purdue has won eight straight games played on Saturday, dating to a Dec. 15, loss to Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic.
9) Purdue ranks fourth nationally in offensive efficiency. Purdue is the only team in America to rank in the top five in each of the last two years.
10) Purdue is 7-2 in its last nine NCAA Tournament games, winning the seven games by an average of 12.4 points per game.
11) Through Jan. 31, Purdue was ranked 70th in defensive efficiency according to KenPom. Purdue now ranks 28th in defensive efficiency.
12) Purdue and North Carolina are the only teams to rank in the top 15 of the Associated Press' final top 25 poll in each of the last four years.
13) Matt Painter's 12 NCAA Tournament appearances are most nationally for a coach under the age of 55. He is 48 years old.
14) Carsen Edwards leads all players still playing in the NCAA Tournament in tourney career points with 182. Josh Perkins is 2nd (129).
15) Matt Haarms became the first player to lead the Big Ten in field goal percentage and blocks since Ohio State's Greg Oden in 2007.
16) Ryan Cline became the third player in school history with 100 triples in a season (Carsen Edwards, Troy Lewis), now with 109 (2nd at Purdue).
PRESS CONFERENCES: Purdue Press Conference / Purdue Breakout / Virginia Press Conference
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 3-seed Purdue men's basketball team spent its Friday in preparation for Saturday's South Regional final against top-seeded Virginia. Tip is scheduled for 8:49 p.m. ET, from the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.
The contest will be televised on TBS with Brian Anderson, Chris Webber and Allie LaForce calling the action courtside beginning at 8:49 p.m. ET. On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network with Larry Clisby and Rob Blackman on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 7:30 p.m. Wes Scott will produce the radio broadcast. Due to contractual obligations, Purdue's radio broadcast will not be available on TuneIn.com or SIRIUS / XM Satellite Radio. The Westwood One national radio broadcast will be available on those entities.
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 is making its first Elite Eight appearance since 2000. The Boilermakers are 2-2 in regional finals (W - 1969, 1980; L - 1994, 2000).
2) Purdue is looking for its first Final Four appearance in 39 years, last coming in 1980. The Boilermakers also made the Final Four in 1969.
3) Purdue's seniors (Ryan Cline and Grady Eifert) own a 109-33 career record, setting a school record for most wins by a senior class.
4) Purdue is averaging 1.33 points / possession in the last two games, victories over sixth-seeded Villanova and No. 2 seed Tennessee.
5) Virginia is allowing just 54.8 points per game. Purdue has scored under 60 points four times this year (Michigan, Michigan St., Maryland, Indiana).
6) Purdue is 31-of-61 (.508) from long distance over the last two games, averaging 93.0 points per game during that span.
7) Purdue is shooting 63-of-117 (.538) from the field in the last two games, having 35 assists to 20 turnovers, with a rebound margin of +11.5.
8) Purdue has won eight straight games played on Saturday, dating to a Dec. 15, loss to Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic.
9) Purdue ranks fourth nationally in offensive efficiency. Purdue is the only team in America to rank in the top five in each of the last two years.
10) Purdue is 7-2 in its last nine NCAA Tournament games, winning the seven games by an average of 12.4 points per game.
11) Through Jan. 31, Purdue was ranked 70th in defensive efficiency according to KenPom. Purdue now ranks 28th in defensive efficiency.
12) Purdue and North Carolina are the only teams to rank in the top 15 of the Associated Press' final top 25 poll in each of the last four years.
13) Matt Painter's 12 NCAA Tournament appearances are most nationally for a coach under the age of 55. He is 48 years old.
14) Carsen Edwards leads all players still playing in the NCAA Tournament in tourney career points with 182. Josh Perkins is 2nd (129).
15) Matt Haarms became the first player to lead the Big Ten in field goal percentage and blocks since Ohio State's Greg Oden in 2007.
16) Ryan Cline became the third player in school history with 100 triples in a season (Carsen Edwards, Troy Lewis), now with 109 (2nd at Purdue).