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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team looks to get back on track Saturday at Mackey Arena when Chicago State visits as part of the Emerald Coast Classic. Tip will be at 2:05 p.m. ET, and will be streamed online only at BTNPlus.com. Mike Folta and Liam Archer will handle the call courtside. On the radio dial, the game will be broadcast on the Purdue Radio Network and online at TuneIn.com, with Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman and Ralph Taylor handling the duties, beginning with the Purdue Basketball Pregame Show at 1 p.m. ET. Live stats will be provided on PurdueStats.com, and Twitter updates available at @BoilerBall.
THE MAIN TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is looking to bounce back after consecutive defeats to Texas and Marquette. The Boilermakers haven't lost three straight non-conference games since Dec. 13 to 22, 2014 (Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Gardner-Webb).
• Purdue saw an 18-game home winning streak end in its last Mackey Arena appearance, a 70-66 setback to Texas. The Boilermakers haven't lost two straight home games since Feb. 20 to March 9, 2014 (three straight losses to Michigan State, Michigan and Northwestern).
• Among teams ranked in the KenPom top 100, Purdue (Texas, Marquette), Ohio State (Cincinnati, Villanova) and Michigan State (Kentucky, Seton Hall) are the only teams in America to play two top-25 squads.
• Since the 2014-15 season, Purdue is 16-4 in games played that are part of in-season tournaments. Saturday's game is part of the Emerald Coast Classic. The Boilermakers are looking for their first tournament title since the 2016 Cancun Challenge.
• Over the last two games, Purdue is averaging just 60.5 points per game and shooting 37.5 percent from the field. The Boilermakers are just 31 of 80 (.388) from inside the 3-point line in the last two games.
• Over the last two games, Purdue has 33 offensive rebounds resulting in just 27 second-chance points.
• Purdue is outscoring foes 107-78 (9.7 points per game) in the first half, but is getting outscored 114-93 (7.0 points per game) in the second half.
• Matt Haarms needs one block to tie John Allison for fifth on Purdue's all-time blocked shots list with 165. Haarms (164 blocks) has played in just 76 career games.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team looks to get back on track Saturday at Mackey Arena when Chicago State visits as part of the Emerald Coast Classic. Tip will be at 2:05 p.m. ET, and will be streamed online only at BTNPlus.com. Mike Folta and Liam Archer will handle the call courtside. On the radio dial, the game will be broadcast on the Purdue Radio Network and online at TuneIn.com, with Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman and Ralph Taylor handling the duties, beginning with the Purdue Basketball Pregame Show at 1 p.m. ET. Live stats will be provided on PurdueStats.com, and Twitter updates available at @BoilerBall.
THE MAIN TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is looking to bounce back after consecutive defeats to Texas and Marquette. The Boilermakers haven't lost three straight non-conference games since Dec. 13 to 22, 2014 (Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Gardner-Webb).
• Purdue saw an 18-game home winning streak end in its last Mackey Arena appearance, a 70-66 setback to Texas. The Boilermakers haven't lost two straight home games since Feb. 20 to March 9, 2014 (three straight losses to Michigan State, Michigan and Northwestern).
• Among teams ranked in the KenPom top 100, Purdue (Texas, Marquette), Ohio State (Cincinnati, Villanova) and Michigan State (Kentucky, Seton Hall) are the only teams in America to play two top-25 squads.
• Since the 2014-15 season, Purdue is 16-4 in games played that are part of in-season tournaments. Saturday's game is part of the Emerald Coast Classic. The Boilermakers are looking for their first tournament title since the 2016 Cancun Challenge.
• Over the last two games, Purdue is averaging just 60.5 points per game and shooting 37.5 percent from the field. The Boilermakers are just 31 of 80 (.388) from inside the 3-point line in the last two games.
• Over the last two games, Purdue has 33 offensive rebounds resulting in just 27 second-chance points.
• Purdue is outscoring foes 107-78 (9.7 points per game) in the first half, but is getting outscored 114-93 (7.0 points per game) in the second half.
• Matt Haarms needs one block to tie John Allison for fifth on Purdue's all-time blocked shots list with 165. Haarms (164 blocks) has played in just 76 career games.