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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (3-2) heads to Florida and a matchup with No. 20-ranked VCU (6-0) in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla. The contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network with Brad Johansen, Steve Lappas and Justin Walters on the call. On the radio, Rob Blackman and Larry Clisby will have the call courtside on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com, beginning with the Purdue Basketball Pregame Show at 8:30 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast.com.
• This will be the second meeting between the two teams as VCU defeated Purdue in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament en route to its historic run to the Final Four.
• Purdue owns an 18-4 record since the 2014-15 season during in-season tournaments, but the Boilermakers are looking for their first tournament title since 2016's Cancun Challenge. Purdue finished seventh in the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2017 and runner-up to Virginia Tech in last year's Charleston Classic.
• After playing just one game in a 12-day span from Nov. 17 to Nov. 28, Purdue will now get into the meat of its non-conference schedule with three straight highly-ranked teams on the docket (VCU, Florida State or Tennessee, Virginia).
• SOMETHING TO WATCH: Purdue is ranked 7th nationally in turnovers per game. VCU is ranked 7th nationally in turnovers forced per game.
• Against VCU, Purdue will play its fourth straight neutral-site game against a nationally-ranked foe dating to last year (VCU, Virginia, Tennessee, Villanova).
• No matter what happens, Saturday will provide a rematch from the 2018-19 season. Florida State defeated Purdue 73-72 in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge in late November, and Purdue defeated Tennessee 99-94 in the Sweet 16 last year in Louisville.
• Purdue has shown balanced scoring through its first five games this season as four different players have led the team in scoring. In 36 games last season, just four different players led the team in scoring.
• Combined with second-chance points and points off turnovers, Purdue is outscoring its opponents 146 to 73 in "extra possessions". Over the last three games, Purdue has scored 105 points to opponents' 38 points in extra-possession categories.
• Over the last two games, Purdue has recorded 47 assists against just 14 turnovers, a ratio of 3.36. Mostly due to this, Purdue has moved to third in America in assist / turnover ratio at 1.82 (89 / 49).
• Purdue also ranks in the top 25 nationally in assists per game (21st), offensive rebounds per game (18th), scoring defense (21st) and turnovers per game (7th).
• Purdue has held two straight opponents to under 50 points for the first time since Dec. 8 and 10, 2014, vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (63-43) and Arkansas State (87-46).
• Purdue has won consecutive games by 32 or more points for the first time since Dec. 3 and 6, 2016, vs. Morehead State (90-56) and Arizona State (97-64).
• Purdue has won 99 straight games when scoring 90 or more points in a game. Its last loss came on Nov. 24, 1987, vs. Iowa State (104-96).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (3-2) heads to Florida and a matchup with No. 20-ranked VCU (6-0) in the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla. The contest will be televised on CBS Sports Network with Brad Johansen, Steve Lappas and Justin Walters on the call. On the radio, Rob Blackman and Larry Clisby will have the call courtside on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com, beginning with the Purdue Basketball Pregame Show at 8:30 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast.com.
• This will be the second meeting between the two teams as VCU defeated Purdue in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament en route to its historic run to the Final Four.
• Purdue owns an 18-4 record since the 2014-15 season during in-season tournaments, but the Boilermakers are looking for their first tournament title since 2016's Cancun Challenge. Purdue finished seventh in the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2017 and runner-up to Virginia Tech in last year's Charleston Classic.
• After playing just one game in a 12-day span from Nov. 17 to Nov. 28, Purdue will now get into the meat of its non-conference schedule with three straight highly-ranked teams on the docket (VCU, Florida State or Tennessee, Virginia).
• SOMETHING TO WATCH: Purdue is ranked 7th nationally in turnovers per game. VCU is ranked 7th nationally in turnovers forced per game.
• Against VCU, Purdue will play its fourth straight neutral-site game against a nationally-ranked foe dating to last year (VCU, Virginia, Tennessee, Villanova).
• No matter what happens, Saturday will provide a rematch from the 2018-19 season. Florida State defeated Purdue 73-72 in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge in late November, and Purdue defeated Tennessee 99-94 in the Sweet 16 last year in Louisville.
• Purdue has shown balanced scoring through its first five games this season as four different players have led the team in scoring. In 36 games last season, just four different players led the team in scoring.
• Combined with second-chance points and points off turnovers, Purdue is outscoring its opponents 146 to 73 in "extra possessions". Over the last three games, Purdue has scored 105 points to opponents' 38 points in extra-possession categories.
• Over the last two games, Purdue has recorded 47 assists against just 14 turnovers, a ratio of 3.36. Mostly due to this, Purdue has moved to third in America in assist / turnover ratio at 1.82 (89 / 49).
• Purdue also ranks in the top 25 nationally in assists per game (21st), offensive rebounds per game (18th), scoring defense (21st) and turnovers per game (7th).
• Purdue has held two straight opponents to under 50 points for the first time since Dec. 8 and 10, 2014, vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (63-43) and Arkansas State (87-46).
• Purdue has won consecutive games by 32 or more points for the first time since Dec. 3 and 6, 2016, vs. Morehead State (90-56) and Arizona State (97-64).
• Purdue has won 99 straight games when scoring 90 or more points in a game. Its last loss came on Nov. 24, 1987, vs. Iowa State (104-96).