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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (4-3) faces its stiffest challenge of the season, hosting No. 5-ranked Virginia (7-0) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The contest will tip at 7:16 p.m. ET, on ESPN2 with Jason Benetti and Dan Dakich on the call. On the radio, Rob Blackman, Larry Clisby and Ralph Taylor will have the call courtside on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com, beginning with the Purdue Basketball Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast.com.
• This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams, with this contest being the third meeting in the Big Ten / ACC Challenge. It will also mark the second straight season the two teams have played after last year's meeting in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight round.
• Purdue is looking for its first win ever in Mackey Arena against a non-conference team ranked in the Associated Press top five. The Boilermakers are 0-6 at home against top-five teams, with five of the losses coming by five or fewer points.
• Purdue owns the Big Ten's best record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (min. of 10 games) with a 10-8 mark. The Boilermakers are 6-1 at Mackey Arena under head coach Matt Painter in Challenge games (loss to Duke in 2008).
• Wednesday's game is also Mackey Arena's acclaimed T-Shirt game. Purdue Athletics will place a t-shirt on every seat to create a visually stunning background in America's greatest college basketball arena. The Boilermakers own a 6-1 record in their seven previous T-shirt games (started in the 2012-13 season), having won six straight games during the event.
• Purdue is looking for its second straight win over a ranked team after defeating No. 20 VCU last Friday, 59-56. Purdue is 7-3 against nationally-ranked teams over its last 10 games (Michigan State, Maryland, Virginia).
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Purdue is 13-3 at Mackey Arena against nationally-ranked teams (Maryland 2015, Villanova 2016, Ohio State 2018). Purdue has won four straight games against nationally-ranked teams at Mackey Arena.
• SOMETHING TO WATCH: Wednesday's game figures to be a rock fight. The two teams rank in the top 20 in scoring defense and are among the five slowest-tempoed teams in America.
• Matt Painter won his 350th career game Friday vs. VCU.
• Purdue has won 15 straight games when holding foes to 59 or fewer points. Its last loss came on Feb. 15, 2018, at Wisconsin (57-53).
• Purdue has had five different players lead the team in scoring this year, coming in just seven games. Last year's team had four different players lead the team in scoring in 36 games.
• Jahaad Proctor has scored in double-figures in 23 straight games.
• Purdue has won 14 straight games when attempting more free throws than its opponent.
• Purdue is shooting 49.8 percent from the field in four wins this year, but just 36.3 percent in three losses. In wins, Purdue is averaging just 10.8 turnovers per game. In losses, it is averaging 16.0 turnovers per game.
• 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 (4-3) faces its stiffest challenge of the season, hosting No. 5-ranked Virginia (7-0) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The contest will tip at 7:16 p.m. ET, on ESPN2 with Jason Benetti and Dan Dakich on the call. On the radio, Rob Blackman, Larry Clisby and Ralph Taylor will have the call courtside on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com, beginning with the Purdue Basketball Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast.com.
• This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams, with this contest being the third meeting in the Big Ten / ACC Challenge. It will also mark the second straight season the two teams have played after last year's meeting in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight round.
• Purdue is looking for its first win ever in Mackey Arena against a non-conference team ranked in the Associated Press top five. The Boilermakers are 0-6 at home against top-five teams, with five of the losses coming by five or fewer points.
• Purdue owns the Big Ten's best record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (min. of 10 games) with a 10-8 mark. The Boilermakers are 6-1 at Mackey Arena under head coach Matt Painter in Challenge games (loss to Duke in 2008).
• Wednesday's game is also Mackey Arena's acclaimed T-Shirt game. Purdue Athletics will place a t-shirt on every seat to create a visually stunning background in America's greatest college basketball arena. The Boilermakers own a 6-1 record in their seven previous T-shirt games (started in the 2012-13 season), having won six straight games during the event.
• Purdue is looking for its second straight win over a ranked team after defeating No. 20 VCU last Friday, 59-56. Purdue is 7-3 against nationally-ranked teams over its last 10 games (Michigan State, Maryland, Virginia).
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Purdue is 13-3 at Mackey Arena against nationally-ranked teams (Maryland 2015, Villanova 2016, Ohio State 2018). Purdue has won four straight games against nationally-ranked teams at Mackey Arena.
• SOMETHING TO WATCH: Wednesday's game figures to be a rock fight. The two teams rank in the top 20 in scoring defense and are among the five slowest-tempoed teams in America.
• Matt Painter won his 350th career game Friday vs. VCU.
• Purdue has won 15 straight games when holding foes to 59 or fewer points. Its last loss came on Feb. 15, 2018, at Wisconsin (57-53).
• Purdue has had five different players lead the team in scoring this year, coming in just seven games. Last year's team had four different players lead the team in scoring in 36 games.
• Jahaad Proctor has scored in double-figures in 23 straight games.
• Purdue has won 14 straight games when attempting more free throws than its opponent.
• Purdue is shooting 49.8 percent from the field in four wins this year, but just 36.3 percent in three losses. In wins, Purdue is averaging just 10.8 turnovers per game. In losses, it is averaging 16.0 turnovers per game.
• 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).