WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (8-5, 1-1) rings in the new year Thursday when Minnesota (7-5, 1-1) visits Mackey Arena to resume Big Ten play. Dave Revsine, Stephen Bardo and Olivia Decker will handle the broadcast on the Big Ten Network, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. 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 11 a.m. ET. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast.com.
• Purdue owns a 104-83 series lead with Minnesota, including a 15-9 mark under Coach Painter. However, Minnesota has won the last two meetings, coming in a span of 10 days last March.
• The 187 meetings between the two teams make this the eighth-most frequently played rivaly in the Big Ten. Purdue and Indiana lead the way with 209 meetings.
• Purdue looks to continue to sizzle at Mackey Arena, where it has won five straight games. The Boilermakers are shooting 48.1 percent from the field and averaging 77.6 points per game at home.
• Purdue's sophomore class has started to emerge as offensive leaders. The class is averaging 38.5 points per game over the last six games. For the season, the group averages 34.1 points per game, while shooting 43.6 percent from the field and 37.4 percent from 3-point range.
• Purdue has held its first 13 opponents to 70 or fewer points, the longest streak since the 2010-11 squad held its first 19 opponents to 70 or fewer points.
• Purdue is 7-0 this year when holding foes to 59 or fewer points. The Boilermakers are 1-5 when allowing 60-plus.
• Purdue is 7-0 this year and 27-1 since the start of last year when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent. The lone loss came to Virginia in last year's Elite Eight.
• Purdue is 6-0 this year and has won 17 straight games when attempting more free throws than its opponent.
• Purdue has won eight straight games in contests played on Thursday, going 20-6 on the day of the week since the 2014-15 season.