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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (9-7, 2-3) hopes a return to Mackey Arena will reverse its fortunes as No. 8-ranked Michigan State (13-3, 5-0) visits for a Sunday showdown. Spero Dedes and Clark Kellogg will handle the broadcast on CBS, beginning at Noon 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 PurdueSports.com.
• Purdue owns a 69-55 series lead against Michigan State, but is just 13-23 against the Spartans since the calendar turned to 2000.
• Purdue owns a 14-game home Big Ten winning streak dating to the 2017-18 season. Just three of the 14 wins have been decided by single-digits. A full-throated, rested Paint Crew will be in attendance. The Boilermakers are 63-3 over the last 66 games with the Paint Crew in attendance.
• Purdue and Michigan State are the cream of the crop in the Big Ten. Since the 2016-17, the two teams have combined for four Big Ten titles, being the only teams to win a Big Ten regular-season crown in that span. Purdue won in 2016-17, Michigan State won in 2017-18 and the two teams shared the title in 2018-19. Matt Painter and Tom Izzo are the only Big Ten coaches to have won ANY sort of league title (regular-season or tourney).
• SOMETHING TO WATCH: Purdue has won four of its last five games against top-10 teams in Mackey Arena.
• Purdue's sophomore class has started to emerge as offensive leaders. The class is averaging 43.3 points per game over the last three games, accounting for 65.7 percent of Purdue's scoring during that span.
• Purdue is 7-0 this year when holding foes to 59 or fewer points. The Boilermakers are 2-6 when allowing 60-plus.
• Purdue is 8-0 this year and 28-1 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.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (9-7, 2-3) hopes a return to Mackey Arena will reverse its fortunes as No. 8-ranked Michigan State (13-3, 5-0) visits for a Sunday showdown. Spero Dedes and Clark Kellogg will handle the broadcast on CBS, beginning at Noon 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 PurdueSports.com.
• Purdue owns a 69-55 series lead against Michigan State, but is just 13-23 against the Spartans since the calendar turned to 2000.
• Purdue owns a 14-game home Big Ten winning streak dating to the 2017-18 season. Just three of the 14 wins have been decided by single-digits. A full-throated, rested Paint Crew will be in attendance. The Boilermakers are 63-3 over the last 66 games with the Paint Crew in attendance.
• Purdue and Michigan State are the cream of the crop in the Big Ten. Since the 2016-17, the two teams have combined for four Big Ten titles, being the only teams to win a Big Ten regular-season crown in that span. Purdue won in 2016-17, Michigan State won in 2017-18 and the two teams shared the title in 2018-19. Matt Painter and Tom Izzo are the only Big Ten coaches to have won ANY sort of league title (regular-season or tourney).
• SOMETHING TO WATCH: Purdue has won four of its last five games against top-10 teams in Mackey Arena.
• Purdue's sophomore class has started to emerge as offensive leaders. The class is averaging 43.3 points per game over the last three games, accounting for 65.7 percent of Purdue's scoring during that span.
• Purdue is 7-0 this year when holding foes to 59 or fewer points. The Boilermakers are 2-6 when allowing 60-plus.
• Purdue is 8-0 this year and 28-1 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.