WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue looks for a season sweep of Indiana on Thursday as the Hoosiers visit Mackey Arena. Tim Brando and Steve Lavin will handle the broadcast on FS1, 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 6 p.m. ET. Live stats will be available on PurdueSports.com.
• Purdue owns a 121-89 series lead with Indiana, having won six straight in the series, including a 74-62 decision 19 days ago in Bloomington (box score available later in packet). The Boilermakers have won four straight in Mackey Arena against Indiana, coming by a combined 60 points.
• When Purdue holds Indiana to 69 or fewer points during the Matt Painter era, the Boilermakers are 13-1 having won 13 straight games. When allowing 70 or more points, Purdue is 2-8.
• Purdue has played one of the toughest schedules in America. Purdue has played 15 quad-1 opponents (second nationally to Iowa State's 16) and the Boilermakers schedule is No. 1 in the country according to ESPN. Purdue's 10 games against nationally-ranked teams are the most in the country (tied with Iowa) and Purdue's four wins are the sixth most. For comparison purposes, Purdue has won as many games against ranked teams that Duke, Gonzaga, Maryland, Virginia and others have played.
• Purdue is 13-2 this year and 33-3 since the start of last year when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent. The lone losses came to Virginia in last year's Elite Eight and in its last two games against Wisconsin and Michigan. The Boilermakers are 1-12 when shooting a lower field goal percentage than its opponent (win vs. VCU).
• Head coach Matt Painter's next victory will tie him with Michigan State legend Jud Heathcote on the Big Ten's all-time wins list (336).
• Over the last two games, Purdue has forced just 12 total turnovers for an average of 6.0 per game. The Boilermakers are minus-9 in turnover margin the last two games (12-21).
• Purdue freshmen and sophomores have combined for 1,127 points this year (40.3 PPG), accounting for 58.9 percent of Purdue's scoring this year. In games that the two classes score at least 35 points, the Boilermakers are 12-8 overall. When they don't, Purdue is 2-6.
• Purdue is 9-2 when scoring at least 70 points this year (losses to Michigan and Penn State), but is just 5-12 when being held under 70 points.
• The magic number for Purdue is 45 percent. When the Boilermakers shoot at least 45.0 percent from the field, Purdue is 10-1. When holding foes under 45.0 percent, Purdue is 14-6.