WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue wraps a brief two-game homestand with a Friday night battle against Valparaiso at Mackey Arena. Tip time is scheduled for 7:03 p.m. ET, on the Big Ten Network with Wayne Randazzo and Ben Brust on the call remotely.
Purdue is coming off a dominating 93-50 win over Oakland on Tuesday afternoon after the Boilermakers shot 55.0 percent from the field, made 17 3-pointers, outrebounded Oakland by 19 rebounds and had 27 assists on 33 made field goals. Purdue is aiming for its sixth straight non-conference home win, spanning over a full calendar year.
THE KEY TALKING POINTS 1) Purdue has started at least 2-1 in 14 of the 16 seasons that Matt Painter has been in charge of the Boilermakers (2012-13, 2019-20). 2) Purdue ranks eighth nationally in 3-point percentage (.493) and 14th in 3-pointers per game (11.7). According to KenPom.com, Purdue is 12th nationally in offensive efficiency (110.3). 3) The Boilermakers have dominant rebounders on the both ends of the floor. Trevion Williams ranks second nationally in defensive rebounding percentage (.464), while Zach Edey is fourth nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (.271). 4) Purdue has won 11 straight games against Valparaiso, tied for the longest active winning streak against a single opponent. Valpo's last win over Purdue came on Dec. 22, 1965. 5) Purdue has had nine players make at least one 3-pointer this year. The school record for most players to make a 3-pointer in a season is 11 set three times (2013-14, 2009-10, 1997-98). 6) Opponents have made more free throws (35) than Purdue has attempted (33). Purdue has had 11 free throw attempts in each of the first three games of the season, making 19-of-22 (.864) from the stripe over the last two games. 7) Purdue is outscoring its opponents 35-13 in second-chance points and 83-50 off the bench. 8) Zach Edey (16.3 PPG) and Brandon Newman (15.3 PPG) rank first and second among Big Ten freshmen in scoring average. Jaden Ivey is 6th. 9) Purdue is 43-1 since the start of the 2017-18 season when shooting at least 48 percent from the field (Virginia; 2019 Elite Eight). 10) Purdue is looking for its 300th non-conference win all-time at Mackey Arena (299-38; .887 winning percentage). 11) In its two wins this year, Purdue is shooting 56.6 percent from the field and 52.0 percent from long distance. 12) Purdue has won 102 straight games when scoring at least 90 points, spanning over 33 years (last loss: Nov. 24, 1987, to Iowa State).
Purdue is coming off a dominating 93-50 win over Oakland on Tuesday afternoon after the Boilermakers shot 55.0 percent from the field, made 17 3-pointers, outrebounded Oakland by 19 rebounds and had 27 assists on 33 made field goals. Purdue is aiming for its sixth straight non-conference home win, spanning over a full calendar year.
THE KEY TALKING POINTS 1) Purdue has started at least 2-1 in 14 of the 16 seasons that Matt Painter has been in charge of the Boilermakers (2012-13, 2019-20). 2) Purdue ranks eighth nationally in 3-point percentage (.493) and 14th in 3-pointers per game (11.7). According to KenPom.com, Purdue is 12th nationally in offensive efficiency (110.3). 3) The Boilermakers have dominant rebounders on the both ends of the floor. Trevion Williams ranks second nationally in defensive rebounding percentage (.464), while Zach Edey is fourth nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (.271). 4) Purdue has won 11 straight games against Valparaiso, tied for the longest active winning streak against a single opponent. Valpo's last win over Purdue came on Dec. 22, 1965. 5) Purdue has had nine players make at least one 3-pointer this year. The school record for most players to make a 3-pointer in a season is 11 set three times (2013-14, 2009-10, 1997-98). 6) Opponents have made more free throws (35) than Purdue has attempted (33). Purdue has had 11 free throw attempts in each of the first three games of the season, making 19-of-22 (.864) from the stripe over the last two games. 7) Purdue is outscoring its opponents 35-13 in second-chance points and 83-50 off the bench. 8) Zach Edey (16.3 PPG) and Brandon Newman (15.3 PPG) rank first and second among Big Ten freshmen in scoring average. Jaden Ivey is 6th. 9) Purdue is 43-1 since the start of the 2017-18 season when shooting at least 48 percent from the field (Virginia; 2019 Elite Eight). 10) Purdue is looking for its 300th non-conference win all-time at Mackey Arena (299-38; .887 winning percentage). 11) In its two wins this year, Purdue is shooting 56.6 percent from the field and 52.0 percent from long distance. 12) Purdue has won 102 straight games when scoring at least 90 points, spanning over 33 years (last loss: Nov. 24, 1987, to Iowa State).