WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The No. 6-ranked Boilermakers ramp up their competition this weekend in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-off Classic held at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Boilermakers will face No. 18-ranked North Carolina on Saturday, then either No. 17-ranked Tennessee or No. 5-ranked Villanova in Sunday's contest. Purdue will face back-to-back ranked opponents in non-conference play for the first time since Nov. 2017 (Arizona, Louisville).
The Boilermakers are 3-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season, while North Carolina also enters with a 3-0 mark.
The contest will be televised on ESPNews with Jon Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla on the call. On the radio waves, Rob Blackman and Bobby Riddell will be courtside on the 22-station Purdue Radio Network and online on the Varsity Sports Network (app). Live stats will be provided on PurdueStats.com and updates will be provided on Purdue's official Twitter account (@BoilerBall).
The Notes to Know
1) Purdue will face North Carolina for the first time in almost 22 years, the last meeting being Nov. 24, 1999, in the Maui Invitational. No. 4-ranked North Carolina won that game 90-75 and has won eight straight games in the series, spanning 44 years.
2) Purdue has scored 90 or more points in its first three games of the season for the first time in school history. It has also scored at least 50 points in the first half of all three games and shot over 50.0 percent from the field in the three games.
3) Purdue has had 14 runs of 7-0 or longer already this season, including 10 runs of 10-0 or longer. Opponents have one run of 10 points.
4) Purdue ranks No. 2 nationally in offensive efficiency and No. 18 in defensive efficiency being one of eight teams nationally to rank in the top 20 of both categories (Purdue, Michigan, Houston, Kansas, Duke, Baylor, Gonzaga, UCLA).
5) Purdue is looking for its first tournament title since winning the Cancun Challenge in Nov. 2016, placing second in its last three events.
6) Zach Edey ranks third in the early KenPom Player of the Year standings behind Ohio State's E.J. Liddell and Iowa's Keegan Murray. Per 40 minutes this season, Edey is averaging 38.4 points and 21.2 rebounds.
7) Trevion Williams became the 16th player in school history with 1,000 career points and 650 career rebounds, surpassing both milestones against Wright State.
8) Matt Painter (358) needs six wins to tie Branch McCracken for seventh on the Big Ten's all-time wins list (364). Since 1980, just two Purdue coaches have won 870 games (Gene Keady - 512; Matt Painter - 358).
The Boilermakers are 3-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season, while North Carolina also enters with a 3-0 mark.
The contest will be televised on ESPNews with Jon Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla on the call. On the radio waves, Rob Blackman and Bobby Riddell will be courtside on the 22-station Purdue Radio Network and online on the Varsity Sports Network (app). Live stats will be provided on PurdueStats.com and updates will be provided on Purdue's official Twitter account (@BoilerBall).
The Notes to Know
1) Purdue will face North Carolina for the first time in almost 22 years, the last meeting being Nov. 24, 1999, in the Maui Invitational. No. 4-ranked North Carolina won that game 90-75 and has won eight straight games in the series, spanning 44 years.
2) Purdue has scored 90 or more points in its first three games of the season for the first time in school history. It has also scored at least 50 points in the first half of all three games and shot over 50.0 percent from the field in the three games.
3) Purdue has had 14 runs of 7-0 or longer already this season, including 10 runs of 10-0 or longer. Opponents have one run of 10 points.
4) Purdue ranks No. 2 nationally in offensive efficiency and No. 18 in defensive efficiency being one of eight teams nationally to rank in the top 20 of both categories (Purdue, Michigan, Houston, Kansas, Duke, Baylor, Gonzaga, UCLA).
5) Purdue is looking for its first tournament title since winning the Cancun Challenge in Nov. 2016, placing second in its last three events.
6) Zach Edey ranks third in the early KenPom Player of the Year standings behind Ohio State's E.J. Liddell and Iowa's Keegan Murray. Per 40 minutes this season, Edey is averaging 38.4 points and 21.2 rebounds.
7) Trevion Williams became the 16th player in school history with 1,000 career points and 650 career rebounds, surpassing both milestones against Wright State.
8) Matt Painter (358) needs six wins to tie Branch McCracken for seventh on the Big Ten's all-time wins list (364). Since 1980, just two Purdue coaches have won 870 games (Gene Keady - 512; Matt Painter - 358).