GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[4 / 3] Purdue (15-3, 4-3) vs. Northwestern (9-7, 2-5)
Sunday, Jan. 23 | 1 p.m. ET | Mackey Arena (SOLD OUT)
Big Ten Network (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 4 Purdue looks to bounce back from just its third loss of the season when Northwestern visits for a 1 p.m. ET, Sunday tip in Mackey Arena.
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Northwestern by a 132-47 advantage, having won nine straight games vs. the Wildcats. The Boilermakers are 43-6 all-time at Mackey Arena against Northwestern and Matt Painter is 20-6 during his tenure against Northwestern.
• Purdue's three losses have come by two points on a half-court buzzer-beater, by five points and by three points on a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left. The Boilermakers and Loyola Chicago are the only teams in America to not lose a game by 10 or more points since Feb. 1, 2021. Purdue's last seven losses in that span have come by 1, 3, 9 (OT), 9 (OT), 2, 5 and 3 points.
• Matt Painter needs one win to tie Ward Lambert (371) for second place on the Purdue career victories list, and fifth on the Big Ten list.
• Purdue has scored 90 or more points in nine games this season, the most in country (Gonzaga - 8).
• Purdue is 0-3 in games that it scores fewer than 70 points, scoring 68, 69 and 65 points in its losses. When it scores at least 70 points, the Boilermakers are 15-0.
• Purdue has held four straight opponents to under 70 points in regulation. In the first 14 games of the season, it held eight opponents to under 70 points in regulation time.
• Purdue has been ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 in 11 straight weeks, the second-longest stretch in school history.
• Purdue scored 0.98 points / possession against Indiana, the first time this season it has been held under 1.00 points / possession.
• Over its last 111 games at Mackey Arena (since Jan. 2015), the Boilermakers are 100-11.
• Purdue is one of four teams nationally to shoot at least 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 72.0 percent from the free throw line (South Dakota State, Purdue, Loyola Chicago, Davidson).
• Purdue has won 48 straight games when shooting at least 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 72.0 percent from the free throw line, last losing to Illinois on March 3, 2004 (81-79; ot). Coach Painter is 45-0 when reaching the three shooting levels.
• Purdue leads the country in offensive efficiency (123.6). Gonzaga is second at 123.0.
• Purdue has had 46 runs this season of 7-0 or longer, compared to 21 by its opponents.
• Purdue has outscored its opponents by 131 points at the free throw line, the highest margin in the country. Weber State is next at 129 points.
• Purdue is 164-7 when under Painter when holding foes to 59 or fewer points. Three of the seven losses came during the 2012-13 season.
• Purdue is 139-12 under Painter when scoring at least 80 points, including 53-2 (losses to Notre Dame and Virginia Tech in 2018-19 season) since the start of the 2017-18 season.
• Purdue is 47-5 since the start of the 2017-18 season when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game, winning 18 straight games.
• Purdue has won 111 straght games when scoring 90 or more points, dating to Nov. 24, 1987 -- a span of 12,477 days.
• Purdue's trio of Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams and Zach Edey have combined for 807 points, accounting for 52.7 percent of its scoring.
• Zach Edey leads the country in field goal percentage (.712), which would set the school record for field goal percentage in a season (Stephen Scheffler - .708; 1988). Edey is on pace to become the first player to average 15.0 PPG and 7.0 RPG in under 20 minutes in the last 30 years.
• Zach Edey has seven career games where he's scored 20 or more points in 20 or fewer minutes. It's the most in the country since 2009-10. He has done that in 46 career games.
• Zach Edey has 32 points and 17 rebounds in last two games. His opposing big men (Cockburn, Jackson-Davis) have 14 points and 6 rebounds.
• Jaden Ivey is one of five players nationally with 300 points, 90 rebounds, 50 assists, 30 made 30-pointers and 60 made free throws.
• Purdue's sophomore class has scored 836 points, accounting for 54.6 percent of Purdue's scoring.
• Mason Gillis is shooting 59.6 percent from the field, 55.9 percent from long distance and 95.2 percent from the free throw line while averaging 7.6 points per game. Since 1992-93, no player in college basketball has shot 55-55-90 while averaging 7.5 points per game.
• Trevion Williams is one of four active players with 1,100 career points, 775 rebounds and 180 assists. He moved past Vince Edwards into 8th place on Purdue's career rebounds list (780).
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Purdue is a Big Ten-best 58-10 in home games against league teams. Michigan State is next (56-14).
• Purdue has shot under 70 percent from the free throw line in six of its last 10 games.
• Purdue has yet to allow a Big Ten team to have double-digit offensive rebounds (49 total in 7 games).
[4 / 3] Purdue (15-3, 4-3) vs. Northwestern (9-7, 2-5)
Sunday, Jan. 23 | 1 p.m. ET | Mackey Arena (SOLD OUT)
Big Ten Network (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 4 Purdue looks to bounce back from just its third loss of the season when Northwestern visits for a 1 p.m. ET, Sunday tip in Mackey Arena.
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Northwestern by a 132-47 advantage, having won nine straight games vs. the Wildcats. The Boilermakers are 43-6 all-time at Mackey Arena against Northwestern and Matt Painter is 20-6 during his tenure against Northwestern.
• Purdue's three losses have come by two points on a half-court buzzer-beater, by five points and by three points on a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left. The Boilermakers and Loyola Chicago are the only teams in America to not lose a game by 10 or more points since Feb. 1, 2021. Purdue's last seven losses in that span have come by 1, 3, 9 (OT), 9 (OT), 2, 5 and 3 points.
• Matt Painter needs one win to tie Ward Lambert (371) for second place on the Purdue career victories list, and fifth on the Big Ten list.
• Purdue has scored 90 or more points in nine games this season, the most in country (Gonzaga - 8).
• Purdue is 0-3 in games that it scores fewer than 70 points, scoring 68, 69 and 65 points in its losses. When it scores at least 70 points, the Boilermakers are 15-0.
• Purdue has held four straight opponents to under 70 points in regulation. In the first 14 games of the season, it held eight opponents to under 70 points in regulation time.
• Purdue has been ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 in 11 straight weeks, the second-longest stretch in school history.
• Purdue scored 0.98 points / possession against Indiana, the first time this season it has been held under 1.00 points / possession.
• Over its last 111 games at Mackey Arena (since Jan. 2015), the Boilermakers are 100-11.
• Purdue is one of four teams nationally to shoot at least 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 72.0 percent from the free throw line (South Dakota State, Purdue, Loyola Chicago, Davidson).
• Purdue has won 48 straight games when shooting at least 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 72.0 percent from the free throw line, last losing to Illinois on March 3, 2004 (81-79; ot). Coach Painter is 45-0 when reaching the three shooting levels.
• Purdue leads the country in offensive efficiency (123.6). Gonzaga is second at 123.0.
• Purdue has had 46 runs this season of 7-0 or longer, compared to 21 by its opponents.
• Purdue has outscored its opponents by 131 points at the free throw line, the highest margin in the country. Weber State is next at 129 points.
• Purdue is 164-7 when under Painter when holding foes to 59 or fewer points. Three of the seven losses came during the 2012-13 season.
• Purdue is 139-12 under Painter when scoring at least 80 points, including 53-2 (losses to Notre Dame and Virginia Tech in 2018-19 season) since the start of the 2017-18 season.
• Purdue is 47-5 since the start of the 2017-18 season when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game, winning 18 straight games.
• Purdue has won 111 straght games when scoring 90 or more points, dating to Nov. 24, 1987 -- a span of 12,477 days.
• Purdue's trio of Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams and Zach Edey have combined for 807 points, accounting for 52.7 percent of its scoring.
• Zach Edey leads the country in field goal percentage (.712), which would set the school record for field goal percentage in a season (Stephen Scheffler - .708; 1988). Edey is on pace to become the first player to average 15.0 PPG and 7.0 RPG in under 20 minutes in the last 30 years.
• Zach Edey has seven career games where he's scored 20 or more points in 20 or fewer minutes. It's the most in the country since 2009-10. He has done that in 46 career games.
• Zach Edey has 32 points and 17 rebounds in last two games. His opposing big men (Cockburn, Jackson-Davis) have 14 points and 6 rebounds.
• Jaden Ivey is one of five players nationally with 300 points, 90 rebounds, 50 assists, 30 made 30-pointers and 60 made free throws.
• Purdue's sophomore class has scored 836 points, accounting for 54.6 percent of Purdue's scoring.
• Mason Gillis is shooting 59.6 percent from the field, 55.9 percent from long distance and 95.2 percent from the free throw line while averaging 7.6 points per game. Since 1992-93, no player in college basketball has shot 55-55-90 while averaging 7.5 points per game.
• Trevion Williams is one of four active players with 1,100 career points, 775 rebounds and 180 assists. He moved past Vince Edwards into 8th place on Purdue's career rebounds list (780).
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Purdue is a Big Ten-best 58-10 in home games against league teams. Michigan State is next (56-14).
• Purdue has shot under 70 percent from the free throw line in six of its last 10 games.
• Purdue has yet to allow a Big Ten team to have double-digit offensive rebounds (49 total in 7 games).