WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The No. 6-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look for a key Big Ten road win Thursday night when it visits Iowa to complete the home-and-home series with the Hawkeyes. It marks the first Big Ten opponent this season that Purdue will finish the series with and the Boilermakers are looking for the season sweep for the second time in three years after defeating Iowa 77-70 (without Keegan Murray) in early December.
Purdue enters with a 16-3 mark, while Iowa is 14-5 overall. The Boilermakers are one game out of first in the loss column in the Big Ten race.
The contest will be televised on FS1 with Kevin Kugler and Nick Bahe 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 StatBroadcast.com and updates will be provided on Purdue's official Twitter account (@BoilerBall).
THE NOTES TO KNOW
1) A win would give Matt Painter and Purdue his fourth 20-game start of 17-3 or better (2017-18, 2010-11, 2009-10), and the eighth since the 1979-80 season (also in 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1993-94).
2) With the win over Northwestern, Matt Painter tied Ward Lambert for second place on the Purdue career victories list, and fifth on the Big Ten list with 371 victories. Gene Keady is third on the Big Ten list (512), while Lou Henson (421) is fourth.
3) Since Feb. 1, of last season, Purdue is the only team nationally without a double-digit loss. Purdue's six losses since Feb. 1, of last year have come by 1, 3, 9 (ot), 9 (ot), 2 and 5 points.
4) Purdue has scored 90 or more points in nine games this season, the most in country (Gonzaga - 8).
5) Purdue's seven wins by 25 or more points are tied for the third most in the country and the most in the Big Ten (Gonzaga, Kentucky - 10).
6) Purdue's bench has scored at least 25 points in 16-of-19 games this season (Indiana State, Villanova, Indiana). It is outscoring the opposing bench by a 577-317 (30.4 to 16.7 per game) margin.
7) Purdue leads the country in offensive efficiency (124.1) and has been held under 1.00 points / possession just once (Indiana - 0.98).
8) Purdue has trailed by double-digits in just three games this year (Villanova, North Carolina State, Indiana) and won two of them.
9) Zach Edey, Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams were named to the Wooden Award midseason watch list. Purdue was the only school with three players named (Duke, Gonzaga, UCLA had two).
Purdue enters with a 16-3 mark, while Iowa is 14-5 overall. The Boilermakers are one game out of first in the loss column in the Big Ten race.
The contest will be televised on FS1 with Kevin Kugler and Nick Bahe 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 StatBroadcast.com and updates will be provided on Purdue's official Twitter account (@BoilerBall).
THE NOTES TO KNOW
1) A win would give Matt Painter and Purdue his fourth 20-game start of 17-3 or better (2017-18, 2010-11, 2009-10), and the eighth since the 1979-80 season (also in 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1993-94).
2) With the win over Northwestern, Matt Painter tied Ward Lambert for second place on the Purdue career victories list, and fifth on the Big Ten list with 371 victories. Gene Keady is third on the Big Ten list (512), while Lou Henson (421) is fourth.
3) Since Feb. 1, of last season, Purdue is the only team nationally without a double-digit loss. Purdue's six losses since Feb. 1, of last year have come by 1, 3, 9 (ot), 9 (ot), 2 and 5 points.
4) Purdue has scored 90 or more points in nine games this season, the most in country (Gonzaga - 8).
5) Purdue's seven wins by 25 or more points are tied for the third most in the country and the most in the Big Ten (Gonzaga, Kentucky - 10).
6) Purdue's bench has scored at least 25 points in 16-of-19 games this season (Indiana State, Villanova, Indiana). It is outscoring the opposing bench by a 577-317 (30.4 to 16.7 per game) margin.
7) Purdue leads the country in offensive efficiency (124.1) and has been held under 1.00 points / possession just once (Indiana - 0.98).
8) Purdue has trailed by double-digits in just three games this year (Villanova, North Carolina State, Indiana) and won two of them.
9) Zach Edey, Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams were named to the Wooden Award midseason watch list. Purdue was the only school with three players named (Duke, Gonzaga, UCLA had two).