WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 3-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look for their first road win of the season at a place that has been difficult to play, facing Penn State on Saturday at noon. The Boilermakers head to the Bryce Jordan Center where three of Purdue's last four wins have come in overtime. With four of its next five games on the road, Purdue is looking to build some momentum for its most-difficult stretch of the season.
The Boilermakers enter with a 12-2 overall record, while Penn State is 7-5 overall, having won consecutive games against Indiana and Northwestern.
The contest will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Cory Provus and Jess Settles 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) Purdue is 1-2 in Big Ten play for the second straight year. The Boilermakers actually started 1-3 a year ago, but won 12 of their last 15 games to finish in the top four of the conference.
2) Purdue recorded just its fourth season of being unbeaten in non-conference play since the 1939-40 campaign with a 104-90 win over Nicholls. Purdue went unbeaten in non-conference play in 2021-22 (11-0), 2009-10 (12-0), 1993-94 (12-0) and 1992-93 (9-0).
3) Purdue's three quad-1 wins are tied for the fifth most in the country. The 3-1 record is also the fifth-best record.
4) Purdue has scored at least 40 points in 17 of the 28 halves played this year. It has also shot at least 50.0 percent from the field in 17 halves.
5) Matt Painter has an extensive coaching tree, but this will be the first game he will coach with one of his former assistants on the other sideline (Micah Shrewsberry). Grady Eifert, who started on Purdue's Elite Eight team in 2019, is also Penn State's video coordinator.
6) Zach Edey, Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams were named to the Wooden Award midseason watch list on Wednesday. Purdue was the only school with three players named (Gonzaga, UCLA had two).
7) Purdue leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and assists. It is second in scoring offense and scoring margin.
8) In the three years that Purdue won the league title under Painter, Purdue started league play 3-2 (2018-19), 3-2 (2016-17) and 2-3 (2009-10).
9) Matt Painter needs four wins to tie Ward "Piggy" Lambert (371) for second place on the Purdue career victories list. Painter also needs one Big Ten win to tie Michigan State's Jud Heathcote for seventh (182) on the all-time Big Ten wins list.
The Boilermakers enter with a 12-2 overall record, while Penn State is 7-5 overall, having won consecutive games against Indiana and Northwestern.
The contest will be televised on the Big Ten Network with Cory Provus and Jess Settles 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) Purdue is 1-2 in Big Ten play for the second straight year. The Boilermakers actually started 1-3 a year ago, but won 12 of their last 15 games to finish in the top four of the conference.
2) Purdue recorded just its fourth season of being unbeaten in non-conference play since the 1939-40 campaign with a 104-90 win over Nicholls. Purdue went unbeaten in non-conference play in 2021-22 (11-0), 2009-10 (12-0), 1993-94 (12-0) and 1992-93 (9-0).
3) Purdue's three quad-1 wins are tied for the fifth most in the country. The 3-1 record is also the fifth-best record.
4) Purdue has scored at least 40 points in 17 of the 28 halves played this year. It has also shot at least 50.0 percent from the field in 17 halves.
5) Matt Painter has an extensive coaching tree, but this will be the first game he will coach with one of his former assistants on the other sideline (Micah Shrewsberry). Grady Eifert, who started on Purdue's Elite Eight team in 2019, is also Penn State's video coordinator.
6) Zach Edey, Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams were named to the Wooden Award midseason watch list on Wednesday. Purdue was the only school with three players named (Gonzaga, UCLA had two).
7) Purdue leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage, 3-point percentage and assists. It is second in scoring offense and scoring margin.
8) In the three years that Purdue won the league title under Painter, Purdue started league play 3-2 (2018-19), 3-2 (2016-17) and 2-3 (2009-10).
9) Matt Painter needs four wins to tie Ward "Piggy" Lambert (371) for second place on the Purdue career victories list. Painter also needs one Big Ten win to tie Michigan State's Jud Heathcote for seventh (182) on the all-time Big Ten wins list.