GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[8 / 9] Purdue (24-5, 13-5) vs. [10 / 10] Wisconsin (23-5, 14-4)
Tuesday, March 1 | 9 p.m. ET | Kohl Center
ESPN (Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel, Myron Medcalf)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 8-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look to avenge its second loss of the season on Tuesday when it travels to No. 10-ranked Wisconsin for an ESPN Super Tuesday showdown in Madison. A Purdue win would give the Boilermakers a chance at their 25th Big Ten Championship, while a Wisconsin win sews up at least a share of the Big Ten title for the Badgers.
Purdue enters with a 24-5 mark, while the Badgers are 23-5. Wisconsin owns a 15-4 record in quad-1 and quad-2 games.
The contest will be televised on ESPN with Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel and Myron Medcalf 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 needs one win for 25 this season, which would mark the 15th season in school history with 25 wins, including nine under Painter.
2) Tuesday's game marks the lowest combined ranking (18) between Purdue (8) and Wisconsin (10) in series history (185 meetings).
3) Purdue is looking for its first top-10 road win since a 60-57 win over No. 4 Ohio State on Feb. 17, 2010.
4) Purdue has clinched a Big Ten Tournment double-bye for the seventh time in seven tournaments under the current format. Purdue hasn't played on a Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament since the 2014 season.
5) Purdue has won 13 of its last 16 games after starting league play 1-2, and nine of its last 11 games after starting Big Ten action 4-3.
6) Purdue is a nation's-best 6-0 against teams ranked in the NCAA NET top-20 rankings.
7) Purdue has trailed by double-digits in six games this year (Villanova, North Carolina State, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland) and won three of them. All three comeback wins came in the last 11 minutes. It nearly pulled off double-digit comebacks vs. Indiana and Michigan State.
8) Purdue is 24-0 in games it scores 70 or more points. In games held under 70 points, Purdue is 0-5.
9) Purdue leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (by 28 points), 3-point percentage (17 points), rebound margin and assists.
10) Purdue has won at least 12 league games for the seventh time in the last eight years. During that span, just three other programs have done it at least five times (Wisconsin - 6; Maryland, Michigan State - 5).
11) Purdue's 80 Big Ten wins since the 2016-17 season are the third-most conference wins for a power-conference team during that span.
[8 / 9] Purdue (24-5, 13-5) vs. [10 / 10] Wisconsin (23-5, 14-4)
Tuesday, March 1 | 9 p.m. ET | Kohl Center
ESPN (Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel, Myron Medcalf)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 8-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look to avenge its second loss of the season on Tuesday when it travels to No. 10-ranked Wisconsin for an ESPN Super Tuesday showdown in Madison. A Purdue win would give the Boilermakers a chance at their 25th Big Ten Championship, while a Wisconsin win sews up at least a share of the Big Ten title for the Badgers.
Purdue enters with a 24-5 mark, while the Badgers are 23-5. Wisconsin owns a 15-4 record in quad-1 and quad-2 games.
The contest will be televised on ESPN with Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel and Myron Medcalf 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 needs one win for 25 this season, which would mark the 15th season in school history with 25 wins, including nine under Painter.
2) Tuesday's game marks the lowest combined ranking (18) between Purdue (8) and Wisconsin (10) in series history (185 meetings).
3) Purdue is looking for its first top-10 road win since a 60-57 win over No. 4 Ohio State on Feb. 17, 2010.
4) Purdue has clinched a Big Ten Tournment double-bye for the seventh time in seven tournaments under the current format. Purdue hasn't played on a Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament since the 2014 season.
5) Purdue has won 13 of its last 16 games after starting league play 1-2, and nine of its last 11 games after starting Big Ten action 4-3.
6) Purdue is a nation's-best 6-0 against teams ranked in the NCAA NET top-20 rankings.
7) Purdue has trailed by double-digits in six games this year (Villanova, North Carolina State, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland) and won three of them. All three comeback wins came in the last 11 minutes. It nearly pulled off double-digit comebacks vs. Indiana and Michigan State.
8) Purdue is 24-0 in games it scores 70 or more points. In games held under 70 points, Purdue is 0-5.
9) Purdue leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (by 28 points), 3-point percentage (17 points), rebound margin and assists.
10) Purdue has won at least 12 league games for the seventh time in the last eight years. During that span, just three other programs have done it at least five times (Wisconsin - 6; Maryland, Michigan State - 5).
11) Purdue's 80 Big Ten wins since the 2016-17 season are the third-most conference wins for a power-conference team during that span.