GAMEDAY INFO
[1] Purdue (10-0) vs. Davidson (6-4)
Indianapolis, Indiana | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,923)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Purdue steps back out of Big Ten play this weekend when it travels to Indianapolis for the Indy Classic to face Davidson. The unbeaten Boilermakers are one of seven remaining unbeaten teams nationally and are looking for their first 11-0 start in seven years.
• The game will pit Davidson star Foster Loyer (5th yr.) against his brother, Fletcher Loyer (Fr.). The two brothers are averaging a combined 32.6 points and 8.4 assists per game while shooting 53-of-139 (.381) from long range. The pair both won state honors as Foster was named Michigan's Mr. Basketball (2018) while Fletcher was named Indiana's Gatorade Player of the Year (2022).
• Purdue is looking to extend its non-conference, regular-season winning streak to 22 games, dating to a Dec. 8, 2020, loss at Miami, Fla. The win streak is the longest in the country by seven games (14 - UNLV).
• For the second straight year, Purdue has been voted No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll. A year ago, Purdue was voted No. 1 on Dec. 6, for the first time in school history. Purdue becomes the first Big Ten team since Indiana (1974-75, 1975-76) to be ranked No. 1 in consecutive seasons.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, owning a nation's-best four top-50 KenPom wins, all of them against teams ranked in the top 31. Three of the wins (Marquette was at home) have come away from Mackey Arena.
• Appearing at No. 1 in this week's AP Top 25, Purdue has been ranked in the top 5 in consecutive years for the first time since the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons. The Boilermakers have spent 15 of the past 25 AP polls ranked in the top 5. Only Gonzaga (22) has spent more time in the top 5 than Purdue since the start of last season.
• Purdue is 152-12 under Painter when scoring at least 80 points, including 66-2 since the start of the 2017-18 season. Purdue has won 44 straight games when scoring at least 80 points.
• Purdue has made 164 free throws this season, while opponents have shot just 105. Purdue has made 90 more free throws (164 to 74) this season, the fourth-highest discrepancy in the country (Denver +100; New Mexico +95; North Carolina +91).
• Purdue is currently the fifth-youngest team among power-conference teams in America in terms of D-I experience (1.36) according to KenPom.com. The Purdue freshman class is averaging 28.9 points per game (37.1 percent of scoring). Over the last three games, the group has averaged 34.0 points per game, accounting for 42.7 percent of Purdue's scoring in that span (102 of 239 points).
• Through Thursday, Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in all 10 Purdue contests (unprecedented to start a season in the KenPom era) so far this year. It's the second-longest streak ever behind Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop in 2017-18 (11 games). Including this season with Edey, Purdue has had a top-10 KenPom player in five of the last seven seasons. Edey ranks 7th in the country in scoring, 1st in rebounding, 19th in blocked shots and 33rd in field goal percentage.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through 10 games this year, he has more blocked shots (23) than personal fouls (19). He has also played 30 minutes eight times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons, including 43 minutes vs. Nebraska last Saturday. He is averaging just 2.4 fouls per 40 minutes played this season.
• Edey became the first Big Ten player since Ethan Happ (Nov. 2018) to be named Big Ten Player of the Week in three consecutive weeks. His three Big Ten Player of the Week awards (in only five weeks) are tied for the third most in a season in Purdue history.
• Fletcher Loyer has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice this season (Nov. 28, Dec. 5). The two awards are the third most for a freshman in Purdue history (Caleb Swanigan, Vince Edwards - 3).
• Matt Painter needs six overall victories to become the fifth coach in Big Ten history with 400 victories while at a conference school (Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady, Lou Henson). He needs four victories to become the seventh coach with 200 Big Ten Conference victories.
[1] Purdue (10-0) vs. Davidson (6-4)
Indianapolis, Indiana | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (17,923)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Purdue steps back out of Big Ten play this weekend when it travels to Indianapolis for the Indy Classic to face Davidson. The unbeaten Boilermakers are one of seven remaining unbeaten teams nationally and are looking for their first 11-0 start in seven years.
• The game will pit Davidson star Foster Loyer (5th yr.) against his brother, Fletcher Loyer (Fr.). The two brothers are averaging a combined 32.6 points and 8.4 assists per game while shooting 53-of-139 (.381) from long range. The pair both won state honors as Foster was named Michigan's Mr. Basketball (2018) while Fletcher was named Indiana's Gatorade Player of the Year (2022).
• Purdue is looking to extend its non-conference, regular-season winning streak to 22 games, dating to a Dec. 8, 2020, loss at Miami, Fla. The win streak is the longest in the country by seven games (14 - UNLV).
• For the second straight year, Purdue has been voted No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll. A year ago, Purdue was voted No. 1 on Dec. 6, for the first time in school history. Purdue becomes the first Big Ten team since Indiana (1974-75, 1975-76) to be ranked No. 1 in consecutive seasons.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, owning a nation's-best four top-50 KenPom wins, all of them against teams ranked in the top 31. Three of the wins (Marquette was at home) have come away from Mackey Arena.
• Appearing at No. 1 in this week's AP Top 25, Purdue has been ranked in the top 5 in consecutive years for the first time since the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons. The Boilermakers have spent 15 of the past 25 AP polls ranked in the top 5. Only Gonzaga (22) has spent more time in the top 5 than Purdue since the start of last season.
• Purdue is 152-12 under Painter when scoring at least 80 points, including 66-2 since the start of the 2017-18 season. Purdue has won 44 straight games when scoring at least 80 points.
• Purdue has made 164 free throws this season, while opponents have shot just 105. Purdue has made 90 more free throws (164 to 74) this season, the fourth-highest discrepancy in the country (Denver +100; New Mexico +95; North Carolina +91).
• Purdue is currently the fifth-youngest team among power-conference teams in America in terms of D-I experience (1.36) according to KenPom.com. The Purdue freshman class is averaging 28.9 points per game (37.1 percent of scoring). Over the last three games, the group has averaged 34.0 points per game, accounting for 42.7 percent of Purdue's scoring in that span (102 of 239 points).
• Through Thursday, Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in all 10 Purdue contests (unprecedented to start a season in the KenPom era) so far this year. It's the second-longest streak ever behind Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop in 2017-18 (11 games). Including this season with Edey, Purdue has had a top-10 KenPom player in five of the last seven seasons. Edey ranks 7th in the country in scoring, 1st in rebounding, 19th in blocked shots and 33rd in field goal percentage.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through 10 games this year, he has more blocked shots (23) than personal fouls (19). He has also played 30 minutes eight times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons, including 43 minutes vs. Nebraska last Saturday. He is averaging just 2.4 fouls per 40 minutes played this season.
• Edey became the first Big Ten player since Ethan Happ (Nov. 2018) to be named Big Ten Player of the Week in three consecutive weeks. His three Big Ten Player of the Week awards (in only five weeks) are tied for the third most in a season in Purdue history.
• Fletcher Loyer has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice this season (Nov. 28, Dec. 5). The two awards are the third most for a freshman in Purdue history (Caleb Swanigan, Vince Edwards - 3).
• Matt Painter needs six overall victories to become the fifth coach in Big Ten history with 400 victories while at a conference school (Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady, Lou Henson). He needs four victories to become the seventh coach with 200 Big Ten Conference victories.