GAMEDAY INFO
Friday, January 13, 2023
[3] Purdue (15-1, 4-1) vs. Nebraska (9-8, 2-4)
West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Dave Revsine, Stephen Bardo
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Sandwiched between two-game road trips on each end, the No. 3-ranked Purdue men's basketball team hosts Nebraska under the lights of Mackey Arena on Friday. It will close out the two-game regular-season series with the Cornhuskers, after Purdue prevailed in overtime, 65-62, in early December in Lincoln.
• Friday's game marks the return of The Paint Crew, which hasn't been at a game in over a month (Dec. 7 vs. Hofstra). Against Big Ten foes since 2014-15 and with The Paint Crew in attendance, Purdue is 50-5. If you exclude the 2019-20 season (5-4), Purdue is 45-1 with The Paint Crew in attendance in that span (lone loss: Feb. 7, 2018 vs. Ohio State). Purdue has won 20 straight games with The Paint Crew in attendance.
• Purdue's 15-1 record through 16 games ties the program's best mark through 16 games (1987-88, 1993-94, 2010-11). A win over Nebraska gives Purdue a 16-1 record for the first time since the 1993-94 season.
• A Purdue win would be the 1,900th in school history, the 11th team to reach that total. Purdue is 1,899-1,054 (.643) all-time.
• Matt Painter needs one victory 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 two victories to become the seventh coach with 200 Big Ten Conference victories.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, being the only team in America with six quad-1 wins, five of them against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 30 (Gonzaga, Ohio State, West Virginia, Marquette, Duke). Five of the wins (Marquette) have come away from Mackey Arena. Through Wednesday's games, Alabama, Kansas, Arizona and Miami (Fla.) have five quad-1 victories.
• Since the start of last year, Purdue owns a 44-9 record, good for the fourth-most wins in the country. The next closest teams in the Big Ten for wins in that same span are Iowa and Wisconsin with 36 overall wins each.
• After struggling shooting the ball for the majority of the season, Purdue has gone 26-of-61 (.426) from 3-point range over the last five halves of basketball. Prior to this stretch, Purdue was 93-of-309 (.301) from long range.
• 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 program since Indiana (1974-75, 1975-76) to be ranked No. 1 in consecutive seasons.
• Appearing at No. 3 in this week's AP Top 25 poll, 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 19 of the past 29 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's 26 appearances in the top 10 during that span are second behind Kansas (29).
• One year after ranking second in the country in rebound margin, Purdue leads the country in rebound margin (+11.8) this season. Purdue leads Tennessee (2nd) by 1.9 rebounds per game, the largest margin from first to second in the category since 2016-17 (+3.3 by North Carolina).
• Purdue has MADE 262 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 160. Purdue has made 145 more free throws (262 to 117) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +145, North Carolina +134, Providence +134, Arizona +121).
• Purdue has held 28 straight opponents to 75 or fewer points, the second-longest streak in the country (North Texas 49).
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 13 of the 15 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 32 straight games with eight straight double-doubles.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 15 games this year, he has more blocked shots (31) than personal fouls (26). He has also played 30 minutes 10 times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons. Edey is averaging just 2.2 fouls / 40 minutes.
• Over the last two games (both road games), freshmen Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith are averaging a combined 29.5 points and 8.0 assists per game. The duo is shooting 21-of-44 (.477) from the field and 13-of-25 (.520) from 3-point range in that span.
Friday, January 13, 2023
[3] Purdue (15-1, 4-1) vs. Nebraska (9-8, 2-4)
West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Dave Revsine, Stephen Bardo
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Sandwiched between two-game road trips on each end, the No. 3-ranked Purdue men's basketball team hosts Nebraska under the lights of Mackey Arena on Friday. It will close out the two-game regular-season series with the Cornhuskers, after Purdue prevailed in overtime, 65-62, in early December in Lincoln.
• Friday's game marks the return of The Paint Crew, which hasn't been at a game in over a month (Dec. 7 vs. Hofstra). Against Big Ten foes since 2014-15 and with The Paint Crew in attendance, Purdue is 50-5. If you exclude the 2019-20 season (5-4), Purdue is 45-1 with The Paint Crew in attendance in that span (lone loss: Feb. 7, 2018 vs. Ohio State). Purdue has won 20 straight games with The Paint Crew in attendance.
• Purdue's 15-1 record through 16 games ties the program's best mark through 16 games (1987-88, 1993-94, 2010-11). A win over Nebraska gives Purdue a 16-1 record for the first time since the 1993-94 season.
• A Purdue win would be the 1,900th in school history, the 11th team to reach that total. Purdue is 1,899-1,054 (.643) all-time.
• Matt Painter needs one victory 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 two victories to become the seventh coach with 200 Big Ten Conference victories.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, being the only team in America with six quad-1 wins, five of them against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 30 (Gonzaga, Ohio State, West Virginia, Marquette, Duke). Five of the wins (Marquette) have come away from Mackey Arena. Through Wednesday's games, Alabama, Kansas, Arizona and Miami (Fla.) have five quad-1 victories.
• Since the start of last year, Purdue owns a 44-9 record, good for the fourth-most wins in the country. The next closest teams in the Big Ten for wins in that same span are Iowa and Wisconsin with 36 overall wins each.
• After struggling shooting the ball for the majority of the season, Purdue has gone 26-of-61 (.426) from 3-point range over the last five halves of basketball. Prior to this stretch, Purdue was 93-of-309 (.301) from long range.
• 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 program since Indiana (1974-75, 1975-76) to be ranked No. 1 in consecutive seasons.
• Appearing at No. 3 in this week's AP Top 25 poll, 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 19 of the past 29 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's 26 appearances in the top 10 during that span are second behind Kansas (29).
• One year after ranking second in the country in rebound margin, Purdue leads the country in rebound margin (+11.8) this season. Purdue leads Tennessee (2nd) by 1.9 rebounds per game, the largest margin from first to second in the category since 2016-17 (+3.3 by North Carolina).
• Purdue has MADE 262 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 160. Purdue has made 145 more free throws (262 to 117) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +145, North Carolina +134, Providence +134, Arizona +121).
• Purdue has held 28 straight opponents to 75 or fewer points, the second-longest streak in the country (North Texas 49).
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 13 of the 15 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 32 straight games with eight straight double-doubles.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 15 games this year, he has more blocked shots (31) than personal fouls (26). He has also played 30 minutes 10 times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons. Edey is averaging just 2.2 fouls / 40 minutes.
• Over the last two games (both road games), freshmen Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith are averaging a combined 29.5 points and 8.0 assists per game. The duo is shooting 21-of-44 (.477) from the field and 13-of-25 (.520) from 3-point range in that span.