GAMEDAY INFO
Sunday, January 22, 2023
[3] Purdue (18-1, 7-1) vs. Maryland (12-6, 3-4)
West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: FS1 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Brandon Gaudin, Stephen Bardo
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• After being on the road for four of its last five games, the No. 3-ranked Purdue basketball team returns home for a Sunday afternoon tilt with Maryland -- the first of two meetings this season with the Terrapins. This will mark just Purdue's fourth Big Ten home game, but starts a stretch where the Boilermakers are home for four of their next six contests.
• Purdue is coming off a historic "four-in-five" road-game stretch, winning all five games including all four on the road. In the 10 occurrences that Purdue had four road games in a five-game stretch, the Boilermakers never previously posted a 5-0 record.
• Purdue's 18-1 record is the program's best 19-game start in school history. A win over Maryland will give Purdue a 19-1 record through 20 games, just the fifth time since 2000 that a Big Ten team would start 19-1 (2019 Michigan; 2013 Michigan; 2011 Ohio State; 2005 Illinois).
• Last Friday's win over Nebraska gave Purdue its 1,900th in school history, the 11th team to reach that total. Purdue is 1,902-1,054 (.643) all-time.
• With the win over Michigan State, Matt Painter became the seventh coach in Big Ten history to win 200 league games (Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady, Piggy Lambert, Lou Henson, Branch McCracken). He is one of five coaches to win 400 games while at a Big Ten school.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, being one of two teams in America (Kansas) with seven quad-1 wins, five of them against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 30 (Gonzaga, Ohio State, West Virginia, Marquette, Duke). Six of the wins (Marquette) have come away from home.
• After being one of the final two teams in the country with zero losses (New Mexico was last), Purdue is now one of four teams nationally with just one loss (Houston, Purdue, Florida Atlantic, College of Charleston).
• After struggling shooting the ball for the majority of the season, Purdue has gone 48-of-116 (.414) from 3-point range over its last nine halves of basketball. Prior to this stretch, Purdue was 93-of-309 (.301) from long range.
• One year after ranking second in the country in rebound margin, Purdue leads the country in rebound margin (+11.4) this season. Purdue leads Providence (2nd) by 2.2 rebounds per game, the largest margin from first to second in the category since 2016-17 (+3.3 by North Carolina).
• Purdue has MADE 296 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 178. Purdue has made 167 more free throws (296 to 129) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +167, North Carolina +133, New Mexico +130, Iowa +129).
• Over the last five games, Purdue is shooting 82.8 percent (48-58) from the FT line. Opponents have made just 20 free throws in that span.
• Purdue ranks sixth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.3) and is first nationally in opponent free throw attempts per game (9.4). The average is the lowest for an opponent since at least the 2010-11 season (lowest mark is 11.2 by Virginia in 2019-20).
• Purdue has held 20 straight opponents to 70 points or less, the second-longest streak in the country (Saint Mary's - 21).
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 14 of the 18 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 35 straight games -- the nation's longest streak.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 17 games this year, he has more blocked shots (41) than personal fouls (27). He has also played 30 minutes 12 times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons. Edey is averaging just 1.9 fouls / 40 minutes.
• Fletcher Loyer was named the Big Ten's Player and Freshman of the Week after a 27-point, six 3-pointer game vs. Nebraska. He became the first freshman since Illinois' Kofi Cockburn in Nov. 2019, to win Player of the Week honors. He was the first Purdue freshman since Robbie Hummel in Feb. 2008, to win Player of the Week accolades. His three Freshman of the Week honors are tied for the most in school history.
• Over the last five games, freshmen Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith are averaging a combined 28.4 points and 8.6 assists per game. The duo is shooting 50-of-100 (.500) from the field, 25-of-49 (.510) from 3-point range and 17-of-20 (.850) from the free throw line in that span.
• Purdue has been ranked in the nation's top 3 (AP poll) in 14 of the last 30 weeks. Previously in school history, Purdue was top 3 in 18 weeks.
Sunday, January 22, 2023
[3] Purdue (18-1, 7-1) vs. Maryland (12-6, 3-4)
West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: FS1 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Brandon Gaudin, Stephen Bardo
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• After being on the road for four of its last five games, the No. 3-ranked Purdue basketball team returns home for a Sunday afternoon tilt with Maryland -- the first of two meetings this season with the Terrapins. This will mark just Purdue's fourth Big Ten home game, but starts a stretch where the Boilermakers are home for four of their next six contests.
• Purdue is coming off a historic "four-in-five" road-game stretch, winning all five games including all four on the road. In the 10 occurrences that Purdue had four road games in a five-game stretch, the Boilermakers never previously posted a 5-0 record.
• Purdue's 18-1 record is the program's best 19-game start in school history. A win over Maryland will give Purdue a 19-1 record through 20 games, just the fifth time since 2000 that a Big Ten team would start 19-1 (2019 Michigan; 2013 Michigan; 2011 Ohio State; 2005 Illinois).
• Last Friday's win over Nebraska gave Purdue its 1,900th in school history, the 11th team to reach that total. Purdue is 1,902-1,054 (.643) all-time.
• With the win over Michigan State, Matt Painter became the seventh coach in Big Ten history to win 200 league games (Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady, Piggy Lambert, Lou Henson, Branch McCracken). He is one of five coaches to win 400 games while at a Big Ten school.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, being one of two teams in America (Kansas) with seven quad-1 wins, five of them against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 30 (Gonzaga, Ohio State, West Virginia, Marquette, Duke). Six of the wins (Marquette) have come away from home.
• After being one of the final two teams in the country with zero losses (New Mexico was last), Purdue is now one of four teams nationally with just one loss (Houston, Purdue, Florida Atlantic, College of Charleston).
• After struggling shooting the ball for the majority of the season, Purdue has gone 48-of-116 (.414) from 3-point range over its last nine halves of basketball. Prior to this stretch, Purdue was 93-of-309 (.301) from long range.
• One year after ranking second in the country in rebound margin, Purdue leads the country in rebound margin (+11.4) this season. Purdue leads Providence (2nd) by 2.2 rebounds per game, the largest margin from first to second in the category since 2016-17 (+3.3 by North Carolina).
• Purdue has MADE 296 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 178. Purdue has made 167 more free throws (296 to 129) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +167, North Carolina +133, New Mexico +130, Iowa +129).
• Over the last five games, Purdue is shooting 82.8 percent (48-58) from the FT line. Opponents have made just 20 free throws in that span.
• Purdue ranks sixth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.3) and is first nationally in opponent free throw attempts per game (9.4). The average is the lowest for an opponent since at least the 2010-11 season (lowest mark is 11.2 by Virginia in 2019-20).
• Purdue has held 20 straight opponents to 70 points or less, the second-longest streak in the country (Saint Mary's - 21).
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 14 of the 18 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 35 straight games -- the nation's longest streak.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 17 games this year, he has more blocked shots (41) than personal fouls (27). He has also played 30 minutes 12 times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons. Edey is averaging just 1.9 fouls / 40 minutes.
• Fletcher Loyer was named the Big Ten's Player and Freshman of the Week after a 27-point, six 3-pointer game vs. Nebraska. He became the first freshman since Illinois' Kofi Cockburn in Nov. 2019, to win Player of the Week honors. He was the first Purdue freshman since Robbie Hummel in Feb. 2008, to win Player of the Week accolades. His three Freshman of the Week honors are tied for the most in school history.
• Over the last five games, freshmen Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith are averaging a combined 28.4 points and 8.6 assists per game. The duo is shooting 50-of-100 (.500) from the field, 25-of-49 (.510) from 3-point range and 17-of-20 (.850) from the free throw line in that span.
• Purdue has been ranked in the nation's top 3 (AP poll) in 14 of the last 30 weeks. Previously in school history, Purdue was top 3 in 18 weeks.