GAMEDAY INFO
Thursday, January 26, 2023
[1] Purdue (19-1, 7-1) vs. Michigan (11-8, 5-3)
Ann Arbor, Michigan | Crisler Center (12,707)
TELEVISION: FS1 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Jason Benetti, Bill Raftery
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Purdue returns to the road for the fifth time in its last seven games when it heads to Ann Arbor for a Thursday night tilt with Michigan. Leaving a day early because of an impending snowstorm, Purdue will have been on the road for 12 of the last 23 days, starting with the Jan. 4, departure to Ohio State. During that span, the Boilermakers have won all four road games by a total of 38 points.
• After Thursday's game, Purdue will finish the season with six home games in its final 10 Big Ten games.
• A win over Michigan would give Purdue wins at Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State for the first time since the 1997-98 season. Purdue hasn't won on the road at Michigan and Michigan State since the 2010-11 season.
• Purdue's 19-1 record is the program's best 19-game start in school history. A win over Michigan will give Purdue a 20-1 record through 21 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).
• Purdue's 5-0 start on the road in Big Ten play is the league's best since Purdue started 7-0 on the road to start the 2017-18 Big Ten season.
• A win over Michigan will give Purdue a 9-1 record at the halfway point of the league season. Purdue has had just one loss at the halfway point of league play six times in the last 53 seasons (2018 - 12-0; 2008 - 8-1; 1990 - 8-1; 1988 - 8-1; 1987 - 8-1; 1984 - 8-1).
• 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 three teams nationally with just one loss (Purdue, Florida Atlantic, College of Charleston). Purdue is one of three high-major programs with two or fewer losses (Purdue, Alabama, Kansas State).
• Purdue has MADE 312 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 187. Purdue has made 175 more free throws (312 to 137) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +175, North Carolina +157, Providence +131, Iowa +128, New Mexico +128).
• Over the last six games, Purdue is shooting 84.2 percent (64-76) from the FT line. Opponents have made just 28 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 21 straight opponents to 70 points or less, the second-longest streak in the country (Saint Mary's - 22).
• Since Jan. 5, which coincides with Purdue's six-game winning streak, Purdue owns the nation's eighth-best defensive efficiency (87.9), according to BartTorvik.com. Opponents are averaging just 57.3 points per game over the last six, including 52.3 points in the last three games.
• Purdue returned to No. 1 in this week's AP Top 25 rankings for the second time this season. Purdue is the sixth Big Ten team to voted No. 1 twice in the same season (Indiana - 2013, 1993; Michigan - 1977, 1965; Ohio State - 2011). Purdue is 6-2 all-time as the nation's No. 1-ranked team with both losses coming on buzzer-beaters by Rutgers.
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 15 of the 19 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 36 straight games -- the nation's longest streak.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 19 games this year, he has more blocked shots (43) than personal fouls (29). He has also played 30 minutes 13 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 (Jan. 17) 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, and the first Purdue freshman since Robbie Hummel in Feb. 2008, to win Player of the Week accolades. His three FOW honors are tied for the most in school history.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
[1] Purdue (19-1, 7-1) vs. Michigan (11-8, 5-3)
Ann Arbor, Michigan | Crisler Center (12,707)
TELEVISION: FS1 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Jason Benetti, Bill Raftery
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Purdue returns to the road for the fifth time in its last seven games when it heads to Ann Arbor for a Thursday night tilt with Michigan. Leaving a day early because of an impending snowstorm, Purdue will have been on the road for 12 of the last 23 days, starting with the Jan. 4, departure to Ohio State. During that span, the Boilermakers have won all four road games by a total of 38 points.
• After Thursday's game, Purdue will finish the season with six home games in its final 10 Big Ten games.
• A win over Michigan would give Purdue wins at Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State for the first time since the 1997-98 season. Purdue hasn't won on the road at Michigan and Michigan State since the 2010-11 season.
• Purdue's 19-1 record is the program's best 19-game start in school history. A win over Michigan will give Purdue a 20-1 record through 21 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).
• Purdue's 5-0 start on the road in Big Ten play is the league's best since Purdue started 7-0 on the road to start the 2017-18 Big Ten season.
• A win over Michigan will give Purdue a 9-1 record at the halfway point of the league season. Purdue has had just one loss at the halfway point of league play six times in the last 53 seasons (2018 - 12-0; 2008 - 8-1; 1990 - 8-1; 1988 - 8-1; 1987 - 8-1; 1984 - 8-1).
• 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 three teams nationally with just one loss (Purdue, Florida Atlantic, College of Charleston). Purdue is one of three high-major programs with two or fewer losses (Purdue, Alabama, Kansas State).
• Purdue has MADE 312 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 187. Purdue has made 175 more free throws (312 to 137) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +175, North Carolina +157, Providence +131, Iowa +128, New Mexico +128).
• Over the last six games, Purdue is shooting 84.2 percent (64-76) from the FT line. Opponents have made just 28 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 21 straight opponents to 70 points or less, the second-longest streak in the country (Saint Mary's - 22).
• Since Jan. 5, which coincides with Purdue's six-game winning streak, Purdue owns the nation's eighth-best defensive efficiency (87.9), according to BartTorvik.com. Opponents are averaging just 57.3 points per game over the last six, including 52.3 points in the last three games.
• Purdue returned to No. 1 in this week's AP Top 25 rankings for the second time this season. Purdue is the sixth Big Ten team to voted No. 1 twice in the same season (Indiana - 2013, 1993; Michigan - 1977, 1965; Ohio State - 2011). Purdue is 6-2 all-time as the nation's No. 1-ranked team with both losses coming on buzzer-beaters by Rutgers.
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 15 of the 19 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 36 straight games -- the nation's longest streak.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 19 games this year, he has more blocked shots (43) than personal fouls (29). He has also played 30 minutes 13 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 (Jan. 17) 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, and the first Purdue freshman since Robbie Hummel in Feb. 2008, to win Player of the Week accolades. His three FOW honors are tied for the most in school history.