GAMEDAY INFO
Sunday, January 8, 2023
[1] Purdue (14-1, 3-1) vs. Penn State (11-4, 2-2)
Philadelphia, Pa. | The Palestra (8,922)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Purdue ends a difficult two-game road trip with a battle against a tough Penn State team at The Palestra in Philadelphia. The Boilermakers are looking to move their Big Ten road record to 3-0, already posting wins against Nebraska and Thursday against No. 24-ranked Ohio State. A win would give Purdue a four-game road winning streak for the first time since winning seven straight road games in 2017-18.
• Head coach Matt Painter will face former assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry for the third time after a pair of meetings last season. Shrewsberry is one of three former assistants since the 2018-19 season under Painter that are currently in head coaching roles (Shrewsberry; Greg Gary -- 4th year at Mercer; Steve Lutz -- 2nd year at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi).
• Purdue's 14-1 record through 15 games ties the program's best mark through 15 games (1987-88, 1993-94, 2009-10, 2010-11). Purdue has started 15-1 three times in school history (1987-88, 1993-94, 2010-11).
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, owning five quad-1 wins, all of them against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 25. Four of the wins (Marquette) have come away from Mackey Arena. Only Kansas has more quad-1 wins than Purdue (6).
• This will mark Purdue's first Big Ten Conference game at a neutral site in school history. The last time Purdue played a neutral-site game against a Big Ten game came in Dec. 2002, against Indiana in Indianapolis (was not a conference game).
• The win over Ohio State gave Purdue its first Big Ten win and first "true" road win as the No. 1 team in the country in school history.
• With last Monday's loss to Rutgers, eight of Purdue's last 12 losses have come by three points or less. One more was by five points and two more came in overtime. Only one of the 12 losses was by more than nine points.
• In three neutral-site games against high-major opposition, Purdue is shooting 25-of-61 (.410) from 3-point range, averaging 79.7 points.
• Purdue started Thursday's game against Ohio State by missing its first seven 3-point attempts. It finished the game 13-of-24, making a season high in 3-pointers (13).
• 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. 1 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 18 of the past 28 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 25 appearances in the top 10 during that span are second behind Kansas (28).
• One year after ranking second in the country in rebound margin, Purdue leads the country in rebound margin (+11.9) this season. The Boilermakers are outscoring their opponents 209 to 94 in second-chance points (13.9 to 6.3 points per game).
• Purdue has MADE 256 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 157. Purdue has made 142 more free throws (256 to 114) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +142, North Carolina +133, Providence +124, Arizona +116).
• Purdue has held 27 straight opponents to 75 or fewer points, the third-longest streak in the country (North Texas 47, Houston 30).
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 12 of the 14 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 31 straight games with seven straight double-doubles.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 14 games this year, he has more blocked shots (28) than personal fouls (25). He has also played 30 minutes nine times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons. Edey is averaging just 2.3 fouls / 40 minutes.
• Matt Painter needs two 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 three victories to become the seventh coach with 200 Big Ten Conference victories.
Sunday, January 8, 2023
[1] Purdue (14-1, 3-1) vs. Penn State (11-4, 2-2)
Philadelphia, Pa. | The Palestra (8,922)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Purdue ends a difficult two-game road trip with a battle against a tough Penn State team at The Palestra in Philadelphia. The Boilermakers are looking to move their Big Ten road record to 3-0, already posting wins against Nebraska and Thursday against No. 24-ranked Ohio State. A win would give Purdue a four-game road winning streak for the first time since winning seven straight road games in 2017-18.
• Head coach Matt Painter will face former assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry for the third time after a pair of meetings last season. Shrewsberry is one of three former assistants since the 2018-19 season under Painter that are currently in head coaching roles (Shrewsberry; Greg Gary -- 4th year at Mercer; Steve Lutz -- 2nd year at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi).
• Purdue's 14-1 record through 15 games ties the program's best mark through 15 games (1987-88, 1993-94, 2009-10, 2010-11). Purdue has started 15-1 three times in school history (1987-88, 1993-94, 2010-11).
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, owning five quad-1 wins, all of them against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 25. Four of the wins (Marquette) have come away from Mackey Arena. Only Kansas has more quad-1 wins than Purdue (6).
• This will mark Purdue's first Big Ten Conference game at a neutral site in school history. The last time Purdue played a neutral-site game against a Big Ten game came in Dec. 2002, against Indiana in Indianapolis (was not a conference game).
• The win over Ohio State gave Purdue its first Big Ten win and first "true" road win as the No. 1 team in the country in school history.
• With last Monday's loss to Rutgers, eight of Purdue's last 12 losses have come by three points or less. One more was by five points and two more came in overtime. Only one of the 12 losses was by more than nine points.
• In three neutral-site games against high-major opposition, Purdue is shooting 25-of-61 (.410) from 3-point range, averaging 79.7 points.
• Purdue started Thursday's game against Ohio State by missing its first seven 3-point attempts. It finished the game 13-of-24, making a season high in 3-pointers (13).
• 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. 1 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 18 of the past 28 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 25 appearances in the top 10 during that span are second behind Kansas (28).
• One year after ranking second in the country in rebound margin, Purdue leads the country in rebound margin (+11.9) this season. The Boilermakers are outscoring their opponents 209 to 94 in second-chance points (13.9 to 6.3 points per game).
• Purdue has MADE 256 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 157. Purdue has made 142 more free throws (256 to 114) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +142, North Carolina +133, Providence +124, Arizona +116).
• Purdue has held 27 straight opponents to 75 or fewer points, the third-longest streak in the country (North Texas 47, Houston 30).
• Zach Edey ranks No. 1 in the KenPom POY ratings by a significant margin and has been the game MVP in 12 of the 14 Purdue games that he has played in (missed New Orleans with the flu). Edey has scored 10 or more points in 31 straight games with seven straight double-doubles.
• Perhaps our favorite Zach Edey stat: Through his 14 games this year, he has more blocked shots (28) than personal fouls (25). He has also played 30 minutes nine times this season after not doing it once in his first two seasons. Edey is averaging just 2.3 fouls / 40 minutes.
• Matt Painter needs two 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 three victories to become the seventh coach with 200 Big Ten Conference victories.