GAMEDAY INFO
Thursday, February 9, 2023
[1] Purdue (22-2, 11-2) vs. [RV] Iowa (15-8, 7-5)
West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: ESPN2 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Rece Davis, Seth Greenberg
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• The nation's two-best offenses face off on Thursday night in Mackey Arena as Iowa visits for the only meeting between the two schools. It marks the lone home game in a four-game stretch as the Boilermakers will hit the road following this game for contests at Northwestern (Sunday) and Maryland (next Thursday). Purdue will then end the regular-season with three home games in its final four contests.
• The two teams own by far-and-away the most Quad-1 wins in the Big Ten. Purdue is 9-2 in quad-1 games, while Iowa is 7-5. No other Big Ten team has more than four quad-1 victories. The teams are also among the hottest in the league, as Purdue has won nine of its last 10 games, while Iowa has won seven of its last nine contests.
• A win Thursday would give Matt Painter his 250th win at Mackey Arena. He currently owns a 249-43 (.853) record in the facility.
• A win on Thursday would give Purdue 12 league wins for the eighth time in the last nine seasons. Kansas and Purdue are the only schools in America to have won at least 12 league games in at least seven of the last eight seasons (Kansas has done it all eight previous years).
• Purdue is ranked No. 1 nationally in offensive efficiency, while Iowa is second, via KenPom.com. Iowa marks the sixth offense ranked in the top 18 that Purdue will have faced this year (Iowa - 2nd; Marquette - 4th; Gonzaga - 7th; Ohio State - 15th; West Virginia - 16th; Indiana - 18th).
• Purdue ranks fourth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.4) and is first nationally in opponent free throw rate via KenPom (17.1). Creighton is second nationally in free throw rate. Those teams are 1 and 2 nationally in forcing opponents to take long 2-point jumpers. Iowa ranks third nationally in opponent free throw rate (20.9) and is 28th in fouls per game at 14.5.
• Purdue has MADE 360 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 239. Purdue has made 186 more free throws (360 to 174) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +186, North Carolina +165, Iowa +160, Portland +140).
• In Purdue's two losses this season, the Boilermakers shot just 29-of-45 (.644) from the free throw line with 29 turnovers (14.5 per game). In its 22 wins, Purdue is shooting 76.1 percent from the free throw line and averaging just 10.6 turnovers per game.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, boasting a 9-2 quad-1 record with five of the wins against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 30 (Gonzaga, Marquette, West Virginia, Maryland, Duke). Purdue is the only team to have played at least nine quad-1 games with two or fewer losses.
• 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 two or fewer losses (Purdue, Houston, Florida Atlantic). Just three power-conference teams have three or fewer losses (Purdue, Alabama, Arizona) and only three more have four or fewer losses (Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia). Purdue is tied for the nation's lead with 22 victories.
• Purdue has trailed for more than 20 minutes of game time (Marquette, Rutgers, Ohio State, Indiana) just four times this season. In 10 of Purdue's last 14 losses, the margin of defeat has been five or fewer points, including eight by one possession. Two more losses came by nine points in overtime, another by nine points in regulation and a final loss by 24 points to Michigan.
• Purdue is in search of its fourth No. 1 seed in school history, previously earning the No. 1 seed in 1988, 1994 and 1996. In addition, Zach Edey is the leader to earn consensus National Player of the Year accolades. The last time Purdue earned a No. 1 seed, it was led by its last consensus National Player of the Year recipient, Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson. Since 2000, eight players have earned consensus National Player of the Year accolades and led their team to a No. 1 seed, including four times in the last eight years (Williamson, Brunson, Mason, Kaminsky).
• Zach Edey surpassed both 500 points and 300 rebounds in his 23rd game of the season. He and Oklahoma's Blake Griffin in 2008-09 (508 pts, 324 rebs) are the only players since 2000 to have had 500 points and 300 rebounds in the first 23 games of the season.
• Edey was named the Big Ten Player of the Week (shared with Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis) for the sixth time this season. It marks the second most for a player in Big Ten history (Evan Turner - 7). With four more weeks to go, the record is in sight.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
[1] Purdue (22-2, 11-2) vs. [RV] Iowa (15-8, 7-5)
West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: ESPN2 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Rece Davis, Seth Greenberg
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• The nation's two-best offenses face off on Thursday night in Mackey Arena as Iowa visits for the only meeting between the two schools. It marks the lone home game in a four-game stretch as the Boilermakers will hit the road following this game for contests at Northwestern (Sunday) and Maryland (next Thursday). Purdue will then end the regular-season with three home games in its final four contests.
• The two teams own by far-and-away the most Quad-1 wins in the Big Ten. Purdue is 9-2 in quad-1 games, while Iowa is 7-5. No other Big Ten team has more than four quad-1 victories. The teams are also among the hottest in the league, as Purdue has won nine of its last 10 games, while Iowa has won seven of its last nine contests.
• A win Thursday would give Matt Painter his 250th win at Mackey Arena. He currently owns a 249-43 (.853) record in the facility.
• A win on Thursday would give Purdue 12 league wins for the eighth time in the last nine seasons. Kansas and Purdue are the only schools in America to have won at least 12 league games in at least seven of the last eight seasons (Kansas has done it all eight previous years).
• Purdue is ranked No. 1 nationally in offensive efficiency, while Iowa is second, via KenPom.com. Iowa marks the sixth offense ranked in the top 18 that Purdue will have faced this year (Iowa - 2nd; Marquette - 4th; Gonzaga - 7th; Ohio State - 15th; West Virginia - 16th; Indiana - 18th).
• Purdue ranks fourth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.4) and is first nationally in opponent free throw rate via KenPom (17.1). Creighton is second nationally in free throw rate. Those teams are 1 and 2 nationally in forcing opponents to take long 2-point jumpers. Iowa ranks third nationally in opponent free throw rate (20.9) and is 28th in fouls per game at 14.5.
• Purdue has MADE 360 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 239. Purdue has made 186 more free throws (360 to 174) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +186, North Carolina +165, Iowa +160, Portland +140).
• In Purdue's two losses this season, the Boilermakers shot just 29-of-45 (.644) from the free throw line with 29 turnovers (14.5 per game). In its 22 wins, Purdue is shooting 76.1 percent from the free throw line and averaging just 10.6 turnovers per game.
• Purdue can claim America's best resume, boasting a 9-2 quad-1 record with five of the wins against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 30 (Gonzaga, Marquette, West Virginia, Maryland, Duke). Purdue is the only team to have played at least nine quad-1 games with two or fewer losses.
• 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 two or fewer losses (Purdue, Houston, Florida Atlantic). Just three power-conference teams have three or fewer losses (Purdue, Alabama, Arizona) and only three more have four or fewer losses (Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia). Purdue is tied for the nation's lead with 22 victories.
• Purdue has trailed for more than 20 minutes of game time (Marquette, Rutgers, Ohio State, Indiana) just four times this season. In 10 of Purdue's last 14 losses, the margin of defeat has been five or fewer points, including eight by one possession. Two more losses came by nine points in overtime, another by nine points in regulation and a final loss by 24 points to Michigan.
• Purdue is in search of its fourth No. 1 seed in school history, previously earning the No. 1 seed in 1988, 1994 and 1996. In addition, Zach Edey is the leader to earn consensus National Player of the Year accolades. The last time Purdue earned a No. 1 seed, it was led by its last consensus National Player of the Year recipient, Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson. Since 2000, eight players have earned consensus National Player of the Year accolades and led their team to a No. 1 seed, including four times in the last eight years (Williamson, Brunson, Mason, Kaminsky).
• Zach Edey surpassed both 500 points and 300 rebounds in his 23rd game of the season. He and Oklahoma's Blake Griffin in 2008-09 (508 pts, 324 rebs) are the only players since 2000 to have had 500 points and 300 rebounds in the first 23 games of the season.
• Edey was named the Big Ten Player of the Week (shared with Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis) for the sixth time this season. It marks the second most for a player in Big Ten history (Evan Turner - 7). With four more weeks to go, the record is in sight.