GAMEDAY INFO
Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. ET
[1] Purdue (23-3, 12-3) vs. [RV] Maryland (17-8, 8-6)
College Park, Md. | XFinity Center (17,950)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Cory Provus, Stephen Bardo, Andy Katz
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• With just five games left in the regular season, the No. 3-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look to pad their lead in the Big Ten race in a difficult setting, traveling to the XFinity Center to face a Maryland team that is undefeated in league play at home and winners of five of its last six games overall. A win over Maryland would give Purdue a two-and-half game lead in the league standings with four games to play.
• Purdue is coming off a disappointing 64-58 loss at Northwestern on Sunday. The Boilermakers led 55-47 with 3:50 to play, but were outscored 17-3 down the stretch in suffering just their third loss of the season.
• Purdue has won 12 Big Ten games for the eighth time in the last nine seasons and is close to locking up a double-bye in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. Purdue is the only program that has received a double-bye in every tournament that has been played under the current format.
• A win over Maryland would give Purdue its 10th quad-1 victory of the season and improve Purdue to 8-2 on the road (7-2 in Big Ten play). Purdue has won seven Big Ten road games just seven times in school history (2018, 2010, 1996, 1995, 1988, 1987 and 1984).
• Purdue is 52-11 since the start of last season. The 52 wins over a two-year span are already the eighth most in school history and Purdue needs just five wins to tie the record for most wins in a two-year span (57 in 2017, 2018). Iowa is second in this current stretch with 42 wins.
• Purdue (+11.7) is dominating the glass this season, leading the country in rebound margin by 2.7 rebounds per game over UMass Lowell (+9.0). Over the last four games, Purdue has outrebounded opponents 154 to 94 (15.0 rebounds per game).
• Purdue ranks fourth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.3) and is first nationally in opponent free throw rate via KenPom (17.5). Creighton is second nationally in free throw rate. Coincidentally, those teams are 1 and 2 nationally in forcing opponents to take long 2-point jumpers.
• Purdue has MADE 390 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 266. Purdue has made 196 more free throws (390 to 194) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +194, Iowa +157, Portland +151, North Carolina +136, Providence +135).
• In Purdue's three losses this season, the Boilermakers shot just 48-of-69 (.696) from the free throw line with 45 turnovers (15.0 per game). In its 23 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 9-3 quad-1 record with eight of the wins against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 40. Purdue is also 13-3 in quad 1 and 2 games, the second-most wins in the country. Purdue has not lost to a quad 1, 2 or 3 opponent.
• Purdue has been ranked in the nation's top five in 24 of the last 34 polls dating to the preseason poll a year ago. Gonzaga (21) and Houston (15) are the only other programs to have at least 15 weeks ranked in the top 5.
• The Boilermakers have been ranked No. 1 for 12 of its 26 games so far this season, posting a 9-3 record. When not ranked No. 1, Purdue is 14-0.
• Fifteen of Purdue's 23 wins have come against the KenPom top-100, the second-highest top-100 wins in the country (Kansas - 16). Purdue and Kansas each have 10, top-50 KenPom victories to lead the country. Purdue's 108 victories over the top 100 since the start of the 2016-17 season are the fourth most nationally (Kansas - 142; Villanova - 117; Baylor - 110).
• 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).
• Edey needs just 15 rebounds to move into the career top 10 rebounds list (749). With 16 rebounds, he would become the second player in school history to have 1,250 points and 750 rebounds by the end of his junior season, joining 1980 No. 1 NBA Draft pick, Joe Barry Carroll.
• Edey has won six Big Ten Player of the Week awards this season. The league record is seven by Ohio State's Evan Turner in 2011.
Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 6:30 p.m. ET
[1] Purdue (23-3, 12-3) vs. [RV] Maryland (17-8, 8-6)
College Park, Md. | XFinity Center (17,950)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Cory Provus, Stephen Bardo, Andy Katz
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• With just five games left in the regular season, the No. 3-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look to pad their lead in the Big Ten race in a difficult setting, traveling to the XFinity Center to face a Maryland team that is undefeated in league play at home and winners of five of its last six games overall. A win over Maryland would give Purdue a two-and-half game lead in the league standings with four games to play.
• Purdue is coming off a disappointing 64-58 loss at Northwestern on Sunday. The Boilermakers led 55-47 with 3:50 to play, but were outscored 17-3 down the stretch in suffering just their third loss of the season.
• Purdue has won 12 Big Ten games for the eighth time in the last nine seasons and is close to locking up a double-bye in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. Purdue is the only program that has received a double-bye in every tournament that has been played under the current format.
• A win over Maryland would give Purdue its 10th quad-1 victory of the season and improve Purdue to 8-2 on the road (7-2 in Big Ten play). Purdue has won seven Big Ten road games just seven times in school history (2018, 2010, 1996, 1995, 1988, 1987 and 1984).
• Purdue is 52-11 since the start of last season. The 52 wins over a two-year span are already the eighth most in school history and Purdue needs just five wins to tie the record for most wins in a two-year span (57 in 2017, 2018). Iowa is second in this current stretch with 42 wins.
• Purdue (+11.7) is dominating the glass this season, leading the country in rebound margin by 2.7 rebounds per game over UMass Lowell (+9.0). Over the last four games, Purdue has outrebounded opponents 154 to 94 (15.0 rebounds per game).
• Purdue ranks fourth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.3) and is first nationally in opponent free throw rate via KenPom (17.5). Creighton is second nationally in free throw rate. Coincidentally, those teams are 1 and 2 nationally in forcing opponents to take long 2-point jumpers.
• Purdue has MADE 390 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 266. Purdue has made 196 more free throws (390 to 194) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +194, Iowa +157, Portland +151, North Carolina +136, Providence +135).
• In Purdue's three losses this season, the Boilermakers shot just 48-of-69 (.696) from the free throw line with 45 turnovers (15.0 per game). In its 23 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 9-3 quad-1 record with eight of the wins against teams ranked in the NCAA Net's top 40. Purdue is also 13-3 in quad 1 and 2 games, the second-most wins in the country. Purdue has not lost to a quad 1, 2 or 3 opponent.
• Purdue has been ranked in the nation's top five in 24 of the last 34 polls dating to the preseason poll a year ago. Gonzaga (21) and Houston (15) are the only other programs to have at least 15 weeks ranked in the top 5.
• The Boilermakers have been ranked No. 1 for 12 of its 26 games so far this season, posting a 9-3 record. When not ranked No. 1, Purdue is 14-0.
• Fifteen of Purdue's 23 wins have come against the KenPom top-100, the second-highest top-100 wins in the country (Kansas - 16). Purdue and Kansas each have 10, top-50 KenPom victories to lead the country. Purdue's 108 victories over the top 100 since the start of the 2016-17 season are the fourth most nationally (Kansas - 142; Villanova - 117; Baylor - 110).
• 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).
• Edey needs just 15 rebounds to move into the career top 10 rebounds list (749). With 16 rebounds, he would become the second player in school history to have 1,250 points and 750 rebounds by the end of his junior season, joining 1980 No. 1 NBA Draft pick, Joe Barry Carroll.
• Edey has won six Big Ten Player of the Week awards this season. The league record is seven by Ohio State's Evan Turner in 2011.