GAMEDAY INFO
Thursday, March 2, 2023 | 9 p.m. ET
[5] Purdue (24-5, 13-5) vs. Wisconsin (16-12, 8-10)
Madison, Wis. | Kohl Center (17,250)
TELEVISION: FS1 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Adam Amin, Jim Jackson
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• With just two regular-season games left on the schedule and a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship already locked up, the No. 5-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look to gain some postseason momentum with a Thursday night tilt in Madison. The Boilermakers are aiming for their 25th regular-season victory for the second straight year, something done just once in consecutive seasons in school history (2017, 2018).
• The Boilermakers have mathematically locked up a double-bye for the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. Under its current format, Purdue has NEVER played on Wednesday or Thursday, receiving a double-bye in all eight tournaments that have been played. Entering this year, just Wisconsin and Michigan State have earned as many as four double-byes.
• Purdue is one of three teams to rank in the top 20 of both offensive (11th) and defensive (18th) efficiencies (Houston, Alabama).
• Purdue is 53-13 since the start of last season. The 53 wins over a two-year span are already the seventh most in school history and Purdue needs just four wins to tie the record for most wins in a two-year span (57 in 2017, 2018). Iowa is second among Big Ten teams with 45 wins.
• The Boilermakers have clinched at least a share of their league-best, 25th Big Ten regular-season championship. By finishing no worse than first, head coach Matt Painter has now finished first or second eight times in his 18 years at Purdue, and in the top three in seven of the last nine seasons. Having won three crowns in the last seven seasons, Purdue is a Keita Bates-Diop (Ohio State) tip-in at the buzzer in 2018, and your pick of four buzzer-beating defeats a year ago from having five titles in the last seven years.
• Purdue ranks fourth nationally in Quad-1 victories with nine and is tied with Alabama for the most among teams not in the Big 12. Purdue's 14 Quad-1 and 2 victories are also the fourth most nationally. The Boilermakers' 11 wins away from Mackey Arena are the most among power-conference squads. Purdue leads the Big Ten with six road victories in the league.
• Purdue has been ranked in the AP top 5 in 14 straight weeks, doubling the longest stretch in school history. Since the start of last year, Purdue has been ranked in the top 5 in 26 weeks, five more weeks than the next-closest team (Gonzaga).
• Purdue owns wins over three teams that won their respective conferences (Hofstra - Colonial; Gonzaga - West Coast; Marquette - Big East).
• Purdue has MADE 441 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 305. Purdue has made 218 more free throws (441 to 223) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +218, Portland +181, North Carolina +171, Charleston +154).
• In Purdue's last five games (2-3), Purdue is shooting just 28.7 percent (29-of-101) from long distance.
• The Boilermakers lead the country in rebound margin (+11.4) and have 13 games this season where it has outrebounded their opponents by 15 or more rebounds -- the most in the country. Over the last two games, Purdue has outrebounded its foes 90 to 51, with 35 offensive rebounds.
• After a three-game stretch from Feb. 4 to Feb. 12, where it averaged 16.3 turnovers per game against Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern, the Boilermakers are averaging just 9.3 turnovers per game over its last three games.
• 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 750 career rebounds in the win over Ohio State and is the only active junior (or younger) in the country with 1,400 career points and 750 rebounds. He and former No. 1 NBA Draft pick Joe Barry Carroll are the only Purdue players to ever do it.
• Edey and Michigan's Chris Webber (1992-93) are the only Big Ten players in the last 30 years to have at least 600 points, 350 rebounds and 50 blocked shots in a season. Only Ohio State's Jerry Lucas (1959-60) has had 700 points and 400 rebounds in a season in Big Ten history.
Thursday, March 2, 2023 | 9 p.m. ET
[5] Purdue (24-5, 13-5) vs. Wisconsin (16-12, 8-10)
Madison, Wis. | Kohl Center (17,250)
TELEVISION: FS1 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Adam Amin, Jim Jackson
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• With just two regular-season games left on the schedule and a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship already locked up, the No. 5-ranked Purdue Boilermakers look to gain some postseason momentum with a Thursday night tilt in Madison. The Boilermakers are aiming for their 25th regular-season victory for the second straight year, something done just once in consecutive seasons in school history (2017, 2018).
• The Boilermakers have mathematically locked up a double-bye for the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. Under its current format, Purdue has NEVER played on Wednesday or Thursday, receiving a double-bye in all eight tournaments that have been played. Entering this year, just Wisconsin and Michigan State have earned as many as four double-byes.
• Purdue is one of three teams to rank in the top 20 of both offensive (11th) and defensive (18th) efficiencies (Houston, Alabama).
• Purdue is 53-13 since the start of last season. The 53 wins over a two-year span are already the seventh most in school history and Purdue needs just four wins to tie the record for most wins in a two-year span (57 in 2017, 2018). Iowa is second among Big Ten teams with 45 wins.
• The Boilermakers have clinched at least a share of their league-best, 25th Big Ten regular-season championship. By finishing no worse than first, head coach Matt Painter has now finished first or second eight times in his 18 years at Purdue, and in the top three in seven of the last nine seasons. Having won three crowns in the last seven seasons, Purdue is a Keita Bates-Diop (Ohio State) tip-in at the buzzer in 2018, and your pick of four buzzer-beating defeats a year ago from having five titles in the last seven years.
• Purdue ranks fourth nationally in Quad-1 victories with nine and is tied with Alabama for the most among teams not in the Big 12. Purdue's 14 Quad-1 and 2 victories are also the fourth most nationally. The Boilermakers' 11 wins away from Mackey Arena are the most among power-conference squads. Purdue leads the Big Ten with six road victories in the league.
• Purdue has been ranked in the AP top 5 in 14 straight weeks, doubling the longest stretch in school history. Since the start of last year, Purdue has been ranked in the top 5 in 26 weeks, five more weeks than the next-closest team (Gonzaga).
• Purdue owns wins over three teams that won their respective conferences (Hofstra - Colonial; Gonzaga - West Coast; Marquette - Big East).
• Purdue has MADE 441 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 305. Purdue has made 218 more free throws (441 to 223) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +218, Portland +181, North Carolina +171, Charleston +154).
• In Purdue's last five games (2-3), Purdue is shooting just 28.7 percent (29-of-101) from long distance.
• The Boilermakers lead the country in rebound margin (+11.4) and have 13 games this season where it has outrebounded their opponents by 15 or more rebounds -- the most in the country. Over the last two games, Purdue has outrebounded its foes 90 to 51, with 35 offensive rebounds.
• After a three-game stretch from Feb. 4 to Feb. 12, where it averaged 16.3 turnovers per game against Indiana, Iowa and Northwestern, the Boilermakers are averaging just 9.3 turnovers per game over its last three games.
• 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 750 career rebounds in the win over Ohio State and is the only active junior (or younger) in the country with 1,400 career points and 750 rebounds. He and former No. 1 NBA Draft pick Joe Barry Carroll are the only Purdue players to ever do it.
• Edey and Michigan's Chris Webber (1992-93) are the only Big Ten players in the last 30 years to have at least 600 points, 350 rebounds and 50 blocked shots in a season. Only Ohio State's Jerry Lucas (1959-60) has had 700 points and 400 rebounds in a season in Big Ten history.