GAMEDAY INFORMATION -- GAME 12
[1] Purdue (10-1) vs. Jacksonville (8-4)
Thursday, December 21, 2023
6:30 p.m. ET | West Lafayette, Ind.
Mackey Arena | 14,876
TELEVISION: Big Ten Network (Connor Onion, Rapheal Davis)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• The No. 1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers wrap up their pre-Holiday schedule with a Thursday night contest against Jacksonville in Mackey Arena. Purdue is looking for its fourth straight victory and to keep its momentum going into the New Year when Big Ten play resumes. The contest with Jacksonville is the penultimate non-conference game of the year as Purdue aims for its third straight unbeaten non-conference record.
• Purdue returned to the top of the Associated Press top-25 poll for the second time this year, following Saturday's 92-84 win over previously No. 1-ranked Arizona. In the last three years, Purdue's 10 weeks at the top of the charts is the most in the country.
• With its No. 1 ranking this week, Purdue has now been ranked in the top 5 of the AP poll for 23 straight weeks, the longest-active streak in America by 11 weeks (Kansas - 12). It has been ranked in the top 3 in 17 of those 23 weeks.
• Purdue's schedule has been one of the toughest in the country according to KenPom.com, already having faced Marquette (#6), Tennessee (#7), Gonzaga (#18), Alabama (#9) and Arizona (#4). Purdue has as many KenPom top-10 wins (4) as any other team has top-50 wins.
• Through games played Dec. 18, Purdue owns the most quad-1 wins (5), most quad-1 and 2 wins (7) and most quad-1, 2 and 3 wins (9). Florida Atlantic, Colorado State and Utah State are the only other teams with EVEN seven quad-1, 2 and 3 wins combined. Those three teams have combined for three quad-1 wins and eight quad-3 victories.
• The Boilermakers finished a nine-game stretch in which it played Xavier (4 seed in 2023 NCAAs), Gonzaga (ranked No. 11), Tennessee (ranked No. 7), Marquette (ranked No. 4), Texas Southern (2023 NCAA Tournament), Northwestern (2nd rd. in 2023 NCAA Tournament), Iowa (2023 NCAA Tournament), Alabama (1 seed in NCAA Tournament) and Arizona (ranked No. 1). Purdue finished 8-1 in those games.
• Purdue has won 33 straight non-conference, regular-season games, the longest streak for any program in the country in almost 10 years and the fifth-longest streak in the last 30 years. Purdue is attempting to become the third team in the last 50 years (Syracuse -- 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12; Duke -- 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94) to have three straight unbeaten regular seasons against non-conference opponents.
• Purdue's 33-game non-conference, regular-season win streak is the longest in the country by 19 games (Houston - 14).
• Purdue has six non-conference wins over the KenPom top 50. The rest of the Big Ten has seven COMBINED wins over the KenPom top 50.
• Purdue has scored at least 87 points in five straight games, marking the first time since the 1968-69 season that Purdue has done that. Over the last five games, Purdue's offensive efficiency is 131.6 (131.6 points scored per 100 possessions).
• Purdue has also scored at least 90 points in consecutive games for the first time since December 2017.
• Matt Painter (423 wins) needs one victory to move into fourth place by himself on the Big Ten's all-time wins list, currently tied with Illinois' Lou Henson. Painter also needs two wins for 450 in his career (423 at Purdue; 25 at Southern Illinois) in just his 20th season.
• Fletcher Loyer was named the Big Ten's Player of the Week for the second time in his career after a 27-point, 4-steal outing against No. 1 Arizona. Loyer is averaging 19.2 points per game and is 16-of-36 (.444) from deep in five career games vs. top-10 teams.
• Zach Edey has moved into second on the school's career rebounding chart (964) and is now 10th in points (1,803) and 5th in blocks (175). He needs 197 points, 36 rebounds and 25 blocks to become the third player in NCAA history (Patrick Ewing, David Robinson) to have scored 2,000 career points with 1,000 rebounds and 200 blocks while shooting at least 60.0 percent from the field.
• The 23 straight weeks ranked in the top 5 is the sixth-longest streak in Big Ten history, but the second-longest streak in the last 45 years.
• Purdue is in search for its 26th Big Ten Championship, already owning the most Big Ten titles in league history. Should Purdue win the Big Ten title in 2024, it will mark its fourth title in the last eight seasons and back-to-back titles for the first time since 1994-95-96.
[1] Purdue (10-1) vs. Jacksonville (8-4)
Thursday, December 21, 2023
6:30 p.m. ET | West Lafayette, Ind.
Mackey Arena | 14,876
TELEVISION: Big Ten Network (Connor Onion, Rapheal Davis)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• The No. 1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers wrap up their pre-Holiday schedule with a Thursday night contest against Jacksonville in Mackey Arena. Purdue is looking for its fourth straight victory and to keep its momentum going into the New Year when Big Ten play resumes. The contest with Jacksonville is the penultimate non-conference game of the year as Purdue aims for its third straight unbeaten non-conference record.
• Purdue returned to the top of the Associated Press top-25 poll for the second time this year, following Saturday's 92-84 win over previously No. 1-ranked Arizona. In the last three years, Purdue's 10 weeks at the top of the charts is the most in the country.
• With its No. 1 ranking this week, Purdue has now been ranked in the top 5 of the AP poll for 23 straight weeks, the longest-active streak in America by 11 weeks (Kansas - 12). It has been ranked in the top 3 in 17 of those 23 weeks.
• Purdue's schedule has been one of the toughest in the country according to KenPom.com, already having faced Marquette (#6), Tennessee (#7), Gonzaga (#18), Alabama (#9) and Arizona (#4). Purdue has as many KenPom top-10 wins (4) as any other team has top-50 wins.
• Through games played Dec. 18, Purdue owns the most quad-1 wins (5), most quad-1 and 2 wins (7) and most quad-1, 2 and 3 wins (9). Florida Atlantic, Colorado State and Utah State are the only other teams with EVEN seven quad-1, 2 and 3 wins combined. Those three teams have combined for three quad-1 wins and eight quad-3 victories.
• The Boilermakers finished a nine-game stretch in which it played Xavier (4 seed in 2023 NCAAs), Gonzaga (ranked No. 11), Tennessee (ranked No. 7), Marquette (ranked No. 4), Texas Southern (2023 NCAA Tournament), Northwestern (2nd rd. in 2023 NCAA Tournament), Iowa (2023 NCAA Tournament), Alabama (1 seed in NCAA Tournament) and Arizona (ranked No. 1). Purdue finished 8-1 in those games.
• Purdue has won 33 straight non-conference, regular-season games, the longest streak for any program in the country in almost 10 years and the fifth-longest streak in the last 30 years. Purdue is attempting to become the third team in the last 50 years (Syracuse -- 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12; Duke -- 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94) to have three straight unbeaten regular seasons against non-conference opponents.
• Purdue's 33-game non-conference, regular-season win streak is the longest in the country by 19 games (Houston - 14).
• Purdue has six non-conference wins over the KenPom top 50. The rest of the Big Ten has seven COMBINED wins over the KenPom top 50.
• Purdue has scored at least 87 points in five straight games, marking the first time since the 1968-69 season that Purdue has done that. Over the last five games, Purdue's offensive efficiency is 131.6 (131.6 points scored per 100 possessions).
• Purdue has also scored at least 90 points in consecutive games for the first time since December 2017.
• Matt Painter (423 wins) needs one victory to move into fourth place by himself on the Big Ten's all-time wins list, currently tied with Illinois' Lou Henson. Painter also needs two wins for 450 in his career (423 at Purdue; 25 at Southern Illinois) in just his 20th season.
• Fletcher Loyer was named the Big Ten's Player of the Week for the second time in his career after a 27-point, 4-steal outing against No. 1 Arizona. Loyer is averaging 19.2 points per game and is 16-of-36 (.444) from deep in five career games vs. top-10 teams.
• Zach Edey has moved into second on the school's career rebounding chart (964) and is now 10th in points (1,803) and 5th in blocks (175). He needs 197 points, 36 rebounds and 25 blocks to become the third player in NCAA history (Patrick Ewing, David Robinson) to have scored 2,000 career points with 1,000 rebounds and 200 blocks while shooting at least 60.0 percent from the field.
• The 23 straight weeks ranked in the top 5 is the sixth-longest streak in Big Ten history, but the second-longest streak in the last 45 years.
• Purdue is in search for its 26th Big Ten Championship, already owning the most Big Ten titles in league history. Should Purdue win the Big Ten title in 2024, it will mark its fourth title in the last eight seasons and back-to-back titles for the first time since 1994-95-96.