GAMEDAY INFORMATION -- GAME 20
[2] Purdue (17-2, 6-2) vs. Michigan (7-11, 2-5)
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
9 p.m. ET | West Lafayette, Indiana
Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION / STREAM: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• After a successful, season-long roadswing, the No. 2-ranked Purdue Boilermakers return home to face one of the Big Ten's top offenses as Michigan visits Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers are aiming for their fourth straight victory overall and their 11th straight home victory.
• This week is Coaches vs. Cancer week, where Purdue will return to the Suits and Sneakers format. The Boilermaker coaching staff will wear suits in games against Michigan and Rutgers paired with Nike Air Max 87. Since CoVid, the Purdue staff has gone more casual in its attire.
• In addition, Purdue has raised money for cancer research, via messages on its warm-up shirts and ribbon boards and the auctioning off of special, game-worn Hammer Down Cancer uniforms. All proceeds go to the Purdue Institute of Cancer Research. This marks the fourth time Purdue has won special Hammer Down Cancer uniforms, using the Institute's signature VOLT color to raise awareness of its mission. The Coaches vs. Cancer week initiatives by Purdue Basketball has raised $165,000 to date, not including this season.
• Purdue has played five of its first eight Big Ten games on the road and lead the Big Ten with three road wins. Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois are the only teams in the Big Ten with multiple wins on the road in league play. Big Ten teams are a combined 14-38 (.269) entering Tuesday.
• The Boilermakers are 17-2 (or better) through 19 games for the second straight season. It marks the third time in Matt Painter's 19 seasons that Purdue has been 17-2 or better (2024, 2023, 2018), all coming in the last seven seasons. Over the last three seasons, Purdue is 56-6 in months November through January. A win will make Purdue 18-2 (or better) for the fourth time ever (2024, 2023, 2018, 1988).
• Following its loss to Nebraska on Jan. 9, Purdue has averaged 88.7 points per game in its three wins, while shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from 3-point range and outrebounding opponents by almost 18 rebounds per game. Purdue's offensive efficiency in that span is 129.4 (129.4 points / 100 possessions).
• Purdue's +26 rebound margin (50-24) vs. Iowa was its largest against a Big Ten opponent since Jan. 24, 2020, vs. Wisconsin (+26). It was also the fifth-largest for Purdue against a Big Ten opponent in school history.
• Purdue ranks in the NCAA's top 20 in wins (1st), offensive efficiency (2nd), rebound margin (3rd), assists per game (9th), scoring margin (11th), 3-point percentage (11th), fewest fouls per game (13th), defensive efficiency (13th), scoring offense (13th) and assist / turnover ratio (18th).
• Purdue leads the country in quad-1 wins (7) and quad-1 and 2 wins combined (11). No one in the country has more than eight Q-1 and Q-2 wins.
• Since the start of last season, Purdue is 46-8, the fifth-most wins nationally, while the eight losses are the second fewest behind Houston (6). The eight losses during that span have come by 1, 5, 6, 14, 8, 5, 4 (OT) and 16 points. Thirty-three of the 46 wins have come against teams ranked in the KenPom top-100, including 25 against teams ranked in the top-50.
• Purdue's schedule is currently the toughest in the country, ranking No. 1 in SOS by the NCAA NET team sheets, KenPom.com and ESPN. The Boilermakers have faced teams ranked No. 3, 4, 8, 11, 17, 30, 43 and 49 (2x) in NET, with additional games coming against 11, 13 (2x), 21 and 46.
• Purdue was voted No. 2 in the AP Top 25 poll on Monday, for the second straight week. With its No. 2 ranking this week, Purdue has now been ranked in the top 5 of the AP poll for 28 straight weeks, the longest-active streak in America by 17 weeks (UConn - 11). It has been ranked in the top 3 in 22 of those 28 weeks.
• Purdue's starting lineup of Braden Smith, Lance Jones, Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Zach Edey have started all 19 games. It's the longest stretch for a starting group to start the season since the 2017-18 season (28 games).
• Edey needs 25 points and eight blocked shots to become the third player in NCAA history with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 blocks and to shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field (Patrick Ewing, David Robinson). Edey was named the Big Ten Player of the Week Monday.
• Purdue is now 17-2 (or better) through 19 games for the second straight season and for the third time in the last seven seasons (also 2017-18 season).
• The consecutive 17-2 starts (or better) mark the first time in school history that Purdue has been 17-2 or better in two straight seasons.
• Purdue won back-to-back road games by at least 14 points for the first time since February of the 2020-21 season (75-58 at Nebraska; 73-52 at Penn State).
• Purdue has now played half of its Big Ten road games, posting a 3-2 record in its first five league road games. Purdue has been at least .500 in its Big Ten road games in six of the last seven seasons, with the lone exception being 2020 (3-7). Purdue is 10-5 on the road since the start of last year in league play and since the 2021-22 season, owns the league's best road record at 15-10.
• With the win over Iowa, Matt Painter will moved into fifth place by himself on the all-time wins list in Big Ten games with 215, passing Lou Henson. Ward "Piggy" Lambert is next with 228 wins.
• Iowa entered the game as the Big Ten's top-scoring team, ranking fifth nationally. Purdue held the Hawks to 17 points below their average. Iowa has been held to 70 or fewer points four times this year. Purdue did it twice (Oklahoma, Iowa State the others).
• Purdue has scored at least 84 points in each of the last three games. The last time Purdue scored at least 84 points in regulation in three straight Big Ten games came in the 1994-95 season (84 vs. Iowa -- Jan. 14, 1995; 92 vs. Ohio State -- Jan 21, 1995; 96 vs. Northwestern -- Jan. 25, 1995). The last time Purdue had 84 or more points in regulation in four straight Big Ten games was Feb. 11 to March 2, 1974 (6 straight games).
• Over the last three games, Purdue has 59 assists against 33 turnovers (1.79 A / TO Ratio). Purdue ranks ninth in the country in assists / field goals made at 63.9 percent.
• According to KenPom.com, the NCAA team sheets and ESPN, Purdue's schedule currently ranks as the toughest in the country.
• Over the last six games, Purdue is shooting 58-of-141 (.411) from 3-point range, making at least nine 3-pointers in five of them.
• Purdue now ranks 11th in the country in 3-point percentage (.393), a year after ranking 281st nationally in 3-point percentage. Purdue has finished in the top 10 in 3-point percentage three previous times under Painter (2017, 2018, 2022).
• Of Purdue's seven players that have made at least seven 3-pointers, six of them are shooting at least 38 percent from deep. The other, Lance Jones, is at 41.7 percent over his last three games (10-of-24).
• Zach Edey has scored 93 points, grabbed 52 rebounds and made 31 free throws over his last three games. He is the only major-college player to reach those marks in a 3-game span in the last 25 years.
• Braden Smith has dished out at least six assists in eight straight games, the longest stretch of six-plus assist games in school history. Smith is averaging 7.16 assists per game, just off the school record set by Bruce Parkinson (7.39) in 1974-75.
• Smith is currently averaging 8.1 assists per game in Big Ten play only. No player in Big Ten history has averaged at least 8.0 assists per game in league play (Cassius Winston - 7.9).
• Purdue has a player in the top five nationally in scoring (Zach Edey - 2nd), rebounding (Zach Edey - 4th) and assists (Braden Smith - 4th).
• Fletcher Loyer has made at least two 3-pointers in seven of his last nine games.
THE SERIES WITH MICHIGAN
• Tuesday's meeting against Michigan in Mackey Arena is the first of two against the Wolverines in the next month (Ann Arbor - Feb. 25).
• The Boilermakers lead the series by a 91-75 margin, but Michigan has won six of the last eight meetings, and 13 of the last 20.
• In fact, in the last 10 meetings against Purdue, the Boilermakers' next two opponents, Michigan and Rutgers, are the only ones that are at least .500 against Purdue (Michigan - 6-4; Rutgers 5-5).
• Michigan is one of two teams with the most success all-time in Mackey Arena among Big Ten teams, with Purdue owning a 31-17 margin. Ohio State has the league's best record in Mackey (31-18).
• Purdue is looking for consecutive wins vs. Michigan for the first time since Jan. 9 to 25, 2018.
[2] Purdue (17-2, 6-2) vs. Michigan (7-11, 2-5)
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
9 p.m. ET | West Lafayette, Indiana
Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION / STREAM: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• After a successful, season-long roadswing, the No. 2-ranked Purdue Boilermakers return home to face one of the Big Ten's top offenses as Michigan visits Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers are aiming for their fourth straight victory overall and their 11th straight home victory.
• This week is Coaches vs. Cancer week, where Purdue will return to the Suits and Sneakers format. The Boilermaker coaching staff will wear suits in games against Michigan and Rutgers paired with Nike Air Max 87. Since CoVid, the Purdue staff has gone more casual in its attire.
• In addition, Purdue has raised money for cancer research, via messages on its warm-up shirts and ribbon boards and the auctioning off of special, game-worn Hammer Down Cancer uniforms. All proceeds go to the Purdue Institute of Cancer Research. This marks the fourth time Purdue has won special Hammer Down Cancer uniforms, using the Institute's signature VOLT color to raise awareness of its mission. The Coaches vs. Cancer week initiatives by Purdue Basketball has raised $165,000 to date, not including this season.
• Purdue has played five of its first eight Big Ten games on the road and lead the Big Ten with three road wins. Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois are the only teams in the Big Ten with multiple wins on the road in league play. Big Ten teams are a combined 14-38 (.269) entering Tuesday.
• The Boilermakers are 17-2 (or better) through 19 games for the second straight season. It marks the third time in Matt Painter's 19 seasons that Purdue has been 17-2 or better (2024, 2023, 2018), all coming in the last seven seasons. Over the last three seasons, Purdue is 56-6 in months November through January. A win will make Purdue 18-2 (or better) for the fourth time ever (2024, 2023, 2018, 1988).
• Following its loss to Nebraska on Jan. 9, Purdue has averaged 88.7 points per game in its three wins, while shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from 3-point range and outrebounding opponents by almost 18 rebounds per game. Purdue's offensive efficiency in that span is 129.4 (129.4 points / 100 possessions).
• Purdue's +26 rebound margin (50-24) vs. Iowa was its largest against a Big Ten opponent since Jan. 24, 2020, vs. Wisconsin (+26). It was also the fifth-largest for Purdue against a Big Ten opponent in school history.
• Purdue ranks in the NCAA's top 20 in wins (1st), offensive efficiency (2nd), rebound margin (3rd), assists per game (9th), scoring margin (11th), 3-point percentage (11th), fewest fouls per game (13th), defensive efficiency (13th), scoring offense (13th) and assist / turnover ratio (18th).
• Purdue leads the country in quad-1 wins (7) and quad-1 and 2 wins combined (11). No one in the country has more than eight Q-1 and Q-2 wins.
• Since the start of last season, Purdue is 46-8, the fifth-most wins nationally, while the eight losses are the second fewest behind Houston (6). The eight losses during that span have come by 1, 5, 6, 14, 8, 5, 4 (OT) and 16 points. Thirty-three of the 46 wins have come against teams ranked in the KenPom top-100, including 25 against teams ranked in the top-50.
• Purdue's schedule is currently the toughest in the country, ranking No. 1 in SOS by the NCAA NET team sheets, KenPom.com and ESPN. The Boilermakers have faced teams ranked No. 3, 4, 8, 11, 17, 30, 43 and 49 (2x) in NET, with additional games coming against 11, 13 (2x), 21 and 46.
• Purdue was voted No. 2 in the AP Top 25 poll on Monday, for the second straight week. With its No. 2 ranking this week, Purdue has now been ranked in the top 5 of the AP poll for 28 straight weeks, the longest-active streak in America by 17 weeks (UConn - 11). It has been ranked in the top 3 in 22 of those 28 weeks.
• Purdue's starting lineup of Braden Smith, Lance Jones, Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Zach Edey have started all 19 games. It's the longest stretch for a starting group to start the season since the 2017-18 season (28 games).
• Edey needs 25 points and eight blocked shots to become the third player in NCAA history with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 blocks and to shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field (Patrick Ewing, David Robinson). Edey was named the Big Ten Player of the Week Monday.
• Purdue is now 17-2 (or better) through 19 games for the second straight season and for the third time in the last seven seasons (also 2017-18 season).
• The consecutive 17-2 starts (or better) mark the first time in school history that Purdue has been 17-2 or better in two straight seasons.
• Purdue won back-to-back road games by at least 14 points for the first time since February of the 2020-21 season (75-58 at Nebraska; 73-52 at Penn State).
• Purdue has now played half of its Big Ten road games, posting a 3-2 record in its first five league road games. Purdue has been at least .500 in its Big Ten road games in six of the last seven seasons, with the lone exception being 2020 (3-7). Purdue is 10-5 on the road since the start of last year in league play and since the 2021-22 season, owns the league's best road record at 15-10.
• With the win over Iowa, Matt Painter will moved into fifth place by himself on the all-time wins list in Big Ten games with 215, passing Lou Henson. Ward "Piggy" Lambert is next with 228 wins.
• Iowa entered the game as the Big Ten's top-scoring team, ranking fifth nationally. Purdue held the Hawks to 17 points below their average. Iowa has been held to 70 or fewer points four times this year. Purdue did it twice (Oklahoma, Iowa State the others).
• Purdue has scored at least 84 points in each of the last three games. The last time Purdue scored at least 84 points in regulation in three straight Big Ten games came in the 1994-95 season (84 vs. Iowa -- Jan. 14, 1995; 92 vs. Ohio State -- Jan 21, 1995; 96 vs. Northwestern -- Jan. 25, 1995). The last time Purdue had 84 or more points in regulation in four straight Big Ten games was Feb. 11 to March 2, 1974 (6 straight games).
• Over the last three games, Purdue has 59 assists against 33 turnovers (1.79 A / TO Ratio). Purdue ranks ninth in the country in assists / field goals made at 63.9 percent.
• According to KenPom.com, the NCAA team sheets and ESPN, Purdue's schedule currently ranks as the toughest in the country.
• Over the last six games, Purdue is shooting 58-of-141 (.411) from 3-point range, making at least nine 3-pointers in five of them.
• Purdue now ranks 11th in the country in 3-point percentage (.393), a year after ranking 281st nationally in 3-point percentage. Purdue has finished in the top 10 in 3-point percentage three previous times under Painter (2017, 2018, 2022).
• Of Purdue's seven players that have made at least seven 3-pointers, six of them are shooting at least 38 percent from deep. The other, Lance Jones, is at 41.7 percent over his last three games (10-of-24).
• Zach Edey has scored 93 points, grabbed 52 rebounds and made 31 free throws over his last three games. He is the only major-college player to reach those marks in a 3-game span in the last 25 years.
• Braden Smith has dished out at least six assists in eight straight games, the longest stretch of six-plus assist games in school history. Smith is averaging 7.16 assists per game, just off the school record set by Bruce Parkinson (7.39) in 1974-75.
• Smith is currently averaging 8.1 assists per game in Big Ten play only. No player in Big Ten history has averaged at least 8.0 assists per game in league play (Cassius Winston - 7.9).
• Purdue has a player in the top five nationally in scoring (Zach Edey - 2nd), rebounding (Zach Edey - 4th) and assists (Braden Smith - 4th).
• Fletcher Loyer has made at least two 3-pointers in seven of his last nine games.
THE SERIES WITH MICHIGAN
• Tuesday's meeting against Michigan in Mackey Arena is the first of two against the Wolverines in the next month (Ann Arbor - Feb. 25).
• The Boilermakers lead the series by a 91-75 margin, but Michigan has won six of the last eight meetings, and 13 of the last 20.
• In fact, in the last 10 meetings against Purdue, the Boilermakers' next two opponents, Michigan and Rutgers, are the only ones that are at least .500 against Purdue (Michigan - 6-4; Rutgers 5-5).
• Michigan is one of two teams with the most success all-time in Mackey Arena among Big Ten teams, with Purdue owning a 31-17 margin. Ohio State has the league's best record in Mackey (31-18).
• Purdue is looking for consecutive wins vs. Michigan for the first time since Jan. 9 to 25, 2018.