WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the second straight season, the Purdue men's basketball team will hit the road for a charity exhibition game, traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, to take on Big East power Creighton.
The game will be played at the spacious CHI Health Center in downtown Omaha on Oct. 26, tipping at 8 p.m. ET. Broadcast information will be made available at a later date.
The game will benefit the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund after destructive tornadoes ravaged Omaha and surrounding areas on April 26th, 2024. The tornadoes, including Nebraska's first EF-4 tornado in almost 10 years, caused an estimated 2.1 billion dollars worth of damage.
Additional donations can be made to the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund at UnitedWayMidlands.org/DisasterRelief.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 11 a.m. ET, on Monday, Aug. 26, via Ticketmaster.com. For more information, contact the Creighton Athletics ticket office at 402-280-5297.
It marks the second straight season that Purdue will play a charity exhibition game. A year ago, Purdue and Arkansas faced off in late October in Fayetteville, benefiting the same cause after tornadoes ripped through Arkansas.
"We are excited to be traveling to Creighton and playing the Bluejays for a great cause to start our season," Purdue head coach Matt Painter said. "The Omaha area was ravaged by tornadoes in late April and we hope that this charity game will continue to support disaster relief to the region. Creighton is an outstanding program led by an outstanding coach in Coach McDermott and this game will really help us prepare for the season, much the same way the Arkansas charity game a year ago helped us."
"We are thrilled to host Purdue for an exhibition game," said Creighton head coach Greg McDermott. "Coming off a trip to the National Championship game, Coach Painter will once again have one of the best teams in the country. It will be a tremendous opportunity for us to play high-level competition as we prepare for a top-notch non-conference schedule and the always difficult, BIG EAST. I can't thank Coach Painter enough for bringing his team to Omaha. It is a unique event that our fans will truly enjoy all while supporting the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund."
Both squads figure to be ranked in the top 20 when the preseason polls come out in mid-October. The two teams were on opposite sides of the bracket in the Midwest Regional a year ago and could have played each other in the Elite 8.
The Boilermakers are coming off a spot in the 2024 National Championship game and a 34-5 record. Three starters are scheduled to return in addition to three other players that played at least 31 games this past season. Head coach Matt Painter also welcomes a five-member recruiting class that is ranked among the top 10 nationally.
Creighton posted a 25-10 record a year ago and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four seasons. Led by one of the top defensive players in the country, Ryan Kalkbrenner, the Bluejays return three of their top-six scorers and welcome in a pair of highly-regarded transfers.
The teams have met just once previously, a 91-72 Purdue victory on Jan. 4, 1961.
The game will be played at the spacious CHI Health Center in downtown Omaha on Oct. 26, tipping at 8 p.m. ET. Broadcast information will be made available at a later date.
The game will benefit the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund after destructive tornadoes ravaged Omaha and surrounding areas on April 26th, 2024. The tornadoes, including Nebraska's first EF-4 tornado in almost 10 years, caused an estimated 2.1 billion dollars worth of damage.
Additional donations can be made to the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund at UnitedWayMidlands.org/DisasterRelief.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 11 a.m. ET, on Monday, Aug. 26, via Ticketmaster.com. For more information, contact the Creighton Athletics ticket office at 402-280-5297.
It marks the second straight season that Purdue will play a charity exhibition game. A year ago, Purdue and Arkansas faced off in late October in Fayetteville, benefiting the same cause after tornadoes ripped through Arkansas.
"We are excited to be traveling to Creighton and playing the Bluejays for a great cause to start our season," Purdue head coach Matt Painter said. "The Omaha area was ravaged by tornadoes in late April and we hope that this charity game will continue to support disaster relief to the region. Creighton is an outstanding program led by an outstanding coach in Coach McDermott and this game will really help us prepare for the season, much the same way the Arkansas charity game a year ago helped us."
"We are thrilled to host Purdue for an exhibition game," said Creighton head coach Greg McDermott. "Coming off a trip to the National Championship game, Coach Painter will once again have one of the best teams in the country. It will be a tremendous opportunity for us to play high-level competition as we prepare for a top-notch non-conference schedule and the always difficult, BIG EAST. I can't thank Coach Painter enough for bringing his team to Omaha. It is a unique event that our fans will truly enjoy all while supporting the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund."
Both squads figure to be ranked in the top 20 when the preseason polls come out in mid-October. The two teams were on opposite sides of the bracket in the Midwest Regional a year ago and could have played each other in the Elite 8.
The Boilermakers are coming off a spot in the 2024 National Championship game and a 34-5 record. Three starters are scheduled to return in addition to three other players that played at least 31 games this past season. Head coach Matt Painter also welcomes a five-member recruiting class that is ranked among the top 10 nationally.
Creighton posted a 25-10 record a year ago and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four seasons. Led by one of the top defensive players in the country, Ryan Kalkbrenner, the Bluejays return three of their top-six scorers and welcome in a pair of highly-regarded transfers.
The teams have met just once previously, a 91-72 Purdue victory on Jan. 4, 1961.