GAMEDAY INFORMATION -- GAME 03
[14] Purdue (2-0) vs. Yale (1-1)
8 p.m. ET | West Lafayette, Indiana
Mackey Arena (14,876 - SOLD OUT)
TELEVISION: Big Ten Network (Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• The Purdue men's basketball plays its third game in its season-long, four-game homestand when Ivy League power Yale visits Mackey Arena for the first time in school history. The Boilermakers lead the series by a 3-0 advantage, including a 78-56 victory in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee. Purdue also defeated Yale in West Lafayette in the 1902 and 1963 seasons.
• In the previous meeting in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, then-freshman Caleb Furst had 10 points and four rebounds, while current Detroit Pistons standout Jaden Ivey had 22 points and four rebounds. Memphis Grizzlies rookie Zach Edey had 16 points and nine rebounds.
• Purdue is looking for its 24th straight victory in November and its 20th straight home victory overall (done three previous times -- 30 in 1967 to 1970; 26 in 2010 to 2011; 21 in 2017 to 2018).
• The Boilermakers are looking to start 3-0 for the fourth straight season. The last time Purdue didn't start 3-0 was in 2020-21, starting the season with a 2-1 record. The Boilermakers have started 8-0 (2021-22), 13-0 (2022-23) and 7-0 (2023-24) in its last three seasons.
• The Boilermakers haven't lost a non-conference regular-season game since Dec. 8, 2020, at Miami, Florida -- a span of 1,435 days and 37 games. The streak is tied for the fifth-longest streak in NCAA history. Purdue has defeated seven teams ranked in the AP top 11.
• Purdue's 19-game home winning streak is thet tied for the fourth-longest streak nationally (Houston, Drake, UConn).
• Purdue's four-man center rotation combined for 19 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Northern Kentucky, shooting 9-of-15 from the field.
• During their careers, Purdue is 21-1 when Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith combine for 25 points (lone loss: Northwestern, Dec. 1, 2023).
• Since the beginning of last season in home games only, Purdue is shooting 44.6 peercent from long distance (179-of-401), the highest percentage nationally. UNC Greesboro is second at 43.5 percent.
• Purdue's 29 turnovers are the most in the first two games of the season since also having 29 in the first two games of the 2020-21 season.
• Since the 2015-16 season, Purdue is now 58-2 (.967) against non-conference opposition. The lone losses came to defending National Champion Villanova (Nov. 2016) and Texas (Nov. 2019). Purdue is 114-6 (.950) in Mackey Arena vs. unranked teams since the 2015-16 season.
• The Boilermakers open the 2024-25 campaign ranked No. 14 in the AP Top 25 preseason poll released Oct. 14.
• Purdue has been ranked in 39 straight AP Top 25 polls, the sixth-longest active streak in the country and the third longest in school history.
• Purdue is looking to become the first team to win three straight outright Big Ten titles since the Boilermakers did it in 1994-96. Ohio State also accomplished the feat in 1960-62 as the only programs to record an outright "threepeat".
• Purdue's 112 wins over the last four seasons are the third-most nationally behind Houston (126) and Gonzaga (119). The Boilermakers' 112 wins during that span are the most for a four-year span in Purdue history. The record for most wins in a five-year stretch is 130 (2015-19).
• Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga and Houston are the only programs in America to have made at least a Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final Four in the last five NCAA Tournaments. Purdue reached the Sweet 16 in 2022, the Elite 8 in 2019 and the Final Four in 2024.
• Matt Painter needs one win for 450 in his Purdue career, ranking fourth on the Big Ten's list for career wins with 449, trailing only Tom Izzo (709), Bob Knight (662) and Gene Keady (512) in Big Ten history. On the Big Ten games-only chart, Painter is fifth (226 wins), needing two wins to tie Hall of Famer, Ward "Piggy" Lambert of Purdue with 228 victories.
• Braden Smith needs 15 assists to move into third place on Purdue's career assists list. Tony Jones (1987-90) and Everette Stephens (1985-88) are tied for third with 481 career helpers.
[14] Purdue (2-0) vs. Yale (1-1)
8 p.m. ET | West Lafayette, Indiana
Mackey Arena (14,876 - SOLD OUT)
TELEVISION: Big Ten Network (Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• The Purdue men's basketball plays its third game in its season-long, four-game homestand when Ivy League power Yale visits Mackey Arena for the first time in school history. The Boilermakers lead the series by a 3-0 advantage, including a 78-56 victory in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee. Purdue also defeated Yale in West Lafayette in the 1902 and 1963 seasons.
• In the previous meeting in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, then-freshman Caleb Furst had 10 points and four rebounds, while current Detroit Pistons standout Jaden Ivey had 22 points and four rebounds. Memphis Grizzlies rookie Zach Edey had 16 points and nine rebounds.
• Purdue is looking for its 24th straight victory in November and its 20th straight home victory overall (done three previous times -- 30 in 1967 to 1970; 26 in 2010 to 2011; 21 in 2017 to 2018).
• The Boilermakers are looking to start 3-0 for the fourth straight season. The last time Purdue didn't start 3-0 was in 2020-21, starting the season with a 2-1 record. The Boilermakers have started 8-0 (2021-22), 13-0 (2022-23) and 7-0 (2023-24) in its last three seasons.
• The Boilermakers haven't lost a non-conference regular-season game since Dec. 8, 2020, at Miami, Florida -- a span of 1,435 days and 37 games. The streak is tied for the fifth-longest streak in NCAA history. Purdue has defeated seven teams ranked in the AP top 11.
• Purdue's 19-game home winning streak is thet tied for the fourth-longest streak nationally (Houston, Drake, UConn).
• Purdue's four-man center rotation combined for 19 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Northern Kentucky, shooting 9-of-15 from the field.
• During their careers, Purdue is 21-1 when Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith combine for 25 points (lone loss: Northwestern, Dec. 1, 2023).
• Since the beginning of last season in home games only, Purdue is shooting 44.6 peercent from long distance (179-of-401), the highest percentage nationally. UNC Greesboro is second at 43.5 percent.
• Purdue's 29 turnovers are the most in the first two games of the season since also having 29 in the first two games of the 2020-21 season.
• Since the 2015-16 season, Purdue is now 58-2 (.967) against non-conference opposition. The lone losses came to defending National Champion Villanova (Nov. 2016) and Texas (Nov. 2019). Purdue is 114-6 (.950) in Mackey Arena vs. unranked teams since the 2015-16 season.
• The Boilermakers open the 2024-25 campaign ranked No. 14 in the AP Top 25 preseason poll released Oct. 14.
• Purdue has been ranked in 39 straight AP Top 25 polls, the sixth-longest active streak in the country and the third longest in school history.
• Purdue is looking to become the first team to win three straight outright Big Ten titles since the Boilermakers did it in 1994-96. Ohio State also accomplished the feat in 1960-62 as the only programs to record an outright "threepeat".
• Purdue's 112 wins over the last four seasons are the third-most nationally behind Houston (126) and Gonzaga (119). The Boilermakers' 112 wins during that span are the most for a four-year span in Purdue history. The record for most wins in a five-year stretch is 130 (2015-19).
• Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga and Houston are the only programs in America to have made at least a Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final Four in the last five NCAA Tournaments. Purdue reached the Sweet 16 in 2022, the Elite 8 in 2019 and the Final Four in 2024.
• Matt Painter needs one win for 450 in his Purdue career, ranking fourth on the Big Ten's list for career wins with 449, trailing only Tom Izzo (709), Bob Knight (662) and Gene Keady (512) in Big Ten history. On the Big Ten games-only chart, Painter is fifth (226 wins), needing two wins to tie Hall of Famer, Ward "Piggy" Lambert of Purdue with 228 victories.
• Braden Smith needs 15 assists to move into third place on Purdue's career assists list. Tony Jones (1987-90) and Everette Stephens (1985-88) are tied for third with 481 career helpers.