GAMEDAY INFORMATION -- GAME 19
[17] Purdue (14-4, 6-1) vs. [13] Oregon (15-2, 4-2)
Saturday, January 18, 2025
3 p.m. ET, Noon PT | Eugene, Oregon
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
TELEVISION: NBC (Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo, Kira Davis)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Riding a six-game winning streak, the No. 17-ranked Purdue basketball team wraps up its Pacific Northwest road swing with a Saturday afternoon tilt against No. 13-ranked Oregon in Eugune. It will be Purdue's final road game until Feb. 4, as the Boilermakers will return home to host Ohio State, Michigan and Indiana during the next two weeks.
• Despite serving as head coaches for a combined 57 years, head coaches Matt Painter and Dana Altman have never faced each other or the schools they are facing. This will mark Painter's first game against Oregon, and Altman's first game against Purdue. The duo has combined for 1,256 wins (22.0 wins per game) during their 57 combined seasons.
• Following the win over Washington, Purdue is now 3-1 on the road in the Big Ten Conference, having won three straight games after a league-opening loss at Penn State. Purdue has won all three games by at least 11 points, the first time it has won three straight league games by double-digits since Feb. 2011. During the Matt Painter era, Purdue has never won four straight league road games by double-digits.
• Over the last five games, opponent's starting lineup is averaging just 37.2 points per game after the Huskies' starting five scored just 43 points. The opponent starting five is shooting 66-of-164 (.402) from the field and 19-of-66 (.288) from 3-point range.
• Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue owns a 21-2 record in the month of January, having won 11 straight games. The 11-game winning streak in the month is the third longest nationally (Saint Mary's - 25; McNeese State - 12).
• Purdue has just 51 turnovers over the last six games. Purdue averaged 12.3 turnovers per game in the first 12 games of the season. In the last six games, Purdue has 116 assists against 51 turnovers (2.27). It has forced 85 turnovers in that span, a margin of plus-5.67 per game.
• In the last four years, Purdue has defeated teams ranked No. 1 (Arizona), No. 2 (Alabama), No. 4 (Marquette), No. 5 (Villanova), No. 6 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Gonzaga), No. 7 (Tennessee), No. 8 (Duke), No. 9 (Illinois), No. 12 (Illinois), No. 13 (Illinois), No. 16 (Ohio State), No. 17 (Illinois), No. 18 (North Carolina, Gonzaga) and No, 20 (Utah State). Only three of the 17 wins listed above have come in Mackey Arena.
• Since the calendar flipped to January, Purdue ranks fourth nationally in efficiency via BartTorvik.com, behind Houston, Duke and Iowa State.
• Purdue is playing its best basketball of the season, winning the last six games by an average of 20.4 points per game. Purdue is shooting 55-of-143 (.385) from 3-point range, and 127-of-204 (.623) from inside the arc in that span.
• Purdue is now 106-23 since the start of the 2021-22 season, recording the second-most wins in the country (Houston – 110; Connecticut - 104) during that span. The senior class of Caleb Furst (only senior) needs four victories to tie the school record for most wins in a four-year career.
• The starting backcourt of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer are 77-15 since their arrival at Purdue, starting every game of their tenure. The 77 wins since their arrival are the third most nationally (Connecticut - 81; Houston - 78).
• Braden Smith is the only player in America with 250 points, 125 assists and 75 rebounds. Smith is on pace to become the first player since Loyola Marymount's Terrell Lowery (1990-91) to average 15.0 points, 9.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and shoot over 40.0 percent from 3-point range.
• There have been two Purdue games in the last 20 years where a player had at least 15 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls -- Braden Smith twice this year.
• Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer both surpassed 1,000 career points in the last week, becoming the first junior teammates nationally to play at one school and reach the 1,000-point club. Trey Kaufman-Renn needs 275 points to join them.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn is one of two players nationally (South Dakota State's Oscar Cluff) to average 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and shoot at least 60 percent from the field. In Big Ten history, only Chris Webber, Evan Eschmeyer and Brad Miller have done that.
[17] Purdue (14-4, 6-1) vs. [13] Oregon (15-2, 4-2)
Saturday, January 18, 2025
3 p.m. ET, Noon PT | Eugene, Oregon
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
TELEVISION: NBC (Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo, Kira Davis)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Riding a six-game winning streak, the No. 17-ranked Purdue basketball team wraps up its Pacific Northwest road swing with a Saturday afternoon tilt against No. 13-ranked Oregon in Eugune. It will be Purdue's final road game until Feb. 4, as the Boilermakers will return home to host Ohio State, Michigan and Indiana during the next two weeks.
• Despite serving as head coaches for a combined 57 years, head coaches Matt Painter and Dana Altman have never faced each other or the schools they are facing. This will mark Painter's first game against Oregon, and Altman's first game against Purdue. The duo has combined for 1,256 wins (22.0 wins per game) during their 57 combined seasons.
• Following the win over Washington, Purdue is now 3-1 on the road in the Big Ten Conference, having won three straight games after a league-opening loss at Penn State. Purdue has won all three games by at least 11 points, the first time it has won three straight league games by double-digits since Feb. 2011. During the Matt Painter era, Purdue has never won four straight league road games by double-digits.
• Over the last five games, opponent's starting lineup is averaging just 37.2 points per game after the Huskies' starting five scored just 43 points. The opponent starting five is shooting 66-of-164 (.402) from the field and 19-of-66 (.288) from 3-point range.
• Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue owns a 21-2 record in the month of January, having won 11 straight games. The 11-game winning streak in the month is the third longest nationally (Saint Mary's - 25; McNeese State - 12).
• Purdue has just 51 turnovers over the last six games. Purdue averaged 12.3 turnovers per game in the first 12 games of the season. In the last six games, Purdue has 116 assists against 51 turnovers (2.27). It has forced 85 turnovers in that span, a margin of plus-5.67 per game.
• In the last four years, Purdue has defeated teams ranked No. 1 (Arizona), No. 2 (Alabama), No. 4 (Marquette), No. 5 (Villanova), No. 6 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Gonzaga), No. 7 (Tennessee), No. 8 (Duke), No. 9 (Illinois), No. 12 (Illinois), No. 13 (Illinois), No. 16 (Ohio State), No. 17 (Illinois), No. 18 (North Carolina, Gonzaga) and No, 20 (Utah State). Only three of the 17 wins listed above have come in Mackey Arena.
• Since the calendar flipped to January, Purdue ranks fourth nationally in efficiency via BartTorvik.com, behind Houston, Duke and Iowa State.
• Purdue is playing its best basketball of the season, winning the last six games by an average of 20.4 points per game. Purdue is shooting 55-of-143 (.385) from 3-point range, and 127-of-204 (.623) from inside the arc in that span.
• Purdue is now 106-23 since the start of the 2021-22 season, recording the second-most wins in the country (Houston – 110; Connecticut - 104) during that span. The senior class of Caleb Furst (only senior) needs four victories to tie the school record for most wins in a four-year career.
• The starting backcourt of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer are 77-15 since their arrival at Purdue, starting every game of their tenure. The 77 wins since their arrival are the third most nationally (Connecticut - 81; Houston - 78).
• Braden Smith is the only player in America with 250 points, 125 assists and 75 rebounds. Smith is on pace to become the first player since Loyola Marymount's Terrell Lowery (1990-91) to average 15.0 points, 9.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and shoot over 40.0 percent from 3-point range.
• There have been two Purdue games in the last 20 years where a player had at least 15 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls -- Braden Smith twice this year.
• Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer both surpassed 1,000 career points in the last week, becoming the first junior teammates nationally to play at one school and reach the 1,000-point club. Trey Kaufman-Renn needs 275 points to join them.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn is one of two players nationally (South Dakota State's Oscar Cluff) to average 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and shoot at least 60 percent from the field. In Big Ten history, only Chris Webber, Evan Eschmeyer and Brad Miller have done that.