GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[5 / 5] Purdue (15-1, 5-0) vs. [rv / 23] Iowa (12-4, 2-3)
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. ET
West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Jordan Taylor, Andy Katz)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
THE SCENE SETTER
• The No. 5-ranked Boilermakers look to wrap up a successful homestand on Wednesday night as the Iowa Hawkeyes visit Mackey Arena for the 100th straight sellout and the return of the Paint Crew. The Boilermakers have toppled both Washington and Penn State on their homestand and are looking for their eighth win in a row for the second time this season. It marks the first game for the Paint Crew since Dec. 13.
• Following the contest with Iowa, Purdue hits the West Coast to visit USC and UCLA for the first time as Big Ten members.
THE MATCHUP
• Purdue and Iowa will meet for the 177th meeting all time with Purdue owning a 98-78 series advantage. It marks the first of two meetings this season between the two teams as Purdue will travel to Iowa City on Valentine's Day.
• Purdue has won 10 of the last 12 vs. Iowa.
• Purdue has won four straight games in the series by a combined 56 points, with all four victories coming by at least nine points. This meeting, however, will mark the first matchup against first-year head coach Ben McCollum.
• Purdue has won six straight games against the Hawkeyes in Mackey Arena by a combined 114 points. Purdue has scored at least 77 points in all six meetings, and have scored at least 77 points in 13 of the last 14 meetings overall.
• As a ranked team, Purdue is 17-2 against Iowa in Mackey Arena.
• Matt Painter is 13-1 in his last 14 meetings against Iowa in Mackey Arena.
• Braden Smith is averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 assists in four games against Iowa, shooting 58.5 percent from the field and 10-of-19 from 3-point range.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Purdue is coming off a 93-85 victory over Penn State on Saturday. The Boilermakers shot 57.6 percent from the field, the fifth straight home game they have shot over 53.0 percent.
• Purdue is 5-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since the 2017-18 season (12-0) and for the second time under head coach Matt Painter (2017-18, 2025-26). A win would give Purdue a 6-0 Big Ten start for the 10th time in school history, but just the fifth time since 1940.
• The Boilermakers are now 15-1 for the second time in the last four years, matching the best 16-game start in school history, now done seven times in school history.
• Over the last four years (since 2022-23), Purdue is 27-3 (.900) during the month of January, the second-best winning percentage in the month nationally (Saint Mary's, 26-0). Among Big Ten teams, the next best record is Michigan State at 19-8 (.704).
• Purdue is shooting 54.1 percent from the field during its six-game winning streak.
• Purdue has trailed for just 15 minutes and 45 seconds over the last seven games (240 minutes), while not trailing in the final 24 minutes of any game during that span.
• Purdue ranks in the top 20 nationally in offensive efficiency (1st), assist / turnover ratio (2nd), assists per game (2nd), 3-point percentage (10th), field goal percentage (13th), rebound margin (13th) and scoring margin (16th).
• Individually, Braden Smith is first in assists, Trey Kaufman-Renn is 20th in rebounding and 21st in double-doubles and Fletcher Loyer is 28th in free throw percentage.
• Braden Smith and Iowa's Bennett Stirtz were roomates in August at the Chris Paul Point Guard camp, provided by Chris Paul to the nation's top collegiate point guards.
• A win over Iowa would give Purdue a pair of win streaks of at least eight games this season. It would mark the sixth time in school history that Purdue has had a pair of eight-game winning streaks or better (first time since 2022-23).
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Purdue is 94-14 (.870) in Big Ten play in Mackey Arena -- the second-best home record among all Power-5 schools (Kansas - 91-10; .901).
• Purdue is 76-7 (.916) in Big Ten play since the start of the 2014-15 season when The Paint Crew is in attendance. Wednesday's game will be the Paint Crew's first since Dec. 13.