WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Barn Burner Trophy is up for grabs on Sunday when the Purdue women's basketball team hosts in-state rival Indiana at Mackey Arena. Originally slated to be streamed on the B1G+, arguably the best rivalry in college basketball was moved to the Big Ten Network on Friday with Chris Vosters and Shimmy Miller on the call.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be courtside for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM, as well as the expanded statewide network.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (10-9, 2-6) vs. Indiana (11-9, 0-8)
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026
Time: Noon
TV/Stream: BTN
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com
PROMOTIONS
• Barn Burner Trophy Game
• Golden Ticket Game
• Pregame Chalk Talk
GAME NOTES
- Sunday marks the 100th matchup between Purdue and Indiana. The Boilermakers' 55 wins over the Hoosiers is tied for third most against a single opponent (66 - Illinois, 59 - Wisconsin, 55 - Northwestern).
• The Boilermakers return to Mackey Arena for the first time since defeating No. 23 Washington on Jan. 11, the program's first home ranked win since knocking off No. 25 Indiana in 2019. The Boilermakers were on a six-day road trip to USC and UCLA earlier this week.
• Avery Gordon held her own against UCLA, finishing with a career-high 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting in 17 minutes on the floor. The freshman opened the road trip going 5-of-7 from the floor to end with 10 points against USC.
• Purdue has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in five games this season, all wins.
• Madison Layden-Zay is on the cusp of joining Caitlin Clark as the only Big Ten players in history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 steals, 200 3-pointers and 50 blocks in a career.
• Despite scoring two points during the West Coast swing, Layden-Zay tallied six assists in each game against USC and UCLA, leading to 27 points. The fifth year is averaging a career-best 3.0 assists per game this season.
• Tara Daye leads the Boilermakers in scoring (12.7 PPG) and rebounding (6.9 RPG). She enters Sunday riding a six-game streak in double figures in nine of her last 10, averaging 14.6 points per game over the stretch.
• Daye is one of five guards from the Big Ten and 10 from a major conference averaging better than 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this season.
• Daye needs nine points and nine rebounds to become the first Boilermaker since 2019-20 to post 250 points and 150 rebounds in a season, already surpassing her point total from the first three years of her career.
• After a slow start to the year, Nya Smith has found a new gear over her last five games, averaging 10.2 points and shooting 47.4% from the field, including a 20-point outing at Wisconsin and a team-high 14 points at USC.
• The Boilermakers are 9-2 at Mackey Arena this season, averaging 79.9 points per game, more than 21 points better than their road average, while holding teams to 62.0 points per game. Offensively, Purdue is shooting 48.8% from the floor and 35.7% from distance compared to clips of 37.2% and 31.8% away from home, respectively.
• Purdue has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in five games this season, all wins. The Boilermakers are 15-6 under Katie Gearlds when making 10 or more triples.
• Katie Gearlds was 7-1 against Indiana as a player, while Teri Moren went 8-0 playing for Purdue in the rivalry
• Indiana counts a game played during the 1974-75 season, the Hoosiers' inaugural campaign, before Purdue fielded a varsity team
• The average series attendance over the last eight games - 12,015.
• Katie Gearlds is one win shy of reaching 300 for her career.