GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[7 / 7] Purdue (21-5, 11-4) vs. Indiana (17-9, 8-7)
Saturday, February 20, 2026 | 8 p.m. ET
West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: FOX (Gus Johnson, Steve Smith, Allison Williams)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
PURDUE'S NUMBERS
• Overall: 21-5 | Big Ten: 11-4
• Home: 11-3 | Away: 7-2 | Neutral: 3-0
• Q1: 8-5 | Q2: 2-0 | Q3: 9-0 | Q4: 2-0
• NCAA NET: 8 | KenPom: 8
• Off. Eff.: 2nd | Def. Eff.: 27th
• NCAA SOS: 4 | KenPom SOS: 6
THE SCENE SETTER
• Facing Indiana in the middle contest of a three-game homestand, the No. 7-ranked Purdue men's basketball team continues its grueling conclusion to the regular season, hosting the Hoosiers for the 223rd meeting between the two schools. The Boilermakers are looking to split the season series with Indiana for the second straight season after falling in Bloomington in late January.
• Following the contest with Indiana, Purdue closes its homestand against No. 15 Michigan State on Thursday, Feb. 26.
THE SERIES
• Purdue and Indiana will meet for the 223rd time in series history, with Purdue holding a 128-94 series advantage.
• The series is the most-frequently played rivalry among original Big Ten members, but is now behind Washington vs. Oregon (318) and UCLA vs. USC (265) among all Big Ten rivalries.
• The Boilermakers have won 16 of the last 22 contests dating to the 2013-14 season.
• However, Indiana is 5-4 against the Boilermakers in the last nine meetings back to the 2021-22 season.
• Purdue will be facing Indiana as a ranked team for the 11th straight meeting. In Mackey Arena, Purdue is 17-4 as a ranked team against the Hoosiers.
• Purdue has won nine of the last 10 meetings against Indiana in Mackey Arena.
• Indiana hasn't scored 80 points against Purdue in a span of 21 games, dating to Feb. 16, 2013 (Indiana win, 83-55).
NEWS AND NOTES
• Looking to rebound from its fifth loss of the season, Purdue welcomes in rival Indiana to close out the season series with the Hoosiers on Friday night.
• Indiana is one of three Big Ten home-and-home series the Boilermakers have this season. According to BracketMatrix.com, Purdue is the only Big Ten team to face three likely NCAA Tournament teams in its two-plays (Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin).
• Purdue is one of just five teams in America with at least eight quad-1 victories (Duke - 10; Michigan - 10; Arizona - 10; Purdue - 8; Florida - 8).
• Purdue is 19-5 in the first three quads, the second-most wins in the first three quads nationally (Michigan - 23; UConn - 19). Purdue's two quad-4 games are tied for the fewest in the country (Michigan, Alabama, Boise State).
• Of Purdue's remaining five games, two of them are currently quad-1 contests (Michigan State, Ohio State). The others are right on the cusp of being quad-1 (Indiana - 34; Wisconsin - 35; Northwestern - 77).
• Purdue continues to play one of America's toughest schedules, owning the sixth-most difficult schedule in America. In the last three seasons, Purdue's strength of schedule has ranked 6th (2025-26), 8th (2024-25) and 2nd (2023-24).
• Purdue ranks in the top 30 nationally in assist / turnover ratio (1st), offensive efficiency (2nd), assists per game (3rd), turnovers per game (10th), field goal percentage (21st), scoring margin (21st), rebound margin (21st), 3-point percentage (26th) and defensive efficiency (27th).
• Purdue has been ranked in 74 straight AP Top 25 polls, the second-longest streak in the country behind Houston (121). Purdue has been in the top 10 in 73 of the last 95 polls.