Game Day Essentials:
Indiana (14-7, 5-5) at No. 10 Purdue (16-5, 8-2)
- Tip Time: 8 p.m. Eastern, Friday
- Location: Mackey Arena (14,876), West Lafayette, Ind.
- Television: FOX (Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
- Stream: Fox Sports
- Point Spread: Purdue is a 12.5-point favorite
- KenPom Projected Score: Purdue 79 Indiana 67
- History: Purdue leads 127-92
- Last Meeting: PUR 79, IU 59 on Feb. 10, 2024, in West Lafayette, Ind.
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Purdue’s Matt Painter
With seven Sweet 16 appearances, 15 NCAA Tournament berths, an appearance in the NCAA Championship game, five Big Ten regular-season championships, two Big Ten Tournament titles and an international gold medal on his résumé, Matt Painter is one of the top coaches in all of college basketball.
With a newly-signed contract in 2019 to stay on board through the 2023-24 season with five one-year extensions rolled in following that, Painter has cemented himself as one of the winningest coaches in Purdue and Big Ten history.
The Boilermakers have been a fixture in the NCAA Tournament, making five Sweet 16s in the last seven tournaments. Over the last eight tournament appearances, Purdue is one of two schools to earn a top-5 seed in each of its trips and the Boilermakers have posted a 110-30 (.786) overall record over the last three seasons.
Entering the 2024-25 season, Painter owns a 472-208 (.694) record in 20 seasons as a head coach, while attaining a 447-203 (.688) mark in 19 seasons at Purdue.
In just 19 seasons and at age 54, Painter already ranks second on the school’s all-time wins list (447), sandwiched between legendary mentors Gene Keady and Ward “Piggy” Lambert, both of whom have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Purdue’s results and roster:
Purdue’s game notes (via Purdue Athletics)
• No. 10 Purdue begins the second half of league play while wrapping up a three-game homestand on Friday when Indiana visits Mackey Arena for the 220th meeting between the two teams. The Boilermakers look to remain within two games in the Big Ten race of league leader Michigan State, while winning for the ninth time in their last 10 games.
• Friday is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers game. The Purdue coaching staff will wear suits, while sporting shoes designed by cancer patients at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. The shoes are being auctioned off with all proceeds going to Riley’s. In addition, Purdue’s Hammer Down Cancer jerseys worn last Friday earned $35,004 for the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.
• Through Wednesday’s games, Purdue’s six quad-one victories are the fourth most in the country (Auburn, Oregon, Kentucky), while the 10 quad-one and two victories combined are the fifth most (Auburn, Alabama – 13; Marquette, Texas A&M – 11). Purdue’s four wins over nationally-ranked teams are tied for fifth. Only Purdue, Arizona and West Virginia have four or more ranked wins outside of the SEC.
• Purdue’s strength of schedule ranks third nationally (behind Alabama and Auburn), one year after ranking second nationally (behind Alabama).
• Since the turn of the calendar to January, Purdue ranks No. 2 nationally in efficiency behind Houston via BartTorvik.com. The Boilermakers are sixth in offensive efficiency and fifth in defensive efficiency in that span. Through December 31, Purdue ranked 29th overall in efficiency while placing 15th in offensive efficiency and 77th in defensive efficiency.
• Over the last eight games (Jan. 2 vs. Minnesota), Purdue is averaging just 8.9 turnovers per game while forcing 15.9 (+7.00 margin). The Boilermakers have outscored their opponents 162-64 (12.3 points per game) in points off turnovers, including 59-13 in the last two games.
• Since the 2015-16 season (10 years), Purdue owns a 133-50 (.727) record in Big Ten regular-season play. The 72.7 winning percentage is the best by a Big Ten program over a 10-season span since Indiana went 132-48 (.733) from 1975 to 1984.
• Braden Smith (3rd) and Trey Kaufman-Renn (6th) are the only teammates nationally to rank in the top 10 for the KenPom National Player of the Year race. Since the 2016-17 season, Purdue has had eight players ranked in the KenPom top 10 (including this year).
• Braden Smith is the only player in America with 300 points, 150 assists and 75 rebounds. Smith is on pace to become the first player since California’s Jason Kidd (1993-94) to average 15.0 points, 8.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. The others to do so in NCAA history include Gary Payton (1989-90), Kenny Anderson (1989-90) and Magic Johnson (1978-79).
• Braden Smith leads the Big Ten in both assists (8.9) and steals per game (2.4). Mike Conley Jr. (OSU; 2007) is the only Big Ten player to do that.
• The backcourt tandem of Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith have started all 95 games together (100th game will come against Wisconsin on Feb. 15), posting a record of 79-16 as starters. The duo has combined to score 2,210 career points with 824 assists and 661 rebounds. They have combined for 306 made 3-pointers.
• Braden Smith needs just 27 rebounds to become the second player ever with 1,000 points, 600 assists and 500 rebounds in his first three years.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn is the only player nationally to average 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and shoot at least 58 percent from the field. In Big Ten history, only Chris Webber, Evan Eschmeyer, and Trayce Jackson-Davis have done that.
Purdue’s KenPom notable numbers:
(out of 364 teams)
Tempo – No. 288 (Offense No. 288 / Defense No. 162)
Offensive Efficiency – No. 7
- Purdue’s effective field goal percentage is No. 16 at 56.6%. They make 56% of their twos (No. 43) and 38.4% of their threes (No. 16).
- The Boilers assist on 62.7% of their makes. That comes in at No. 11.
- Purdue is middle-of-the-road when it comes to offensive rebounding. They get 29.8% of their misses, No. 189.
- The three-point shot is not heavily emphasized. Their three-point attempt rate (3PA/FGA) is just 38%, No. 199.
Defensive Efficiency – No. 25
- Opponents have posted a 49.5 effective field goal percentage against Purdue, good for No. 124. Teams have made 52.4% of twos (No. 239), and 30.5% of threes (No. 46).
- The Boilermakers force turnovers at a high rate, 19.5% of possessions, No. 73.
- Teams don’t get to the free throw line much vs. Purdue. Free throws attempts are just 27.3% of field goal attempts, No. 50.
- Opponents are getting a fair amount of offensive rebounds, 29.9% of misses, No. 186.
- Purdue does not block many shots, with just a 6.2% block rate (No. 326)
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