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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team opens the 2019 calendar year with the resumption of Big Ten play as Iowa visits Mackey Arena on Thursday. The contest will be televised on BTN with Dave Revsine and Stephen Bardo calling the action courtside, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 6 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
Purdue is looking for its third straight win and for a 2-1 record or better in Big Ten play for the fifth straight year (last year was 3-0).
The Boilermakers are also looking for their second straight win against a ranked league squad, defeating Maryland on Dec. 6.
Purdue will hit the road for its next two games at Michigan State and Wisconsin.
THE TWO TEAMS
• Purdue enters Saturday's contest with the Hawkeyes with an 8-5 overall record and a 1-1 mark in league play.
• The Boilermakers found their defense in the last outing, holding Belmont almost 30 points below its average in a 73-62 victory on Dec. 29.
• Meanwhile, Purdue has also found its offensive footing in the last three games, averaging 82.7 points during the current stretch.
• Carsen Edwards continues to play at a high level, averaging 25.8 points and 3.5 assists, ranking second nationally in scoring.
• Ryan Cline averages 13.1 points per game and is 34th nationally in 3-ptrs made (40).
• Iowa is 11-2 overall and enters Thursday's game as winners of five straight games by a combined 106 points. The Hawkeyes went 11-0 against non-conference opponents.
• Tyler Cook leads a potent Iowa attack by averaging 16.8 points per game. Six other players average at least 7.0 points per game and Iowa averages 83.2 points per outing.
THE TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is 8-1 under Matt Painter against Iowa at Mackey Arena.
• Of Purdue's first nine Big Ten games, eight are against ranked teams (Maryland, Michigan, Iowa, MSU 2x, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio St.).
• Purdue has won eight straight home games dating to last year, winning by an average of 18.5 points during the eight games. Just three of the wins have come by single-digits.
• In the last three games with Iowa, Purdue is 43 of 90 (.478) from 3-point range.
• Carsen Edwards needs 18 points for 1,400 in his career, four steals for 100 and four 3-pointers for 200.
• Carsen Edwards is one of two active juniors to have 1,300 career points, 200 assists and 190 3-pointers (Markus Howard).
• Ryan Cline's 2.91 career assist/turnover ratio is the second best in school history (P.J. Thompson - 2.94).
• Since Dec. 1, Aaron Wheeler is the team's third-leading scorer (7.2 PPG) and second-leading rebounder (4.2 RPG) in 15.8 MPG.
THE SERIES
• Purdue holds an 89-76 series advantage against Iowa, having won 14 of 22 meetings with the Hawkeyes during the Matt Painter era.
• However, over the last 12 meetings, each team has won six games.
• Nine of the last 12 meetings (6-6 record) have been decided by 10 or fewer points.
• Purdue is 8-1 over the last nine meetings with Iowa at Mackey Arena. The one loss was on Jan. 2, 2016, when Iowa overcame a 17-point second-half deficit.
• In last year's lone meeting, Purdue set a Big Ten record by making 20 3-pointers. Carsen Edwards had 22 points and eight assists.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's basketball team opens the 2019 calendar year with the resumption of Big Ten play as Iowa visits Mackey Arena on Thursday. The contest will be televised on BTN with Dave Revsine and Stephen Bardo calling the action courtside, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
On the radio waves, the contest will be available on the Purdue Radio Network and TuneIn.com with Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman and Ralph Taylor on the call, beginning with the Purdue Basketball pregame show at 6 p.m.
Live stats will be provided on PurdueSports.com, and Twitter updates will be available on Purdue's official account (@BoilerBall).
Purdue is looking for its third straight win and for a 2-1 record or better in Big Ten play for the fifth straight year (last year was 3-0).
The Boilermakers are also looking for their second straight win against a ranked league squad, defeating Maryland on Dec. 6.
Purdue will hit the road for its next two games at Michigan State and Wisconsin.
THE TWO TEAMS
• Purdue enters Saturday's contest with the Hawkeyes with an 8-5 overall record and a 1-1 mark in league play.
• The Boilermakers found their defense in the last outing, holding Belmont almost 30 points below its average in a 73-62 victory on Dec. 29.
• Meanwhile, Purdue has also found its offensive footing in the last three games, averaging 82.7 points during the current stretch.
• Carsen Edwards continues to play at a high level, averaging 25.8 points and 3.5 assists, ranking second nationally in scoring.
• Ryan Cline averages 13.1 points per game and is 34th nationally in 3-ptrs made (40).
• Iowa is 11-2 overall and enters Thursday's game as winners of five straight games by a combined 106 points. The Hawkeyes went 11-0 against non-conference opponents.
• Tyler Cook leads a potent Iowa attack by averaging 16.8 points per game. Six other players average at least 7.0 points per game and Iowa averages 83.2 points per outing.
THE TALKING POINTS
• Purdue is 8-1 under Matt Painter against Iowa at Mackey Arena.
• Of Purdue's first nine Big Ten games, eight are against ranked teams (Maryland, Michigan, Iowa, MSU 2x, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio St.).
• Purdue has won eight straight home games dating to last year, winning by an average of 18.5 points during the eight games. Just three of the wins have come by single-digits.
• In the last three games with Iowa, Purdue is 43 of 90 (.478) from 3-point range.
• Carsen Edwards needs 18 points for 1,400 in his career, four steals for 100 and four 3-pointers for 200.
• Carsen Edwards is one of two active juniors to have 1,300 career points, 200 assists and 190 3-pointers (Markus Howard).
• Ryan Cline's 2.91 career assist/turnover ratio is the second best in school history (P.J. Thompson - 2.94).
• Since Dec. 1, Aaron Wheeler is the team's third-leading scorer (7.2 PPG) and second-leading rebounder (4.2 RPG) in 15.8 MPG.
THE SERIES
• Purdue holds an 89-76 series advantage against Iowa, having won 14 of 22 meetings with the Hawkeyes during the Matt Painter era.
• However, over the last 12 meetings, each team has won six games.
• Nine of the last 12 meetings (6-6 record) have been decided by 10 or fewer points.
• Purdue is 8-1 over the last nine meetings with Iowa at Mackey Arena. The one loss was on Jan. 2, 2016, when Iowa overcame a 17-point second-half deficit.
• In last year's lone meeting, Purdue set a Big Ten record by making 20 3-pointers. Carsen Edwards had 22 points and eight assists.