GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[1] Purdue (8-1) vs. North Carolina State (7-2)
Big Ten Network | 2 p.m. ET | Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz
Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• No. 1-ranked Purdue looks to salvage an East Coast split when it faces North Carolina State in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
• NC State leads the series with Purdue by a 4-1 margin, but Purdue won the last meeting -- 66-61 in the 2014 Big Ten / ACC Challenge.
• The Boilermakers lost in their first game ever as a No. 1 team when Rutgers hit a desparation, half-court shot at the buzzer to hand Purdue a 70-68 setback on Thursday night. Purdue's 8-0 start was its best since 2015-16 (11-0) and the Boilermakers were one of the last 10 teams to lose a game in the 2021-22 season.
• Purdue's four wins over KenPom top-40 teams are the most in America. The total matches the combined total of Baylor, Kansas, UCLA and Villanova.
• With a win over North Carolina State on Sunday, Purdue would be 3-0 against ACC teams in 2021-22. The three wins against the ACC would be the most in school history and Purdue has never posted a unbeaten record against ACC opponents (min. 3 games) during the regular-season. Purdue defeated North Carolina (93-84) and Florida State (93-65) earlier this season.
• Starting with Sunday's game in the Barclays Center (Brooklyn Nets), Purdue will play two straight games in NBA arenas, facing Butler next Saturday at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse -- home of the Indiana Pacers.
• Purdue was outscored at the free throw line by Rutgers, 13-11, on Thursday night. Entering the game, Purdue had been +77 in points scored by free throws, the largest margin in the country. Purdue is now second nationally (+75) behind Providence (+78).
• Purdue has eight regular rotation players shooting at least 38.0 percent from 3-point range.
• Purdue outscord Rutgers 38-8 in points off turnovers and second-chance points in the loss on Thursday night. The Boilermakers are 133-15 now when outrebounding and having few turnovers in the same game during the Matt Painter era.
• Purdue and Colorado State are the only schools in America to shoot over 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 75.0 percent from the free throw line.
• In the first seven games, Purdue averaged 92.4 points per game and shot 54.5 percent from the field and 44.2 percent from 3-point range. In the last two games, Purdue is averaging just 72.5 points and shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from 3-point range.
• In the last two games, Purdue has 24 assists against 28 turnovers.
• In three games away from Mackey Arena, Purdue is averaging 80.3 points per game but allowing 76.0 points per game. Purdue is shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from long range.
• Matt Painter's next win will tie Bo Ryan and Branch McCracken for sixth on the Big Ten's career wins list (all games) with 364.
• Purdue has won 24 straight games when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent.
• Purdue's big three of Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey and Trevion Williams are averaging a combined 44.3 points between them, shooting a combined 151-of-253 (.597) from the field.
• Trevion Williams (5th) and Zach Edey (6th) both rank in KenPom's top 10 in the Player of the Year standings. The duo also ranks 6th and 4th, respectively, in offensive rebound percentage. Lastly, Edey is 9th nationally in fouls drawn / 40 minutes.
• Isaiah Thompson is 3rd nationally in offensive rating, via KenPom.com.
• Since the 2009-10 season, just one player has averaged at least 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in under 26.0 minutes per game. Trevion Williams averaged 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 25.1 minutes during the 2020-21 season. He's even more productive this season, averaging 13.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 19.6 minutes. Per 40 minutes this season, Williams is averaging 27.2 points, 18.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
• Williams is averaging 17.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists over the last two games, in just 23.5 minutes per game.
• Williams needs 13 points for 1,100 in his career, making him the 12th player in Purdue history with 1,100 points and 700 rebounds.
• Jaden Ivey has scored in double-figures in six straight games, averaging 16.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists per game and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from 3-point range.
• Purdue has scored at least 1.01 points per possession in all nine games this year. It leads the country in offensive efficiency (120.7).
[1] Purdue (8-1) vs. North Carolina State (7-2)
Big Ten Network | 2 p.m. ET | Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz
Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• No. 1-ranked Purdue looks to salvage an East Coast split when it faces North Carolina State in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
• NC State leads the series with Purdue by a 4-1 margin, but Purdue won the last meeting -- 66-61 in the 2014 Big Ten / ACC Challenge.
• The Boilermakers lost in their first game ever as a No. 1 team when Rutgers hit a desparation, half-court shot at the buzzer to hand Purdue a 70-68 setback on Thursday night. Purdue's 8-0 start was its best since 2015-16 (11-0) and the Boilermakers were one of the last 10 teams to lose a game in the 2021-22 season.
• Purdue's four wins over KenPom top-40 teams are the most in America. The total matches the combined total of Baylor, Kansas, UCLA and Villanova.
• With a win over North Carolina State on Sunday, Purdue would be 3-0 against ACC teams in 2021-22. The three wins against the ACC would be the most in school history and Purdue has never posted a unbeaten record against ACC opponents (min. 3 games) during the regular-season. Purdue defeated North Carolina (93-84) and Florida State (93-65) earlier this season.
• Starting with Sunday's game in the Barclays Center (Brooklyn Nets), Purdue will play two straight games in NBA arenas, facing Butler next Saturday at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse -- home of the Indiana Pacers.
• Purdue was outscored at the free throw line by Rutgers, 13-11, on Thursday night. Entering the game, Purdue had been +77 in points scored by free throws, the largest margin in the country. Purdue is now second nationally (+75) behind Providence (+78).
• Purdue has eight regular rotation players shooting at least 38.0 percent from 3-point range.
• Purdue outscord Rutgers 38-8 in points off turnovers and second-chance points in the loss on Thursday night. The Boilermakers are 133-15 now when outrebounding and having few turnovers in the same game during the Matt Painter era.
• Purdue and Colorado State are the only schools in America to shoot over 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 75.0 percent from the free throw line.
• In the first seven games, Purdue averaged 92.4 points per game and shot 54.5 percent from the field and 44.2 percent from 3-point range. In the last two games, Purdue is averaging just 72.5 points and shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from 3-point range.
• In the last two games, Purdue has 24 assists against 28 turnovers.
• In three games away from Mackey Arena, Purdue is averaging 80.3 points per game but allowing 76.0 points per game. Purdue is shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from long range.
• Matt Painter's next win will tie Bo Ryan and Branch McCracken for sixth on the Big Ten's career wins list (all games) with 364.
• Purdue has won 24 straight games when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent.
• Purdue's big three of Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey and Trevion Williams are averaging a combined 44.3 points between them, shooting a combined 151-of-253 (.597) from the field.
• Trevion Williams (5th) and Zach Edey (6th) both rank in KenPom's top 10 in the Player of the Year standings. The duo also ranks 6th and 4th, respectively, in offensive rebound percentage. Lastly, Edey is 9th nationally in fouls drawn / 40 minutes.
• Isaiah Thompson is 3rd nationally in offensive rating, via KenPom.com.
• Since the 2009-10 season, just one player has averaged at least 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in under 26.0 minutes per game. Trevion Williams averaged 15.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 25.1 minutes during the 2020-21 season. He's even more productive this season, averaging 13.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 19.6 minutes. Per 40 minutes this season, Williams is averaging 27.2 points, 18.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
• Williams is averaging 17.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists over the last two games, in just 23.5 minutes per game.
• Williams needs 13 points for 1,100 in his career, making him the 12th player in Purdue history with 1,100 points and 700 rebounds.
• Jaden Ivey has scored in double-figures in six straight games, averaging 16.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists per game and 1.7 steals per game, while shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 46.4 percent (13-of-28) from 3-point range.
• Purdue has scored at least 1.01 points per possession in all nine games this year. It leads the country in offensive efficiency (120.7).