- No. 2-ranked Purdue improved to 22-2 overall and 11-2 in the Big Ten Conference with a 79-59 win over rival Indiana on Saturday night in Mackey Arena.
- The Boilermakers swept the season series with Indiana, winning both games by 20 or more points, the first time since the 1933-34 season that Purdue won both games against Indiana by 20 or more points.
- Purdue has won 15 of the last 19 games against Indiana.
- Purdue has now won a season-best eight straight games and its 22-2 record matches the best 24-game start in school history (2022-23, 2017-18, 1987-88).
- Purdue's eight-game win streak is now the seventh-longest active streak in the country.
- Purdue has won 13 straight home games.
- Purdue has won 15 of its last 16 contests.
- Purdue improved to 30-4 against in-state teams in Mackey Arena under Matt Painter.
- Zach Edey became the first Purdue player to record five double-doubles against Indiana. In his last four games against Indiana, Edey is averaging 29.5 points, 15.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.
- Purdue started the game 0-of-7 from 3-point range, but made eight of its last 14 long-distance attempts.
- Purdue outrebounded Indiana by 15 rebounds and had three fewer turnovers than the Hoosiers. The Boilermakers have won 19 straight games when outrebounding and having fewer turnovers than its opponent.
- Since Matt Painter's second year at Purdue (2006-07), Purdue has now won 217 conference games, which is now tied with Wisconsin for the most in the Big Ten during that span.
- Purdue has won 43 straight games when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent.
- Purdue is 80-16 since the start of the 2021-22 season, tied for the fifth-most wins in a three-year span in school history. The school record is 83 (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18).
- Seventeen of Purdue's 22 victories have come against the KenPom top-100.
- Zach Edey tallied 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, for his eighth straight double-double and 17th double-double of the season. Edey is the fourth player nationally this season to reach that stat line in a game.
- During his double-double streak, Edey is averaging 26.1 points, 14.4 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.0 assists per game.
- Edey moved into fourth place on the school's career scoring list with 2,091 points, passing Dave Schellhase (2,074 points) tonight. He is now 45 points behind E'Twaun Moore for third.
- Edey tallied his 75th straight double-figure scoring game.
- Edey's 32 career 20-10 games are the most by a Big Ten player since the 2010-11 season (by seven games over Iowa's Luka Garza).
- Edey's 281 rebounds already this year are the 15th most in a season by a Purdue player.
- Braden Smith narrowly missed a double-double with 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals. Smith's 171 assists this season are tied for the ninth most in a season in Purdue history.
- Smith is the only player in the country to have at least 300 points, 170 assists and 130 rebounds.
- Mason Gillis tallied nine points with five rebounds, going 3-of-6 from long range. Purdue is now 35-4 in his career when he makes two or more 3-pointers in a game.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue center Zach Edey wanted to leave Indiana with a lingering impression Saturday.
Naturally, he delivered.
The reigning national player of the year had 26 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and the first 3-pointer of his career while leading No. 2 Purdue to a 79-59 victory over archrival Indiana.
"I'm the best shooter in the country," he joked when asked about the 3. "It was big. We owed them after last year. Me and the seniors all really felt that this was our last time to come out with that fire and that's what we did."
Edey had previously been 0-1 on 3-point attempts in his career. His 2,065 career points entering Saturday were the most of any active Division I player without a 3-point field goal, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
The 7-foot-4 Edey dominated the middle again and he had plenty of help as the Boilermakers (22-2, 11-2 Big Ten) won their eighth straight. Braden Smith had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Mason Gillis made three 3s to finish with nine points.
It marked the first time since 1933-34 that Purdue beat Indiana twice in the same season by 20 or more points.
CJ Gunn had a career-best 13 points for the Hoosiers (14-10, 6-7). Kel'El Ware added 11 points and eight rebounds, and Trey Galloway finished with 10 points and seven assists.
It was a familiar script for Purdue -- and Indiana coach Mike Woodson.
Indiana led for the first 6 1/2 minutes and still was within 20-18 a little more than midway through the first half. But the Hoosiers missed 10 of their next 11 shots and Purdue again closed the first half with a strong finishing kick. That 15-1 spurt helped the Boilermakers take a 37-25 halftime lead.
"This was a tough game because you're on the road, playing the No. 2 team in the country in a hostile environment," Woodson said. "I thought we played well early but from the 10-minute mark going into halftime, we couldn't score and just threw the ball away a couple times."
Unlike last month's game, though, Indiana never charged back. Instead, the Boilermakers opened the second half with 10 straight points. Indiana never challenged again. And Edey sealed it with his 3-point bank shot.
"Do I have the ball, like the game ball?" Edey said when asked again about the long-range shot. "I'm going to go look for it."