GAMEDAY INFORMATION -- GAME 28
[13] Purdue (19-8, 11-5) at Indiana (15-11, 6-9)
Sunday, February 23, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. ET
Bloomington, Indiana | Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
TELEVISION: CBS (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
ABOUT GAMEDAY
• The No. 13 Purdue men's basketball team looks to snap a three-game losing skid, but it won't be easy as it heads to rival Indiana for a key Big Ten contest late in the season. The Boilermakers need a win to remain in the hunt for a Big Ten regular-season title. The contest will be the second-to-last road game of the season for Purdue, as the Boilermakers finish with UCLA and Rutgers at home and Illinois on the road.
THE NOTES TO KNOW
THE NUMBERS (AS OF FEB. 21): A look at Purdue's numbers entering the Indiana contest.
• NCAA NET: 15th
• Quad-1: 6-7 | Quad 2: 8-1 | Quad 3: 1-0 | Quad 4: 4-0
• KenPom: 12th | Off. Efficiency: 10th | Def. Efficiency: 44th
• Associated Press: 13th
• USA Today Coaches Poll: 14th
• Strength of Schedule (KenPom): 4th
THE RIVALRY: Sunday's meeting marks the 221st meeting all-time between Purdue and Indiana, with Purdue holding a 128-92 series advantage. It had been the most-frequently played rivalry in the Big Ten, but with the addition of Oregon and Washington, it has been passed in frequency by that rivalry (317 meetings).
QUAD SUCCESS: Purdue's 14 quad-1 and quad-2 wins combined are the third-most nationally (Auburn - 17; Alabama - 15). Purdue's eight quad-2 wins are tied for the most nationally with New Mexico and Texas A&M.
• Including Sunday, Purdue has two quad-1 opportunities left.
WE SHALL CALL IT A DOZEN: Purdue is looking for Big Ten win No. 12 on the season for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons. No other Big Ten program currently has more than six 12-win seasons.
• Purdue is looking for its 20th win of the season for the 15th time under Matt Painter. He is tied with Gene Keady for the most 20-win seasons in Purdue history, currently with 14.
THE LEADERS: Purdue's has shot at least 50.0 percent from the field in 11 of 16 Big Ten contests. In league games, Purdue leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.502).
• In league games only, Trey Kaufman-Renn leads the Big Ten in scoring (20.4), while Braden Smith leads in assists (8.8) and steals (2.4).
KENPOM LEADERS: Braden Smith (3rd) and Trey Kaufman-Renn (7th) are the only teammates nationally to rank in the top 10 for the KenPom National Player of the Year race. The duo ranks 1, 3 on the KenPom All-Big Ten teams (by efficiency).
WINNING AT 80: Purdue is 105-4 since the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points (Wisconsin, 2-15-25; Northwestern, 12-1-23; Notre Dame, 12-15-18; Virginia Tech, 11-18-18).
• Purdue has won 83 of its last 85 games when scoring 80 points.
TWO ALL-AMERICANS: Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn have legit shots to become All-Americans this season, becoming the first Purdue duo to be named All-American in the same season since JaJuan Johnson (consensus 1st team) and E'Twaun Moore (3rd NABC) in 2011. Purdue has never had a pair of unanimous All-Americans (all voting services) in the same season.
ON THE CUSP: Point guard Braden Smith is on the cusp of becoming Purdue's all-time leader in career assists, needing seven assists to tie Bruce Parkinson (1973-77) on the top of the charts.
• Smith needs 17 assists to become the 12th player in NCAA history with 700 assists by the end of his junior year and 12 assists to become the first player in Big Ten history with two seasons of at least 250 assists.
• Smith also needs one rebound for 500 in his career and with one rebound and 17 assists, will be the first player in NCAA history with 1,200 points, 700 assists and 500 rebounds by the end of his junior season.
500-POINT PACE: Trey Kaufman-Renn (529) and Braden Smith (434) are on pace to become the first Purdue teammates since 2017-18 (Carsen Edwards, Isaac Haas) to both have at least 500 points in a season, on pace for almost 1,300 combined points.
[13] Purdue (19-8, 11-5) at Indiana (15-11, 6-9)
Sunday, February 23, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. ET
Bloomington, Indiana | Simon-Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
TELEVISION: CBS (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
ABOUT GAMEDAY
• The No. 13 Purdue men's basketball team looks to snap a three-game losing skid, but it won't be easy as it heads to rival Indiana for a key Big Ten contest late in the season. The Boilermakers need a win to remain in the hunt for a Big Ten regular-season title. The contest will be the second-to-last road game of the season for Purdue, as the Boilermakers finish with UCLA and Rutgers at home and Illinois on the road.
THE NOTES TO KNOW
THE NUMBERS (AS OF FEB. 21): A look at Purdue's numbers entering the Indiana contest.
• NCAA NET: 15th
• Quad-1: 6-7 | Quad 2: 8-1 | Quad 3: 1-0 | Quad 4: 4-0
• KenPom: 12th | Off. Efficiency: 10th | Def. Efficiency: 44th
• Associated Press: 13th
• USA Today Coaches Poll: 14th
• Strength of Schedule (KenPom): 4th
THE RIVALRY: Sunday's meeting marks the 221st meeting all-time between Purdue and Indiana, with Purdue holding a 128-92 series advantage. It had been the most-frequently played rivalry in the Big Ten, but with the addition of Oregon and Washington, it has been passed in frequency by that rivalry (317 meetings).
QUAD SUCCESS: Purdue's 14 quad-1 and quad-2 wins combined are the third-most nationally (Auburn - 17; Alabama - 15). Purdue's eight quad-2 wins are tied for the most nationally with New Mexico and Texas A&M.
• Including Sunday, Purdue has two quad-1 opportunities left.
WE SHALL CALL IT A DOZEN: Purdue is looking for Big Ten win No. 12 on the season for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons. No other Big Ten program currently has more than six 12-win seasons.
• Purdue is looking for its 20th win of the season for the 15th time under Matt Painter. He is tied with Gene Keady for the most 20-win seasons in Purdue history, currently with 14.
THE LEADERS: Purdue's has shot at least 50.0 percent from the field in 11 of 16 Big Ten contests. In league games, Purdue leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.502).
• In league games only, Trey Kaufman-Renn leads the Big Ten in scoring (20.4), while Braden Smith leads in assists (8.8) and steals (2.4).
KENPOM LEADERS: Braden Smith (3rd) and Trey Kaufman-Renn (7th) are the only teammates nationally to rank in the top 10 for the KenPom National Player of the Year race. The duo ranks 1, 3 on the KenPom All-Big Ten teams (by efficiency).
WINNING AT 80: Purdue is 105-4 since the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points (Wisconsin, 2-15-25; Northwestern, 12-1-23; Notre Dame, 12-15-18; Virginia Tech, 11-18-18).
• Purdue has won 83 of its last 85 games when scoring 80 points.
TWO ALL-AMERICANS: Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn have legit shots to become All-Americans this season, becoming the first Purdue duo to be named All-American in the same season since JaJuan Johnson (consensus 1st team) and E'Twaun Moore (3rd NABC) in 2011. Purdue has never had a pair of unanimous All-Americans (all voting services) in the same season.
ON THE CUSP: Point guard Braden Smith is on the cusp of becoming Purdue's all-time leader in career assists, needing seven assists to tie Bruce Parkinson (1973-77) on the top of the charts.
• Smith needs 17 assists to become the 12th player in NCAA history with 700 assists by the end of his junior year and 12 assists to become the first player in Big Ten history with two seasons of at least 250 assists.
• Smith also needs one rebound for 500 in his career and with one rebound and 17 assists, will be the first player in NCAA history with 1,200 points, 700 assists and 500 rebounds by the end of his junior season.
500-POINT PACE: Trey Kaufman-Renn (529) and Braden Smith (434) are on pace to become the first Purdue teammates since 2017-18 (Carsen Edwards, Isaac Haas) to both have at least 500 points in a season, on pace for almost 1,300 combined points.