Purdue BoilermakerS 2020-21 Basketball Game Notes MBB Contact: Chris Forman Email: [email protected] Office: 765.494.3201 Cell: 413.687.4590 Address: 900 John Wooden Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 GAME 07 // BIG TEN OPENER WITH THE BUCKEYES PURDUE SCHEDULE P / O OHIO STATE (5-0 / 0-0) vs. PURDUE (4-2 / 0-0) Date Rank Opponent TV Time/Result Wednesday, December 16, 2020 • 7:03 p.m. ET • West Lafayette, Ind. • Mackey Arena N25 1 -- / -- vs. Liberty CBS SN W, 77-64 N26 1 -- / -- vs. Clemson CBS SN L, 70-81 TV: BTN (streaming online on the Fox Sports App); Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo on the call. D1 -- / -- Oakland BTN W, 93-50 RADIO: 22 stations on the Purdue Radio Network and available on TuneIn.com and TuneIn app; Rob Blackman and Bobby Riddell. D4 -- / -- Valparaiso BTN W, 68-61 LIVE STATS: PurdueStats.com // SOCIAL MEDIA: @BoilerBall on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook D8 2 -- / -- at Miami ESPN2 L, 54-58 ALL STATS AND NOTES ARE COMPILED THROUGH GAMES PLAYED DECEMBER 14. D12 -- / -- Indiana State BTN W, 80-68 D16 * -- / 20 Ohio State BTN 7 p.m. Record 5-0 Record 4-2 D19 3 -- / -- vs. Notre Dame ESPN2 2:30 p.m. Big Ten 0-0 Big Ten 0-0 D22 * -- / 3 at Iowa BTN 9 p.m. Home 4-0 Home 3-0 D25 * -- / -- Maryland FS1 2:30 p.m. Away 1-0 VS. Away 0-1 D29 * -- / 19 at Rutgers FS1 7 p.m. Neutral 0-0 Neutral 1-1 J2 * -- / 13 at Illinois BTN TBA Streak Win-5 Streak Win-1 J5 * -- / -- Nebraska BTN TBA AP / Coaches 20 / 19 AP / Coaches -- / -- J8 * -- / 4 at Michigan State FS1 TBA NET / KenPom --- / 21 NET / KenPom --- / 32 J14 * -- / RV at Indiana FS1 TBA J17 * -- / -- Penn State BTN TBA THE SERIES: Ohio State leads, 91-88 // LAST MEETING: Feb. 15, 2020 (Ohio State, 68-52) // STREAK: Ohio State, win-1 J22 * -- / 25 Michigan FS1 TBA CHRIS HOLTMANN THE HEAD COACHES MATT PAINTER J27 * -- / 20 at Ohio State BTN TBA 4th season at Ohio State (71-34) Record at School 16th season at Purdue (341-176) J30 * -- / RV Minnesota BTN TBA 10th season overall (185-119) Career Record 17th season overall (366-181) F2 * -- / -- at Maryland BTN TBA THE OPENING TIP F6 * -- / -- Northwestern BTN TBA • Purdue enters its gauntlet of the 2020-21 season, hosting No. 20-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten opener Wednesday in Mackey Arena. Tip is F11 * -- / RV at Minnesota BTN TBA scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, on the Big Ten Network with Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo on the call remotely. F16 * -- / 4 Michigan State ESPN / ESPN2 TBA F20 * -- / -- at Nebraska BTN TBA • Purdue is looking to build momentum as it jumps right into the frying pan in Big Ten action. Purdue's next three opponents are Ohio State F26 * -- / -- at Penn State FS1 TBA (5-0), Notre Dame in Indianapolis (2-2; close losses to Ohio State and Michigan State) and Iowa (6-0). The Boilermakers started their build M2 * -- / 12 Wisconsin ESPN / ESPN2 TBA with an 80-68 victory over Indiana State on Saturday and look to improve on that performance against the Buckeyes. M6 * -- / RV Indiana ESPN / ESPN2 TBA THE KEY TALKING POINTS M10 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament First Round TBA 1) Purdue is 9-2 in its last 11 Big Ten openers, with losses coming to No. 3 Ohio State (2013-14) and No. 7 Michigan (2018-19). Just four of the nine M11 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Second Round TBA victories in that span have come by double-digits. Purdue is 10-5 under Painter in Big Ten openers. M12 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals TBA 2) Head coach Matt Painter is looking for his 50th win over a ranked team in his 16th season at Purdue. He is 49-83 against ranked teams, M13 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Semifinals TBA M14 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Championship TBA including a 19-19 (.500) record since the start of 2016-17. Nineteen of his 49 wins against ranked teams have come in the last four seasons. TBA 5 -- / -- NCAA Tournament TBA 3) According to KenPom.com, Purdue ranks 297th in experience (1.07 years). Indiana is the next least-experienced team in the Big Ten (1.26). • Home games played at Mackey Arena 4) Purdue has made 29-of-71 (.408) of its 3-point tries at Mackey Arena this season. Away from Mackey Arena, Purdue is just 22-of-64 (.344) from • All times Eastern and subject to change. long range. Purdue is averaging 80.3 points per game at home, but just 67.0 points per game away from Mackey Arena. * Denotes Big Ten Conference Game 1 Denotes Space Coast Challenge (Melbourne, Fla.) 5) In its four wins, Purdue is shooting 51.1 percent from the field and has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.46 (82 / 56). In its two losses, Purdue is 2 Denotes ACC / Big Ten Challenge (Coral Gables, Fla.) shooting just 39.8 percent from the field, has attempted 21 free throws and has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.61 (22 / 36). 3 Denotes Crossroads Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.) 6) Zach Edey (13.3 PPG) and Jaden Ivey (12.0 PPG) rank 2nd and 3rd among Big Ten freshmen in scoring average. Brandon Newman is also 7th. 4 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) 7) Purdue is 31-7 (.816) in the month of December since the 2015-16 season. 5 NCAA Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) 8) Purdue is 44-1 since the start of the 2017-18 season when shooting at least 48 percent from the field (Virginia; 2019 Elite Eight). 9) Purdue has won 102 straight games when scoring at least 90 points, spanning over 33 years (last loss: Nov. 24, 1987, to Iowa State). 10) Purdue has had a run of at least 10 points in four straight games, including a season-best 15-0 run vs. Miami. INSIDE THE NUMBERS 10) Sasha Stefanovic has made at least four 3-pointers nine times during his career. Purdue is 7-2 when he reaches that mark. OHIO STATE PURDUE 11) When Eric Hunter Jr. leads the team in assists during his career, Purdue is 11-3; when Aaron Wheeler scores 10+ points, Purdue is 9-1. NCAA Rk. Stats Category Stats NCAA Rk. PURDUE ROSTER 72 80.4 Scoring Offense 73.7 166 74 64.2 Scoring Defense 63.7 68 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown GP / GS PPG RPG APG Other 56 +16.2 Scoring Margin +10.0 103 0 Mason Gillis R-Fr. F 6-6 230 New Castle, Ind. 6 / 1 5.0 2.7 1.2 5-14 3Ps 167 .442 FG Percentage .472 80 1 Aaron Wheeler Jr. F 6-9 205 Stamford, Conn. 6 / 5 5.5 6.5 2.0 10p, 13r - ISU 76 .393 FG Pct. Defense .420 154 2 Eric Hunter Jr. Jr. G 6-4 170 Indianapolis, Ind. 2 / 1 12.0 1.5 2.5 6-6 FTs 128 .349 3-Point Percentage .378 58 4 Emmanuel Dowuona So. C 6-10 245 Miami, Fla. 0 / 0 --- --- --- 152 7.4 3-Pointers / Game 8.5 85 5 Brandon Newman R-Fr. G 6-5 195 Valparaiso, Ind. 6 / 6 9.2 3.2 2.3 9-22 3Ps 28 .778 Free Throw Percentage .703 155 11 Isaiah Thompson So. G 6-1 160 Zionsville, Ind. 6 / 5 7.0 1.7 2.3 11-14 FTs 97 +5.2 Rebound Margin +10.5 30 14 Jared Wulbrun Jr. G 5-10 170 Stanford, Calif. 1 / 0 3.0 0.0 1.0 203 12.8 Assists 17.3 45 15 Zach Edey Fr. C 7-4 285 Toronto, Ontario 6 / 1 13.3 4.3 0.2 .750 fg % 37 1.45 Assist / TO Ratio 1.13 112 21 Matt Frost So. F 6-5 200 Columbus, Ind. 1 / 0 3.0 0.0 1.0 8 8.8 Turnovers 15.3 233 22 Chase Martin Fr. G 6-3 195 Columbia, Mo. 1 / 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31 +5.80 Turnover Margin -2.00 224 23 Jaden Ivey Fr. G 6-4 200 South Bend, Ind. 1 / 0 12.0 1.0 0.0 Out last 5 g FOLLOW THE BOILERMAKERS 25 Ethan Morton Fr. G 6-6 215 Butler, Pa. 6 / 0 1.3 1.3 2.7 16 a / 11 TOs • Web: PurdueSports.com 34 Carson Barrett Fr. G 6-5 215 Lafayette, Ind. 0 / 0 --- --- --- • Twitter: @BoilerBall / @PurdueMBBNotes 50 Trevion Williams Jr. F 6-10 265 Chicago, Ill. 6 / 5 13.3 10.3 2.2 30-11 vs. ISU • Instagram: BoilerBall 55 Sasha Stefanovic Jr. G 6-5 200 Crown Point, Ind. 6 / 6 12.0 2.8 3.3 19-36 3Ps #BOILERUP | @BOILERBALL | PURDUESPORTS.COM GAME 07 // PURDUE VS. OHIO STATE // DECEMBER 16, 2020 MEDIA AVAILABILITY (all times Eastern; contact Chris Forman for more information; all interviews will take place over Zoom) Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday December 16 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 21 December 22 GAMEDAY • No availability • Student-Athletes (11:15 a.m.) GAMEDAY / Crossroads Classic • No availability • Student-Athletes (TBA) GAMEDAY • vs. Ohio State • Coach Painter (11:15 a.m.) • vs. Notre Dame • Coach Painter (TBA) • at Iowa • BTN • ESPN2 • BTN • Mackey Arena • Bankers Life Fieldhouse • Carver-Hawkeye Arena • 7 p.m. ET • 2:30 p.m. ET • 9 p.m. ET PURDUE IN THE NATIONAL POLLS PRE.