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 08 // BOILERMAKERS LOOK TO REMAIN HOT IN FINAL NON-CONFERENCE GAME PURDUE SCHEDULE P / O NOTRE DAME (2-3 / 0-1 ACC) vs. PURDUE (5-2 / 1-0 BIG TEN) Date Rank Opponent TV Time/Result Saturday, December 19, 2020 • 2:31 p.m. ET • Indianapolis, Ind. • Bankers Life Fieldhouse N25 1 -- / -- vs. Liberty CBS SN W, 77-64 N26 1 -- / -- vs. Clemson CBS SN L, 70-81 TV: ESPN2 (streaming online on the WatchESPN.com; ESPN app); Jordan Bernfield and Robbie Hummel 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 16. D12 -- / -- Indiana State BTN W, 80-68 D16 * -- / 20 Ohio State BTN W, 67-60 Record 2-3 Record 5-2 D19 3 -- / -- vs. Notre Dame ESPN2 2:30 p.m. ACC 0-1 Big Ten 1-0 D22 * -- / 3 at Iowa BTN 9 p.m. Home 1-2 Home 4-0 D25 * -- / -- Maryland FS1 2:30 p.m. Away 1-1 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 Loss-1 Streak Win-2 J5 * -- / -- Nebraska BTN 7 p.m. AP / Coaches -- / -- AP / Coaches -- / -- J8 * -- / 4 at Michigan State FS1 7 p.m. NET / KenPom --- / 76 NET / KenPom --- / 30 J14 * -- / RV at Indiana FS1 7 p.m. J17 * -- / -- Penn State BTN TBA THE SERIES: Notre Dame leads, 23-21 // LAST MEETING: Dec. 15, 2018 (Notre Dame, 88-80) // STREAK: Notre Dame, win-1 J22 * -- / 25 Michigan FS1 TBA MIKE BREY THE HEAD COACHES MATT PAINTER J27 * -- / 20 at Ohio State BTN TBA 21st season at Notre Dame (439-236) Record at School 16th season at Purdue (342-176) J30 * -- / RV Minnesota BTN TBA 26th season overall (538-288) Career Record 17th season overall (367-181) F2 * -- / -- at Maryland BTN TBA THE OPENING TIP F6 * -- / -- Northwestern BTN TBA • After a big win over No. 20-ranked Ohio State on Wednesday, Purdue looks to keep the momentum going in its final non-conference game of F11 * -- / RV at Minnesota BTN TBA the season, coming against Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis. F16 * -- / 4 Michigan State ESPN / ESPN2 TBA F20 * -- / -- at Nebraska BTN TBA • Purdue is looking to sustain its success in its final Big Ten tuneup entering a difficult stretch. Purdue's next five opponents are Notre Dame F26 * -- / -- at Penn State FS1 TBA (2-3), Iowa (6-0), Maryland (4-2), Rutgers (5-0) and Illinois (5-2) with four of the games coming away from Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers M2 * -- / 12 Wisconsin ESPN / ESPN2 TBA have won two straight and are looking to avenge two previous losses this year (Clemson, Miami) to ACC foes. M6 * -- / RV Indiana ESPN / ESPN2 TBA THE KEY TALKING POINTS M10 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament First Round TBA 1) Purdue is 2-7 in the Crossroads Classic and looking for its second win against Notre Dame (1-3) in the event. M11 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Second Round TBA 2) Head coach Matt Painter won his 50th game against a nationally-ranked team on Wednesday against Ohio State. He is 50-83 against ranked M12 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals TBA teams, including a 20-19 record since the start of the 2016-17 season. Of his 50 wins against ranked teams, 20 have come in the last 4+ seasons. M13 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Semifinals TBA M14 4 -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Championship TBA 3) According to KenPom.com, Purdue ranks 299th in experience (1.11 years). Indiana is the next least-experienced team in the Big Ten (1.26). TBA 5 -- / -- NCAA Tournament TBA 4) In its five wins, Purdue is shooting 50.4 percent from the field and has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.36 (98 / 72). In its two losses, Purdue is • Home games played at Mackey Arena 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). • All times Eastern and subject to change. 5) Purdue's junior class is averaging 55.5 points per game over the last two games, accounting for 75.5 percent of Purdue's scoring. * Denotes Big Ten Conference Game 1 Denotes Space Coast Challenge (Melbourne, Fla.) 6) Trevion Williams is averaging 23.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game over the last two games, shooting 19-of-30 (.633) from the field. 2 Denotes ACC / Big Ten Challenge (Coral Gables, Fla.) 7) Purdue is 32-7 (.821) in the month of December since the 2015-16 season. 3 Denotes Crossroads Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.) 8) Purdue has outscored every team in the paint except one (Miami) this season. Purdue is averaging 32.3 points in the paint. 4 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) 9) Purdue has held its opponents to just 48 offensive rebounds (6.9 per game), resulting in 32 second-chance points (4.6 per game). 5 NCAA Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) 10) Over the last five games, opponents are shooting just 25-of-110 (.227) from long distance. No opponent has made more than eight triples. 10) 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). 11) Purdue has won 102 straight games when scoring at least 90 points, spanning over 33 years (last loss: Nov. 24, 1987, to Iowa State). INSIDE THE NUMBERS 12) Sasha Stefanovic has made at least four 3-pointers nine times during his career. Purdue is 7-2 when he reaches that mark. NOTRE DAME PURDUE 13) 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 192 72.4 Scoring Offense 72.7 184 256 75.6 Scoring Defense 63.1 62 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown GP / GS PPG RPG APG Other 238 -3.2 Scoring Margin +9.6 109 0 Mason Gillis R-Fr. F 6-6 230 New Castle, Ind. 7 / 2 5.1 2.3 1.1 15-28 FGs 159 .446 FG Percentage .472 81 1 Aaron Wheeler Jr. F 6-9 205 Stamford, Conn. 7 / 5 5.4 6.4 1.9 7 blk, 7 stl 217 .343 FG Pct. Defense .413 141 2 Eric Hunter Jr. Jr. G 6-4 170 Indianapolis, Ind. 3 / 2 13.0 1.3 2.3 8-9 FTs 18 .418 3-Point Percentage .368 81 4 Emmanuel Dowuona So. C 6-10 245 Miami, Fla. 0 / 0 --- --- --- 57 9.2 3-Pointers / Game 8.1 108 5 Brandon Newman R-Fr. G 6-5 195 Valparaiso, Ind. 7 / 7 9.3 3.7 2.0 11-25 3Ps 10 .816 Free Throw Percentage .719 121 11 Isaiah Thompson So. G 6-1 160 Zionsville, Ind. 7 / 5 6.0 1.7 2.1 11-14 FTs 243 -2.4 Rebound Margin +9.9 34 14 Jared Wulbrun Jr. G 5-10 170 Stanford, Calif. 1 / 0 3.0 0.0 1.0 164 13.6 Assists 17.1 44 15 Zach Edey Fr. C 7-4 285 Toronto, Ontario 7 / 2 11.6 4.4 0.1 .698 fg % 100 1.15 Assist / TO Ratio 1.11 119 21 Matt Frost So. F 6-5 200 Columbus, Ind. 1 / 0 3.0 0.0 1.0 59 11.8 Turnovers 15.4 243 22 Chase Martin Fr. G 6-3 195 Columbia, Mo. 1 / 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 253 -2.60 Turnover Margin -1.86 236 23 Jaden Ivey Fr. G 6-4 200 South Bend, Ind. 2 / 0 8.0 1.0 0.0 4 pts in return FOLLOW THE BOILERMAKERS 25 Ethan Morton Fr. G 6-6 215 Butler, Pa. 7 / 0 1.1 1.1 2.3 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. 7 / 5 13.7 10.1 3.0 30-11 vs. ISU • Instagram: BoilerBall 55 Sasha Stefanovic Jr. G 6-5 200 Crown Point, Ind. 7 / 7 11.7 2.7 3.3 21-43 3Ps #BOILERUP | @BOILERBALL | PURDUESPORTS.COM GAME 08 // PURDUE VS. NOTRE DAME // DECEMBER 19, 2020 // CROSSROADS CLASSIC MEDIA AVAILABILITY (all times Eastern; contact Chris Forman for more information; all interviews will take place over Zoom) Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Merry Christmas! December 19 December 20 December 21 December 22 December 23 December 24 GAMEDAY GAMEDAY / Crossroads Classic • No availability • Student-Athletes (TBA) GAMEDAY • No availability • Student-Athletes (TBA) • Maryland • vs. Notre Dame • Coach Painter (TBA) • at Iowa • Coach Painter (TBA) • BTN • ESPN2 • BTN • Mackey Arena • Bankers Life Fieldhouse • Carver-Hawkeye Arena • 2:30 p.m. ET • 2:30 p.m. ET • 9 p.m. ET PURDUE IN THE NATIONAL POLLS PRE. N30 D7 D14 D21 D28 J4 J11 J18 J25 F1 F8 F15 F22 M1 M8 M15 FINAL Purdue is unranked in a preseason poll for the first time since 2014-15.