Purdue BoilermakerS 2014-15 Basketball Game Notes 23 Big Ten Championships | 48 All-Americans | 10 Big Ten Coaches of the Year | 2 No. 1 NBA Draft Picks EXPERIENCE THE ACTION Television Big Ten Network PURDUE (10-5, 2-0 Big Ten) Online Stream BTN Plus on BTN2Go.com Announcers Brian Anderson, Seth Davis [4 | 4] WISCONSIN (14-1, 2-0 Big Ten) Radio Purdue Sports Network Wednesday, January 7, 2015 | 7:00 PM (ET) | Kohl Center (17,279) | Madison, Wis. Satellite Radio SIRIUS (Ch. 119); XM (Ch. 196) -- Wisconsin Radio Radio Talent Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman, Ralph Taylor GAME 16: Setting the Scene Live Stats PurdueSports.com • Purdue hits the offi cial halfway point of the season on Wednesday night as it travels to No. 4-ranked Wisconsin for its fi rst Big Ten road game of the Twitter Updates @BoilerBall | @ChrisForman12 (#BoilerNotes) season and the only meeting between the two teams. Tip is slated for 7 PM (ET) in the Kohl Center, and the contest will be televised by the Big Ten Net- work with Brian Anderson and Seth Davis on the call. Larry Clisby and Rob Blackman will handle the radio call on the Purdue Sports Network. SCHEDULE AND RESULTS • The Boilermakers are one of four teams in the Big Ten with a 2-0 record and Purdue will face two of them this week in Wisconsin on Wednesday and P / O Maryland on Saturday in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers are 2-0 in the Big Ten for only the second time in the Matt Painter era and the fi rst time Nov. Rank Opponent Time / Result since the 2010-11 season. 2 # -- / -- California (Pa.) W, 89-52 • Purdue has won its fi rst two Big Ten games by rallying in the second half of both games. In the opener against Minnesota, Purdue rallied from 13 7 # -- / -- Carroll (Mont.) W, 90-49 points down early in the second half to defeat the Gophers, 72-68. Then on Saturday, Purdue rallied from 10 down late in the fi rst half by outscoring 14 $ -- / -- Samford W, 80-40 Michigan, 39-18, in the second half to defeat the Wolverines, 64-51, snapping a four-game skid against Michigan. 16 -- / -- IUPUI W, 77-57 • Painter boasts a balanced lineup as four players average double-fi gures and six players average at least 8.0 points per game, led by sophomore 20 -- / -- Grambling W, 82-30 Kendall Stephens at 11.0 PPG. A.J. Hammons paces the team in rebounds (6.0 RPG) and blocks (2.7 BPG) while Rapheal Davis leads the squad in 24 $ -- / RV vs. Kansas State L, 79-88 assists (2.7 APG). In league games only, Purdue has fi ve players averaging between 11.5 and 13.5 PPG as those fi ve players average at least 27.5 MPG. 25 $ -- / -- vs. Missouri W, 82-61 • In Big Ten play only, Purdue ranks second in rebound margin (+11.5) and assists (16.0 APG), third in scoring defense (59.5 PPG), scoring margin 26 $ -- / RV vs. BYU W, 87-85 • (+8.5) and fi eld goal percentage (.449) and fourth in fi eld goal percentage defense (.380). Dec. Rank Opponent Time / Result About Wisconsin 2 % -- / RV North Carolina State W, 66-61 • Wisconsin enters Wednesday’s game as winners of seven straight games after 17- and 23-point wins against Penn State and Northwestern to tip 6 -- / -- North Florida L, 70-73 off its Big Ten season. The Badgers have been ranked in the nation’s top four all season long and boast the nation’s third-most effi cient off ense and 8 -- / -- IPFW W, 63-43 14th-most eff ective defense, according toKen Pomeroy (KenPom.com). 10 -- / -- Arkansas State W, 87-46 • Leading the way is everyone’s All-American, Frank Kaminsky, at 16.6 PPG and 8.5 RPG while shooting 52.8 percent from the fi eld. According to 13 -- / -- at Vanderbilt L, 71-81 Pomeroy, Kaminsky is his mid-season Player of the Year, just ahead of Duke’s Jahlil Okafor. 20 ^ -- / 21 vs. Notre Dame L, 63-94 • But the Badgers aren’t just Kaminsky. Sam Dekker averages 12.7 PPG and Nigel Hayes chips in at 12.4 PPG and 7.0 RPG. 22 -- / -- Gardner-Webb L, 84-89 • As a team, Wisconsin is second in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (+7.6; just ahead of Purdue’s +7.1) and have a ridiculous assist-to-turnover ratio 31 * -- / RV Minnesota W, 72-68 of 1.59, turning the ball over just 8.5 times per game. Jan. Rank Opponent Time / Result 3 * -- / -- Michigan W, 64-51 WHAT’S TRENDING 7 * -- / 4 at Wisconsin 7 PM Team Trends Individual Trends A Win Would... 10 * -- / 11 Maryland 2:30 PM • Purdue is looking for just its second 3-0 Big • Kendall Stephens is averaging 11.0 PPG in • Move Purdue to 3-0 in the Big Ten for the fi rst 17 * -- / -- at Penn State 1 PM Ten start during the Painter era (2010-11). the second half of Big Ten play, shooting 5-of- time since 2010-11. 21 * -- / -- at Illinois 9 PM • In the second half of Big Ten play, Purdue has 7 (.714) from three-point range. • Be the 900th win all-time against teams cur- 24 * -- / RV Iowa 12 PM outscored its opponents, 86-50, and held foes • A.J. Hammons has 11 career double-dou- rently in the Big Ten. 28 * -- / RV Indiana 9 PM to 33.3 percent shooting. bles, 10 of which are against Big Ten foes. • Be the fourth win in the Kohl Center, the 31 * -- / -- at Northwestern 6 PM • Purdue is one of two Big Ten teams (Illinois) • Rapheal Davis has held Minnesota’s Andre most of any Big Ten team. to have three wins all-time in the Kohl Center. Hollins and Michigan’s Caris LeVert to 4-of- • Snap an eight-game losing skid in “true” road Feb. Rank Opponent Time / Result Purdue is 3-3 in last six meetings there. 18 FGs and 13 points in the last two games. games, dating to last year. 4 * -- / 22 Ohio State 6:30 PM 7 * -- / -- at Minnesota 3 PM THE PROBABLE LINEUPS 12 * -- / -- at Rutgers 7 PM Purdue (10-5 | 2-0 Big Ten) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG 15 * -- / -- Nebraska 5:15 PM F 12 Vince Edwards 6-7 220 Fr. Middletown, Ohio 15 / 14 10.6 5.9 2.3 26.6 19 * -- / RV at Indiana 7 PM C 44 Isaac Haas (HAHSS) 7-2 297 Fr. Hokes Bluff , Ala. 15 / 7 10.3 4.8 0.8(b) 17.2 26 * -- / -- Rutgers 9 PM G 0 Jon Octeus (Ock-tee-us) 6-4 175 Sr. Miami, Fla. 15 / 15 8.0 4.5 2.5 25.4 G 21 Kendall Stephens 6-6 197 So. St. Charles, Ill. 15 / 12 11.0 2.8 1.7 24.8 Mar. Rank Opponent Time / Result G 35 Rapheal Davis (Ray-fell) 6-5 217 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 15 / 15 9.7 3.2 2.7 25.8 1 * -- / 22 at Ohio State TBA G 1 Bryson Scott 6-1 206 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. 13 / 1 5.7 1.9 1.8 13.2 4 * -- / -- at Michigan State 8 PM G 2 Jon McKeeman 6-1 190 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 4 / 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 7 * -- / -- Illinois 4:30 PM G 3 P.J. Thompson 5-10 188 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 15 / 1 2.9 1.3 1.6 18.0 11 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament First Round TBA F 5 Basil Smotherman (Baz-ull) 6-6 222 So. Indianapolis, Ind. 15 / 0 2.1 1.7 1.0 11.7 12 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Second Round TBD G 11 Stephen Toyra (Toy-ruh) 6-3 180 Jr. Lafayette, Ind. 4 / 0 0.5 0.5 0.0 4.0 13 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Quarterfi nals TBD C 20 A.J. Hammons 7-0 261 Jr. Gary, Ind. 15 / 8 10.3 6.0 2.7(b) 20.8 14 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Semifi nals TBD F 23 Jacquil Taylor (Juh-keel) 6-9 217 Fr. Cambridge, Mass. 6 / 0 2.2 2.0 0.7(b) 7.0 15 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Finals 3:30 PM G 24 Anfernee Brown 6-1 190 So. East Chicago, Ind. 3 / 0 1.7 1.7 0.0 3.7 • Home games played at Mackey Arena. • All times Eastern and subject to change. F 30 Neal Beshears 6-7 198 Sr. Winchester, Ind. 0 / 0 --- --- --- --- # Denotes exhibition game. G 31 Dakota Mathias (muh-thigh-us) 6-4 197 Fr. Elida, Ohio 15 / 2 3.7 1.7 1.2 14.6 $ Denotes EASports Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Hawai’i). % Denotes ACC / Big Ten Challenge (West Lafayette, Ind.). Wisconsin (14-1 | 2-0 Big Ten) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG ^ Denotes Crossroads Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.). F 10 Nigel Hayes 6-8 235 So. Toledo, Ohio 15 / 15 12.4 7.0 1.7 30.6 & Denotes Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) F 15 Sam Dekker 6-9 230 Jr. Sheyboyga, Wis. 15 / 15 12.7 4.5 1.3 26.0 * Denotes Big Ten Conference game. C 44 Frank Kaminsky 7-0 242 Sr. Lisle, Ill. 15 / 15 16.6 8.5 2.4 30.1 G 12 Traevon Jackson 6-3 207 Sr. Westerville, Ohio 15 / 15 9.3 1.8 3.1 27.1 All rankings / stats are through games played Jan.