GAMEDAY INFO
Thursday, February 9, 2023
[1] Purdue (22-2, 11-2) vs. [RV] Iowa (15-8, 7-5)
West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: ESPN2 | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Rece Davis, Seth Greenberg
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• The nation’s two-best offenses face off on Thursday night in Mackey Arena as Iowa visits for the only meeting between the two schools. It marks the lone home game in a four-game stretch as the Boilermakers will hit the road following this game for contests at Northwestern (Sunday) and Maryland (next Thursday). Purdue will then end the regular-season with three home games in its final four contests.
• The two teams own by far-and-away the most Quad-1 wins in the Big Ten. Purdue is 9-2 in quad-1 games, while Iowa is 7-5. No other Big Ten team has more than four quad-1 victories. The teams are also among the hottest in the league, as Purdue has won nine of its last 10 games, while Iowa has won seven of its last nine contests.
• A win Thursday would give Matt Painter his 250th win at Mackey Arena. He currently owns a 249-43 (.853) record in the facility.
• A win on Thursday would give Purdue 12 league wins for the eighth time in the last nine seasons. Kansas and Purdue are the only schools in America to have won at least 12 league games in at least seven of the last eight seasons (Kansas has done it all eight previous years).
• Purdue is ranked No. 1 nationally in offensive efficiency, while Iowa is second, via KenPom.com. Iowa marks the sixth offense ranked in the top 18 that Purdue will have faced this year (Iowa – 2nd; Marquette – 4th; Gonzaga – 7th; Ohio State – 15th; West Virginia – 16th; Indiana – 18th).
• Purdue ranks fourth nationally in fewest fouls per game (13.4) and is first nationally in opponent free throw rate via KenPom (17.1). Creighton is second nationally in free throw rate. Those teams are 1 and 2 nationally in forcing opponents to take long 2-point jumpers. Iowa ranks third nationally in opponent free throw rate (20.9) and is 28th in fouls per game at 14.5.
• Purdue has MADE 360 free throws this season, while opponents have SHOT just 239. Purdue has made 186 more free throws (360 to 174) than its foes this season, the highest discrepancy in the nation (Purdue +186, North Carolina +165, Iowa +160, Portland…
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