Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter previews Rutgers
Purdue hosts Rutgers at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Purdue men’s basketball team suffered its third loss of the season with a 73-69 defeat to Ohio State on Feb. 18 and will look to bounce back tonight against Rutgers.
Despite the loss, Purdue (23-3 overall, 12-3 Big Ten) is ranked No. 3 in the country and first in the conference. Rutgers, which is 14-11 overall and 6-8 in league play, travels to West Lafayette to try and avenge its 68-60 loss to the Boilermakers on Jan. 28.
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The Boilermakers have outscored Rutgers in the second half so far, 13-8. Zach Edey now leads all scorers with 18 points. He also has 7 rebounds.
Purdue 65, Rutgers 38
Rutgers hasn’t made a field goal since the 6:45 mark. Purdue is shooting 63% from the floor while Rutgers is at 33%.
Braden Smith leads all scorers with 13 points while Zach Edey has 12 points and 5 rebounds. Camden Heide scored 11 points and Lance Jones has 10.
Purdue 52, Rutgers 33
Rutgers got close early on, but the Boilermakers are now up by double figures. Braden Smith has 13 points.
Purdue 43, Rutgers 27
The Scarlet Knights cut Purdue’s lead to 22-21 after Gavin Griffiths made a layup. The Boilermakers responded with a Camden Heide 3-pointer. Both teams have been called for technical fouls so far. Most recently, Heide was T’d up after his 3.
Purdue 25, Rutgers 21
Purdue is hitting its shots and is 4 for 4 from the floor. But Rutgers has been aggressive on the boards and has 5 offensive rebounds already.
Purdue 11, Rutgers 9
7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.
TV: FS1
Radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (analysis).
Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 196 and 958, Varsity Network, Fubo, Sling
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| Day, date | location, opponent | time, TV/result |
| Oct. 28, Saturday | at Arkansas (exhibition) | L, 81-77, OT |
| Nov. 1, Wednesday | vs. Grace (exhibition) | W, 98-51 |
| Nov. 6, Monday | vs. Samford | W, 98-46 |
| Nov. 10, Friday | vs. Morehead State | W, 87-57 |
| Nov. 13, Monday | vs. Xavier | W, 83-71 |
| Nov. 20, Monday | vs. Gonzaga in Hawaii | W, 73-63 |
| Nov. 21, Tuesday | vs. Tennessee in Hawaii | W, 71-67 |
| Nov. 22, Wednesday | vs. Marquette in Hawaii | W, 78-75 |
| Nov. 28, Tuesday | vs. Texas Southern | W, 99-67 |
| Dec. 1, Friday | at Northwestern | L, 92-88, OT |
| Dec. 4, Monday | vs. Iowa | W, 87-68 |
| Dec. 9, Saturday | vs. Alabama in Toronto | W, 92-86 |
| Dec. 16, Saturday | vs. Arizona in Indianapolis | W, 92-84 |
| Dec. 21, Thursday | vs. Jacksonville | W, 100-57 |
| Dec. 29, Friday | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W, 80-53 |
| Jan. 2, Tuesday | at Maryland | W, 67-53 |
| Jan. 5, Friday | vs. Illinois | W, 83-78 |
| Jan. 9, Tuesday | at Nebraska | L, 88-72 |
| Jan. 13, Saturday | vs. Penn State | W, 95-78 |
| Jan. 16, Tuesday | at Indiana | W, 87-66 |
| Jan. 20, Saturday | at Iowa | W, 84-70 |
| Jan. 23, Tuesday | vs. Michigan | W, 99-67 |
| Jan. 28, Sunday | at Rutgers | W, 68-60 |
| Jan. 31, Wednesday | vs. Northwestern | W, 105-96, OT |
| Feb. 4, Sunday | at Wisconsin | W, 75-69 |
| Feb. 10, Saturday | vs. Indiana | W, 79-59 |
| Feb. 15, Thursday | vs. Minnesota | W, 84-76 |
| Feb. 18, Sunday | at Ohio State | L, 73-69 |
| Feb. 22, Thursday | vs. Rutgers | 7 p.m., FS1 |
| Feb. 25, Sunday | at Michigan | 2 p.m., CBS |
| March 2, Saturday | vs. Michigan State | 8 p.m., Fox |
| March 5, Tuesday | at Illinois | 7 p.m., Peacock |
| March 10, Sunday | vs. Wisconsin | 12:30 p.m., Fox |
| March 13-17 | Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis |