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Date Set for 2025 Nonconference Showdown Between Purdue, Alabama

The nonconference basketball game between Purdue and Alabama officially has a date. The Boilers defeated the Crimson Tide in 2024 at Mackey Arena.
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Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer (2) looks to get the ball past Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (3)
Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer (2) looks to get the ball past Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (3) | Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images

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Go ahead and break out the calendar and turn the month to November, Purdue fans. This week, the Boilermakers announced a date for their 2025 nonconference showdown against Alabama.

Purdue and Alabama are scheduled to go head-to-head on Thursday, Nov. 13 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. A tipoff time and television information will be released at a later date.

Last season, the Boilermakers defeated the Crimson Tide 87-78 at Mackey Arena in an early-season nonconference clash. Purdue finished the season with a 24-12 record, reaching the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. Alabama ended the year 28-9 and made it to the Elite Eight.

This will mark the third straight year in which Purdue and Alabama have met on the hardwood. The two teams also played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in December 2023, a game the Boilermakers won 92-86.

Purdue and Alabama have played 10 times and the Boilermakers lead the all-time series 7-3. Next year's clash between the two top-tier programs should be another exciting nonconference showdown for college basketball.

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Dustin Schutte
DUSTIN SCHUTTE

Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.

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