How to Watch No. 18 Purdue Basketball vs. Rutgers on Senior Day

Purdue will play in front of a home crowd just one more time this season. On Tuesday, the Boilermakers will host Rutgers at Mackey Arena for Senior Day, the last game in West Lafayette in the 2024-25 campaign.

Caleb Furst is Purdue's lone senior this year and will be honored on Tuesday. The forward will leave as the winningest player in program history, but he'd like to close his career with one final victory at home.

Here's everything you need to know about Tuesday's matchup at Mackey Arena, which is a rematch of a game played in January.

How to watch No. 18 Purdue vs. Rutgers

Who: No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers (20-9, 12-6 in Big Ten) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-15, 7-11 in Big Ten)
What: Big Ten Conference game/Purdue's Senior Day
When: Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (14,876)
TV: Peacock
TV Announcers: Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Robbie Hummel (analyst).
Radio: Boilermaker Sports Network — WAZY 96.5 FM (Lafayette/West Lafayette); WKJG 100.9 FM (Fort Wayne); WNDE 1260 AM (Indianapolis); WGBF 1280 (Evansville); Sirius XM Channel 85; View all listings: CLICK HERE
Radio Announcers: Rob Blackman (play-by-play), Bobby Riddell (analyst), Wes Scott (producer)
Purdue's 2023-24 season: Purdue finished with an overall record of 34-5, which included a 17-3 mark in Big Ten play. The Boilermakers won the Big Ten regular season championship for a second consecutive season and reached the National Championship Game of the NCAA Tournament.
Rutgers' 2023-24 season: Rutgers ended the year with a 15-17 mark, going 7-13 in Big Ten games. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Scarlet Knights were defeated in the first round of the event by No. 12 seed Maryland.
Purdue coach: Matt Painter, 20th season at Purdue (466-212).
Rutgers coach: Steve Pikiell, 9th season at Rutgers (146-138).
Series history: Purdue leads the all-time series vs. Rutgers 17-6.

First Meeting

No. 20 Purdue 68, Rutgers 50 (Jan. 9): Braden Smith was dominant in Purdue's first meeting with Rutgers in Piscataway back in January. The junior guard finished the game with 16 points and 14 assists, guiding the Boilermakers to a comfortable road win. Purdue also got 16 points from Trey Kaufman-Renn, 13 points from Fletcher Loyer and seven points and seven rebounds from Caleb Furst.

At the time, freshman phenom Dylan Harper was battling illness and didn't play well. He was held to six points, six rebounds and three assists in the game. Ace Bailey scored a team-high 17 points and collected seven boards.

Purdue only made four-of-24 shots from 3-pooint range and shot just 50% from the free throw line (eight-of-16), but it's ability to force turnovers was a big difference. The Boilers forced the Scarlet Knights into 16 turnovers and held them to just 32.7% shooting from the floor.

Rankings

Associated Press: Purdue is ranked No. 18; Rutgers is not ranked.
USA Today Coaches: Purdue is ranked No. 18; Rutgers is not ranked.
KenPom: Purdue is ranked No. 16; Rutgers is ranked No. 69.
NET: Purdue is ranked No. 17; Rutgers is ranked No. 72.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2024-25 roster

Key returnees (2024-25 stats): Jeremiah Williams (7.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.9 apg); Jamichael Davis (4.9 ppg, 1.8 apg); Emmanuel Ogbole (3.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg).

Key departures (2023-24 stats): Aundre Hyatt (10.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg); Cliff Omoruyi (10.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.9 bpg); Mawot Mag (9.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.2 spg); Derek Simpson (8.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.9 apg); Noah Fernandes (6.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg); Gavin Griffiths (5.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg).

Key newcomers (2024-25 stats): Dylan Harper (19.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.4 spg); Ace Bailey (18.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.3 bpg); Lathan Sommerville (7.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg); Jordan Derkack (5.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.7 apg); Tyson Acuff (5.1 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 39.8% 3-pt).

Purdue Boilermakers 2024-25 roster

Key returnees (2024-25 stats): Braden Smith (16.0 ppg, 8.7 apg, 4.5 rpg, 2.4 spg); Fletcher Loyer (13.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 47.2% 3-pt); Trey Kaufman-Renn (19.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.3 apg); Myles Colvin (5.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg); Cam Heide (4.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg); Caleb Furst (4.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg).

Key departures (2023-24 stats): Zach Edey (25.2 ppg, 12.2 rpg); Lance Jones (12.5 ppg); Mason Gillis (6.5 ppg).

Key Newcomers (2024-25 stats): Gicarri Harris (3.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg); Raleigh Burgess (2.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg); CJ Cox (6.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg); Daniel Jacobsen (injured, out for season).

Meet the coaches

Steve Pikiell, Rutgers: Pikiell is in his ninth season leading Rutgers and his 20th year overall as a head coach. He spent 11 seasons at the helm at Stony Brook before taking the job in Piscataway in 2016. Pikiell enjoyed plenty of success at Stony Brook (2005-16), compiling a 192-156 record and winning four America East regular season titles. His teams appeared in the NIT three times, two CBI trips and earned a visit to the NCAA Tournament in 2016. When he arrived at Rutgers, the program was struggling to find its footing in the Big Ten. In his first eight seasons, the Scarlet Knights have made two NCAA Tournament appearances and made one trip to the NIT. Until the 2023-24 season, Rutgers had enjoyed four consecutive winning seasons from 2019-20 through 2022-23. A former guard at UConn, Pikiell has spent his entire coaching career on the East Coast, making stops at UConn (1991-92), Yale (1993-95), Central Connecticut (1997-2001) and George Washington (2001-05) as an assistant.

Matt Painter, Purdue: Painter is in his 20th season as the coach of the Boilermakers and is one of the Big Ten's longest-tenured and most successful head coaches. He's led the program to five Big Ten regular season championships, two Big Ten Tournament titles and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in his first 19 years. Painter is also a five-time Big Ten Coach of the Year. In 2024, Painter led Purdue to its first Final Four appearance since 1980 and first trip to the National Championship Game since 1969. Painter, a Purdue alum, played under legendary coach Gene Keady from 1989-93. He spent one year as the head coach at Southern Illinois (2003-04) before being named associated head coach on Keady's staff in the 2004-05 season.