How to Watch No. 3 Purdue Basketball's Game Against Nicholls on Wednesday
No. 3 Purdue will play against Nicholls at Mackey Arena, looking to end its nonconference schedule with an undefeated record. The matchup will be the Boilermakers' final tune-up before the rest of Big Ten play.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue basketball looks to end the 2021 calendar year with a victory Wednesday afternoon, closing out its nonconference schedule against Nicholls at Mackey Arena.
This season, the No. 3-ranked Boilermakers are 10-0 outside the Big Ten, and are looking for an unbeaten nonconference mark for just the fourth time in school history. The Colonels enter the matchup at 8-5.
Purdue is 11-1 for the fourth time under head coach Matt Painter, just the eighth start of 11-1 or better since the 1982-83 season.
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Here's everything you need to know about the Purdue Boilermakers' game with the Nicholls State Colonels on Wednesday:
How to watch Purdue Boilermakers vs. Nicholls Colonels
- Who: No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (11-1) vs. Nicholls Colonels (8-5)
- When: 5 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 29.
- Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind.
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Announcers: Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel
- Radio: Purdue Radio Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette and 1260 AM in Indianapolis). Satellite: XM 196, SXM App 958
- Radio Announcers: Rob Blackman and Bobby Riddell
- Last year's records: Purdue was 18-10 last season, and 13-6 in the Big Ten. in the postseason, Purdue lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, and then lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South Region, falling to No. 13-seed North Texas 78-69 in overtime. Nicholls State was 18-7 a year ago and 14-2 in the Southland Conference.
- Poll rankings: Purdue is ranked No. 3 in Week 8 of the Associated Press poll top-25 poll. It is the sixth straight week the team has been ranked in the top 3. It marks the longest active streak in America and ties for the longest streak in Purdue history. Nicholls State is unranked.
- Kenpom.com rankings: Purdue is No. 4 in the Kenpom.com rankings. Nicholls is ranked No. 222 out of 358 teams.
Purdue-Nicholls Series History
- Series history: Wednesday's contest marks the first meeting between Purdue and Nicholls, a member of the Southland Conference. Purdue will be playing consecutive members of the Southland Conference after defeating Incarnate Word, 79-59, on Dec. 20, in Mackey Arena.
- Purdue vs. Southland Conference: Purdue is 9-0 all-time against current members of the Southland Conference, winning by an average margin of 22.0 points per game.
Recent Games
- Purdue's last game: Purdue defeated Incarnate Word at Mackey Arena on Monday, Dec. 20.
- Nicholls' last game: Nicholls played Oregon State and suffered an 83-61 defeat on Dec. 21.
Meet the coaches
- Meet Purdue coach Matt Painter: Matt Painter is in his 17th season as the head coach of the Boilermakers. Since being named coach in 2005, Purdue has reached the NCAA Tournament 12 times, with four Sweet Sixteen appearances and one Elite Eight appearance in 2019. He also coached once season at Southern Illinois (2004). He has a 366-185 record at Purdue, and is 391-190 overall. He is 181-110 in Big Ten games.
- Meet Nicholls coach Austin Claunch: Austin Claunch is in his fourth season at Nicholls State. He has a 56-36 record at the school.
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