How to Watch No. 5 Purdue Basketball at Wisconsin on Thursday
MADISON, Wis. — With a share of the 2022-23 Big Ten regular-season title in hand, No. 5 Purdue basketball is looking to garner some momentum for the postseason, starting with a road matchup on Thursday night against Wisconsin.
With a win, the Boilermakers can secure a conference championship outright while breaking away from a rough stretch late in the season. They have lost four of their last six before their game against the Badgers at 9 p.m. ET inside the Kohl Center.
"You always say you're going to get everybody's best shot," Purdue coach Matt Painter said on Wednesday. "Well, they should get our best shot too. That's really been the focus of what we've talked to our guys about."
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game, including tipoff time and TV information, the leading scorers for both teams, and a look at the coaching matchup:
How to watch Purdue at Wisconsin
- Who: Purdue Boilermakers (24-5, 13-5 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers (16-12, 8-10)
- What: Purdue's road finale for the 2022-23 college basketball season.
- When: 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 2.
- Where: The Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.
- TV: FS1
- TV Announcers: Adam Amin, Jim Jackson
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- Radio: Purdue Sports Network — Online: wazy.com, Satellite: Ch. 83 (SiriusXM), Ch. 83 (SXM App)
- Radio Announcers: Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell, Wes Scott
- Associated Press poll: Purdue remained at No. 5 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll despite losing at home against rival Indiana. Wisconsin is unranked.
- KenPom rankings: Purdue is No. 6 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Wednesday night. The Boilermakers are No. 18 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 11 in adjusted offensive efficiency. Wisconsin is ranked No. 68 overall, No. 21 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 150 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
- Last season's records: Purdue was 29-8 overall, including a 14-6 mark in Big Ten play. The team defeated Yale and Texas in the NCAA Tournament before losing to Saint Peter's 67-64 in the Sweet 16. Wisconsin went 25-8 overall, 15-5 in Big Ten play, 12-4 at home, 9-2 on the road and 4-2 at neutral sites in 2021-22. Wisconsin won a share of the Big Ten regular-season title but lost as a No. 3 seed to No. 11 seed Iowa State 54-49 in the NCAA Tournament during the Round of 32.
- Series history: Purdue leads the all-time series with Wisconsin by a 111-74 margin, but the Badgers have won two in a row for the first time since winning four in a row during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
Leading scorers
Purdue Boilermakers
- C Zach Edey: 22.3 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 2.4 bpg, 61.2 FG pct
- G Fletcher Loyer: 11.8 ppg, 2.5 apg, 1.8 rpg, 33.5 3-point FG pct
- G Braden Smith: 9.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.3 apg, 40.0 3-point FG pct
Wisconsin Badgers
- G Chucky Hepburn: 12.1 ppg, 3.0 apg, 3.0 rpg, 43.2 3-point FG pct
- G Conner Essegian: 12.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.8 apg, 38.4 3-point FG pct
- F Steven Crowl: 11.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 49.3 FG pct
Meet the coaches
Matt Painter, Purdue: Painter is in his 18th season as the head coach of Purdue basketball. He owns a 408-196 overall record with the program, including a 207-119 mark in the Big Ten. With a 73-55 win over Nebraska on Jan. 13, Painter became just the fifth coach in Big Ten history with 400 career wins while at a conference school, joining Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady and Lou Henson.
Painter began his head coaching career at Southern Illinois, leading the team atop the Missouri Valley Conference with a 25-5 overall record during the 2003-04 season, dropping only one game in league matchups.
Greg Gard, Wisconsin: In his eighth season at Wisconsin, Gard has a 160-90 overall record and a 92-60 mark in Big Ten play. Gard made a pair of Sweet 16 runs in his first two seasons, but he has not made it past the Round of 32 since 2017.
Gard was named Big Ten Coach of the Year when he led the Badgers to a share of the Big Ten regular season title in 2019-20 and 2021-22. He began his career at Wisconsin in 2001 as an assistant under Bo Ryan before taking over ahead of the 2015-16 season.
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