How to Watch Purdue Basketball vs. Rutgers in the 2023 Big Ten Tournament
CHICAGO — After waiting patiently for the first two rounds of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament to conclude, No. 1 seed Purdue gets a matchup with No. 9 Rutgers on Friday at the United Center with a chance to advance to the semifinals.
The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 62-50 win over Michigan in the second round on Thursday, setting up a rematch against the Boilermakers. The first meeting of the season between the two programs came on Jan. 2, and Rutgers handed Purdue its first loss of the season, 65-64, at Mackey Arena.
"It sucked, especially losing at home when you got such good fans and the experience that we have at Mackey," Purdue redshirt freshman Trey Kaufman-Renn said of the defeat. "We should almost never lose at home."
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:
2023 Big Ten Tournament: How to watch Purdue vs. Rutgers
- Who: No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten) and No. 9 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights (19-13, 10-10)
- What: The second meeting of the season between Purdue and Rutgers.
- When: Noon ET on Friday, March 10.
- Where: The United Center in Chicago.
- TV: Big Ten Network
- TV Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Stephen Bardo, Rick Pizzo (sideline)
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- Radio: Purdue Radio Network / The Varsity Network 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 after finishing the regular season with wins over Wisconsin and Illinois. Rutgers is unranked.
- KenPom rankings: Purdue is No. 6 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Saturday. The Boilermakers are No. 23 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 11 in adjusted offensive efficiency. Rutgers is ranked No. 36 overall, No. 3 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 171 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
- Last season's records: Purdue was 29-8 overall, including a 14-6 mark in Big Ten play. In the NCAA Tournament, the team defeated Yale and Texas before losing to Saint Peter's 67-64 in the Sweet 16. Rutgers went 18-14 overall and 12-8 in the conference before losing to Notre Dame in double overtime during the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.
Leading scorers
Purdue Boilermakers
- C Zach Edey: 21.9 ppg, 12.8 rpg, 2.3 bpg, 61.1 FG pct
- G Fletcher Loyer: 11.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 1.7 rpg, 32.9 3-point FG pct
- G Braden Smith: 10.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.2 apg, 41.2 3-point FG pct
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- C Clifford Omoruyi: 13.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 2.1 bpg, 51.1 FG pct
- G Cam Spencer: 12.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 43.1 3-point FG pct
- F Aundre Hyatt: 9.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.9 apg, 30.5 3-point FG pct
Meet the coaches
Purdue: Painter is in his 18th season as the head coach of Purdue basketball. He owns a 410-197 overall record with the program, including a 209-120 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.
Rutgers: Steve Pikiell is in his seventh season at the helm of the Scarlet Knights and has posted a 117-104 overall record with the program. He has led Rutgers to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. The team posted its second winning record in Big Ten play under Pikiell during the 2021-22 season.
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