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How to Watch Purdue's NCAA Tournament Game Against Yale Friday on TBS

Purdue tips off the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday against Yale. The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET and will be aired live on TBS.
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MILWAUKEE — Purdue basketball tips off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday against Yale inside the Fiserv Forum arena. The No. 3-seed Boilermakers are looking for their fourth win in the first round in the last five tournament appearances. 

Purdue is making its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the sixth-longest streak in the country. 

Coach Matt Painter's 13 NCAA Tournament appearances with the Boilermakers are the fifth most by a Big Ten coach in league history, behind Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady and Bo Ryan. His 15 NCAA Tournament wins are seventh in league history. 

Here's everything you need to know about the Purdue Boilermakers' game against the Yale Bulldogs: 

How to watch Purdue vs. Yale

  • Who: Purdue Boilermakers (27-7) vs. Yale Bulldogs (19-11)
  • What: NCAA Tournament first-round game
  • Seeds: Purdue is the No. 3 seed in the East Regional; Yale is seeded No. 14.
  • When: 2 p.m. ET, Friday, March 18
  • Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (capacity 17,341)
  • TV: TBS
  • Stream: Fubo.tv CLICK HERE
  • Announcers: Spero Dedes, Debbie Antonelli and A.J. Ross
  • 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
  • Latest Line: Purdue is a 16.5-point favorite over Yale, according to the SISportsbook.com website Friday morning. The over/under is 143.5.
  • Poll rankings: Purdue is ranked No. 19 in Week 19 of the Associated Press poll top-25 poll. Yale is unranked
  • Kenpom.com rankings: Purdue is No. 14 in the Kenpom.com rankings. Yale is ranked No. 144 out of 358 teams.

Purdue-Yale history

  • Purdue-Yale series history: This will be just the third meeting between the two teams, with Purdue owning a 2-0 series advantage.
  • Purdue-Yale last meeting: This will be the first meeting in almost 60 years between the two teams. The Bulldogs and Boilermakers were scheduled to play a game in Mackey Arena around Christmas in 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic canceled that game and it has not been rescheduled for the foreseeable future

Purdue-Yale's most recent games

  • Purdue's last game: After winning back-to-back games, Purdue advanced to the Big Ten Tournament title for a matchup with Iowa. The Boilermakers turned the ball over 17 times in a 75-66 loss back on March 13. 
  • Yale's last game: Yale punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament by taking down Princeton, the top seed in the Ivy League Tournament, 66-64 on March 13. 

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 one season at Southern Illinois (2004). He has a 381-191 record at Purdue and is 406-196 overall. He is 195-116 in Big Ten games.
  • Meet Yale coach James Jones: James Jones is in his 23rd season as the head coach of the Bulldogs. He's led Yale to a 19-11 record so far this season and boasts a 352-291 record with the program during his tenure. Jones has guided Yale to its third NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2015-16 season. 

Projected starters 

  • Purdue: Zach Edey (7-foot-4 sophomore center), Mason Gillis (6-6 sophomore forward), Eric Hunter Jr. (6-4 senior guard), Jaden Ivey (6-4 sophomore guard) and Sasha Stefanovic (6-5 senior guard).
  • Yale: Azar Swain (6-foot-1 senior guard), Bez Mbeng (6-4 first-year guard), Jaden Gabbidon (6-5 senior guard), Matt Knowling (6-5 sophomore forward) and Isaiah Kelly (6-7 junior forward). 
  • PURDUE SIZE REMAINS CONSTANT IN NCAA TOURNAMENT: The interior duo of Zach Edey and Trevion Williams gives Purdue basketball an advantage in the paint as the team begins its journey through the NCAA Tournament. CLICK HERE 
  • ERIC HUNTER JR. LEADING PURDUE DEFENSE: Eric Hunter Jr. is the heart of Purdue basketball's defense, and he's continuing to lead the charge as the Boilermakers get set to take on Yale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. CLICK HERE
  • TURNOVERS REMAIN FOCUS FOR PURDUE: Purdue's first-round NCAA Tournament opponent Yale forces 13.2 turnovers per game. The team turned the ball over 17 times in a 75-66 loss to Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament finals. CLICK HERE
  • 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT YALE: No. 14 seed Yale finished the season with a 19-11 record and punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 66-64 win over Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament title game. CLICK HERE

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