Live Game Thread & Updates for Purdue vs. No. 4 UConn Exhibition Game

The final exhibition game of the 2026-27 season has arrived. On Tuesday night, Purdue will play No. 4 UConn to close out preseason action. Then, on Monday, Nov. 2, the Boilermakers head to Las Vegas to open the regular season against No. 15 Gonzaga.

Purdue cruised to a pair of 30-point victories over Ball State and Purdue-Fort Wayne in its first two exhibition contests. Tuesday night's game against the Huskies will be the greatest challenge, though, and will provide head coach Matt Painter with an idea of where his team compares to a potential national title contender.

Tuesday's game will only be streamed on UConn-Plus for a pay-per-view cost of $9.95. Purdue Boilermakers On SI will provide live updates, news and analysis throughout the game to keep fans updated. You can refresh this page frequently for the latest updates.

Purdue Boilermakers guard Gicarri Harris (24) dunks the ball. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Purdue vs. #4 UConn live blog

1st half

15:02 — Purdue brought in Raleigh Burgess, Luke Ertel and Antione West Jr. off the bench.

15:26 — UConn 6, Purdue 5 at the first media timeout. Jayden Ross is 2-of-2 from behind the three-point line for UConn, which is the difference in the game right now. The Boilers' ball movement has been really good, they have just missed open shots. Omer Mayer is doing a nice job controlling the offense and Caden Pierce has gotten two steals and pushed the tempo on the other end. Shots just aren't falling for the Boilers right now.

16:30 — Chilly shooting start for both teams to begin this game. The defense certainly has something to do with that. Purdue leads 5-3, but the two teams are a combined 4-of-13 from the floor in the first 3:30 of this contest.

18:27 — Purdue has been really aggressive early in this one, getting C.J. Cox an open jumper from the free throw line, then feeding Daniel Jacobsen in the post. Jacobsen then had a block on the other end. The Boilers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead over UConn.

Pregame

We're about to get this game started. It's the final exhibition game for both teams, and is by far the most challenging for Purdue.

Purdue is rolling with the same starting five tonight: C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris, Omer Mayer, Caden Pierce and Daniel Jacobsen. It will be interesting to see if Matt Painter rolls out any unique lineups that we haven't seen through the first two exhibitions.

Braylon Mullins returns for UConn, his first appearance in the exhibition season. UConn's starters for tonight will be Mullins, Silas Demary Jr., Nik Khamenia, Jayden Ross and Na'jai Hines.

Tipoff between Purdue and UConn is set for 7 p.m. ET. The game will air on UConn-Plus. This is the final exhibition game of the 2026-27 season for both programs.

Exhibition results

Both Purdue and UConn have played two exhibition games before Tuesday night's matchup. The Huskies played two power conference opponents, taking on Syracuse and Michigan State. This will be the third major team Dan Hurley's squad has played in the preseason.

The Boilermakers played a pair of mid-major programs in their first two exhibition contests, hosting Ball State and traveling to play Purdue-Fort Wayne. Tuesday's game against UConn will be the only power conference foe Purdue will play in preseason action.

Both teams have won both of their preseason games.

UConn Huskies

Oct. 13 vs. Syracuse — W, 72-52
Oct. 20 vs. Michigan State — W, 78-70

Purdue Boilermakers

Oct. 18 vs. Ball State — W, 87-55
Oct. 22 vs. Purdue-Fort Wayne — W, 92-62

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