Who’s Playing
Indiana Hoosiers @ Purdue Boilermakers
Current Records: Indiana 14-7, Purdue 16-5
How To Watch
When: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 8 p.m. ETWhere: Mackey Arena — West Lafayette, IndianaTV: FOXFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)Ticket Cost: $185.00
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Big Ten matchup on schedule as the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers are set to tip at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 77.5 points per game this season.
Purdue will head into Friday’s matchup on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn’t let that happen against Michigan on Friday. Purdue simply couldn’t be stopped as they easily beat Michigan 91-64. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-26.
Purdue can attribute much of their success to Braden Smith, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten assists. Smith had some trouble finding his footing against Ohio State last Tuesday, so this was a step in the right direction. Another player making a difference was C.J. Cox, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Purdue was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team’s really been improving in that area: they’ve now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Indiana has been a dominant force so far, but they’re in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Sunday and fell 79-78 to Maryland.
Despite their defeat, Indiana saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Oumar Ballo, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Mackenzie Mgbako was another key player, going 7 for 12 en route to 16…
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