Purdue Boilermakers at Nebraska Cornhuskers

· Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinal

Purdue Boilermakers

24-8, 8-3 Away

Nebraska Cornhuskers

26-5, 16-2 Home

Nebraska Cornhuskers play in Big Ten Tournament against the Purdue Boilermakers

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Purdue Boilermakers (24-8, 14-7 Big Ten) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten)

Chicago; Friday, 6:30 p.m. EDT

Boilermakers -3.5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Nebraska plays in the Big Ten Tournament against No. 18 Purdue.

The Cornhuskers' record in Big Ten play is 15-5, and their record is 11-0 in non-conference play. Nebraska has a 4-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Boilermakers are 14-7 in Big Ten play. Purdue has a 1-2 record in one-possession games.

Nebraska averages 10.5 made 3-pointers per game, 1.7 more made shots than the 8.8 per game Purdue allows. Purdue averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than Nebraska gives up.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Purdue won 80-77 in the last matchup on Feb. 11. Fletcher Loyer led Purdue with 18 points, and Rienk Mast led Nebraska with 18 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pryce Sandfort is scoring 17.9 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the Cornhuskers. Braden Frager is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Braden Smith is shooting 45.7% and averaging 14.6 points for the Boilermakers. Loyer is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cornhuskers: 6-4, averaging 72.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 17.3 assists, 7.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points per game.

Boilermakers: 6-4, averaging 79.1 points, 31.2 rebounds, 19.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points.

TV Channel: Purdue at Nebraska 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on BTN.
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Nebraska: 39.7%

Purdue: 60.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

PUR		NEB
W1	Streak	W1
70.6	Points Against	66.0
82.2	Points Per Game	77.9
50	Field Goal %	47
38	Three Point %	35
35.5	Rebounds Per Game	35.1
19.8	Assists Per Game	18.1
2.7	Blocks Per Game	2.6
5.6	Steals Per Game	7.4
0.3	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
9.4	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.1
70.6	Points Against	66.0

Game Information

Venue: United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Michigan	19-1	-	29-2
Nebraska	15-5	4	26-5
Michigan State	15-5	4	25-6
Illinois	15-5	4	24-7
Wisconsin	14-6	5	23-9
Purdue	13-7	6	24-8
UCLA	13-7	6	22-10
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-11
Iowa	10-10	9	21-12
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-17
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-19
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-19
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20