-Established in 1869
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| Armstrong in 1969 |
-38,770 students
-Located in West Lafayette, Indiana
-Main colors- Old Gold & Black
-2013/2014 results: 15-17 (5-13 in B1G)
-Neil Armstrong attended
-Final Four appearances- 2
-22 regular season conference championships (13 before 1950…)
-69th matchup between the Hoosiers & the Boilermakers (36-32 good guys)
Results Thus Far (12-8/4-3)
Notable Victories (not many)
12/2/14 vs. NC State W 66-61
1/24/215 vs. #25 Iowa W67-63
Notable Losses (easy one)
12/6/14 vs. NORTH Florida L 70-73
12/22/14 vs. Gardner Webb L 84-89
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| Matt Painter has a .656 win pct at Purdue during his tenure |
Ratings
Scoring/Breakdown
Category Leaders
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| Hammons leads in points & rebounds this season |
Points
C #20 A.J. Hammons-10.7
G #21 Kendall Stephens-10.4
Rebounds
C #20 A.J. Hammons-6.1
F #12 Vince Edwards- 9.8
Assists
G #0 Jon Octeus-2.7
F #12 Vince Edwards- 2.6
Ah, the day we have all been waiting for…and it has come together nicely up to this point for the Hoosiers. Indiana stringing together some nice wins and playing some good basketball, currently sitting at #22 in the polls, with a recent loss at Ohio State that was very predictable after a significant win (and beatdown, if I may add) against Maryland at Assembly Hall. I'll speak for most hoosiers in saying that this team is much father along in terms of chemistry and overall confidence than we thought they would be heading into a very tough environment where Purdue just beat a ranked team in the Iowa Hawkeyes. The team from West Lafayette has had a less than stellar season thus far, with a couple very big blemishes on their resume with losses to North Florida and Gardner Webb, both of which came in Mackey. However, the team recovered slightly and now sits at 4-3 overall in B1G play. Make no mistake, this is going to be the most hostile environment outside of Breslin that the Hoosiers have played in this year, and it comes against a team hungry for a decent stamp on the resume in an effort to make a push for the NCAAs.
From a statistical viewpoint, everyone knows that A.J. Hammons is going to do 98% of the work in the paint for the boilermakers. If the hoosiers can find some decent holes in the defense and get some penetration, let's go straight at Hammons to attempt to draw some much-needed early fouls. Rapheal Davis and Kendall Stephens provide some decent guard play but in no way do I see that having a huge impact, as IU can counter with guards aplenty. The fear? The hoosiers get out to a slow start, stagnant offense and the home crowd gets behind the black and gold. Good news? Even after our slow starts we have been able to recover and make a game out of every one of those situations, no matter the circumstance with our back always against the wall.
In the end I think it comes down to making shots on the road to keep us in the game and getting Hammons in early foul trouble, along with limiting turnovers. Knock down the charity stripe shots and maintain focus. Let's rain on this parade tomorrow. They need this win but we are the better basketball team this season. Hammer and Rails, I hope you are reading this, because we're coming for you. By the way, that national championship does NOT count!
Score Prediction: IU 66 Purdue 65
IU Most Valuable Player Prediction: Troy Williams
Quote Before the Game:
The Venue
Score Prediction: IU 66 Purdue 65
IU Most Valuable Player Prediction: Troy Williams
Quote Before the Game:
The Venue
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| Mackey Arena, capacity 14,846 |
Small Clip
Drink of Choice
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| Nothing special for this one |
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