No.2 Purdue MBB Smacks Indiana 87-66

[2] Purdue 87, Indiana 66 (Postgame Notes)
• Purdue improved to 16-2 overall and 5-2 in the Big Ten Conference with an 87-66 win over Indiana in Bloomington. The win snapped a two-game losing streak to the Hoosiers and was Purdue’s first in Assembly Hall since 2021.
• The 21-point victory was Purdue’s largest in the series since the 2002-03 season and the largest in Bloomington since a 47-13 (34 points) win in 1934 – a span of 90 years.
• Purdue now leads the all-time series with Indiana by a 126-92 margin, including a 20-12 margin under Matt Painter. Purdue is 14-4 in its last 18 meetings with Indiana, including 6-2 in games played in Bloomington.
• Purdue is now 16-2 or better through 18 games the second straight season (17-1 last year) and for the third time in the last seven years (2017-18 also started 16-2). It’s the only three times Purdue has been 16-2 or better under Painter.
• Matt Painter has tied Lou Henson for fifth place on the victories in Big Ten games only. Painter now owns a 214-122 career Big Ten record (Bob Knight – 354; Tom Izzo – 335; Gene Keady – 265; Ward Lambert – 228).
• Purdue is now 74-16 since the start of the 2021-22 season, and 45-8 since the start of last season.
• Purdue outrebounded Indiana 42-34 and had just eight turnovers to Indiana’s 10. Purdue has won 18 straight games when outrebounding and having fewer turnovers than its opponent.
• Zach Edey recorded his second straight 30-point game with a 33-point, 14-rebound performance. Edey now has 11 career 30-10 games, all coming since the start of last year (a span of 52 games). His three 30-10 games are the most in the country this year.
• Edey’s 11 games of 30 points and 10 rebounds are six more than any Big Ten player in the last 15 years. His 11, 30-10 games are the third most of any player in America over the last 15 years (Mike Daum – 21; Terry Taylor – 12). Among major-conference players, Creighton’s Doug McDermott had eight.
• Edey moved into seventh place on the school’s career scoring list, now with 1,945 points.
• Edey moved into 11th on the Big Ten’s career rebounds list with 1,047 rebounds.
• Edey recorded his 50th career double-double, including 38 in 52 games since the start of last year. His 50 double-doubles are now the third most for a Big Ten player since the turn of the century (Jordan Murphy – 67; Ethan Happ – 52).
• Edey has scored in double-figures in 69 straight games, now the third-longest streak for a major-conference player since the 2002-03 season (Oregon State’s Tres Tinkle – 96: Arizona State’s Ike Diogu – 91).
• In his final two games in Bloomington, Edey averaged 33.0 points and 16.0 rebounds.
• Lance Jones tied a season high with 17 points, making 3-of-7 from deep. In his last two games, Jones is 6-of-14 from long range.
• Fletcher Loyer tallied 19 points, three rebounds and three assists. Loyer went 4-of-4 from 3-point range and is now shooting 16-of-28 (.571) from 3-point range in Big Ten play.