[14] Purdue 72, Northern Kentucky 50 (Postgame Notes)
- The No. 14-ranked Purdue men’s basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 72-50 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers are now 2-0 for the fourth straight season and the 16th time in Matt Painter’s 20 seasons at Purdue.
- The win was Purdue’s 28th straight home, non-conference victory, setting a new school record.
- Purdue has won 24 straight games in the month of November.
- Purdue has won 37 straight regular-season, non-conference games, now tied for the fifth-longest streak in NCAA history. Its last loss came on Dec. 8, 2020, vs. Miami, Florida.
- Purdue has won 19 straight home games, tied for the fourth-longest streak in Mackey Arena history.
- Purdue improved to 41-3 all-time against current members of the Horizon League, having won 19 straight games against the league.
- Purdue is now 94-19 since the start the 2021-22 season.
- Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith are now 65-11 as starters at Purdue, since the start of the 2022-23 season.
- Purdue has won 27 straight games when shooting 48 percent or better.
- Purdue has won 40 straight games when forcing 10 or more turnovers.
- In two games this season, Purdue is 20-of-48 (.417) from 3-point range, led by Fletcher Loyer, who is shooting 7-of-10 from deep.
- The victory was Matt Painter’s 449th victory at Purdue.
- Purdue is now 114-6 at Mackey Arena since the 2015-16 season against unranked teams.
- Fletcher Loyer led Purdue with 16 points and added four assists in the win. Loyer is 7-of-10 from 3-point range this season and averaging 18.5 points per game.
- Braden Smith tallied 11 points with seven assists, moving into fifth place on Purdue’s career assists chart with 467.