[4] Purdue 80, Northwestern 60 (Postgame Notes)
- No. 4 Purdue improved to 16-3 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten with an 80-60 win over Northwestern in front of 14,804 fans at Mackey Arena. It was the 35th straight sellout at Mackey Arena.
- Purdue has now won 10 straight games against Northwestern, the third-longest active win streak against an opponent. Purdue is 78-13 all-time against Northwestern in West Lafayette and 44-6 in Mackey Arena.
- The Boilermakers played without leading scorer Jaden Ivey due to injury (16.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.9 APG).
- Purdue’s 80 points were its most against Northwestern since Feb. 12, 2012 – a span of 14 games.
- The win was Matt Painter’s 371st victory at Purdue, tying Ward “Piggy” Lambert for second place on the Purdue career victories list. It moved him into fifth place on the all-time wins list by a Big Ten coach.
- Painter now has 396 career victories (371 at Purdue, 25 at Southern Illinois).
- Since the 2014-15 season, Purdue is now 11-2 in the game following the Indiana contest.
- Purdue improved to 16-0 this season when scoring at least 70 points.
- Purdue is 54-2 since the start of the 2017-18 season when it scores 80 points.
- Purdue has held five straight opponents under 70 points in regulation.
- Purdue has won 49 straight games when shooting at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 72 percent from the free throw line. The Boilermakers shot 51.8 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from long distance and 76.9 percent from the free throw line.
- Purdue has won 19 straight games when making 10 or more 3-pointers. The Boilermakers were 12-of-29 from deep.
- Purdue had three turnovers in the first 1:22 of the game. In the final 38:38, it had just six turnovers.
- Purdue has yet to allow a Big Ten opponent to record double-digit offensive rebounds (54 in 8 games).
- Trevion Williams recorded his 27th career double-double, good for 11th on the Purdue career list. He finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He surpassed 1,200 career points and needs 10 rebounds for 800 in his career.
- Zach Edey recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
- Sasha Stefanovic tallied his fourth 20-point game of the season with 22 points, making a season-best six 3-pointers. When Stefanovic scores at least 10 points during his career, Purdue is 28-5.
- Mason Gillis set a new career high with four assists.
- Eric Hunter Jr., tallied 10 points with a team-best five assists. When Hunter Jr., leads the team in assists during his career, Purdue is 19-5. Hunter Jr., has scored at least 10 points in two of the last three games.