How to Watch No. 1 Purdue Basketball at Michigan on Thursday

No. 1 Purdue basketball (19-1, 8-1 Big Ten) is on the road for a game against Michigan (11-8, 5-3) at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday inside the Crisler Center. Here's how to watch the game, with all your TV information, top scorers, coaching bios and more.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Now back on top of the national standings, No. 1 Purdue basketball hits the road for a matchup against Michigan on Thursday night at the Crisler Center. 

The Boilermakers end the season with six home games out of 10 Big Ten contests following their trip to Ann Arbor. A win over the Wolverines would give Purdue wins at Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State for the first time since the 1997-98 season.

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game, including tipoff time and TV information, the leading scorers for both teams, and a look at the coaching matchup:

How to watch No. 1 Purdue at Michigan

  • Who: No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (19-1, 8-1 Big Ten) and Michigan Wolverines (11-8, 5-3 Big Ten) 
  • What: The only road game for the Boilermakers before back-to-back matchups inside Mackey Arena. 
  • When: 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 26.
  • Where: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • TV: FS1
  • TV Announcers: Jason Benetti, Bill Raftery
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
  • Radio: Purdue Sports Network | Online: wazy.com, Satellite: Ch. 84 (SiriusXM), Ch. 84 (SXM App).
  • Radio Announcers: Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell
  • AP poll: Purdue came in at No. 1 after winning all three of its games last week. Michigan is unranked. 
  • KenPom rankings: Purdue is No. 5 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Wednesday. Michigan is ranked No. 60 overall out of 363 teams.
  • Last season's records: Purdue was 29-8 overall, including a 14-6 mark in Big Ten play. The team defeated Yale and Texas in the NCAA Tournament before losing to Saint Peter's 67-64 in the Sweet 16. Michigan went 19-15 and 11-9 last season.
  • Series history: Purdue leads the all-time series with Michigan with a 90-75 record, but the Boilermakers are 1-7 over their last eight games at the Crisler Center.

Leading scorers

Purdue Boilermakers

  • C Zach Edey: 21.5 ppg, 13.2 rpg, 2.3 bpg, 61.4 FG pct
  • G Fletcher Loyer: 12.8 ppg, 2.6 apg, 1.7 rpg, 36.4 3-point FG pct
  • G Braden Smith: 9.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 44.6 3-point FG pct

Michigan Wolverines

  • C Hunter Dickinson: 18.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.7 bpg, 40.0 3-point FG pct
  • G Jett Howard: 14.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 38.2 3-point FG pct
  • G Kobe Bufkin: 12.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.4 spg

Meet the coaches

Matt Painter, Purdue: Painter is in his 18th season as the head coach of Purdue basketball. He owns a 403-193 overall record with the program, including a 202-116 mark in the Big Ten. With a 73-55 win over Nebraska on Jan. 13, Painter became just the fifth coach in Big Ten history with 400 career wins while at a conference school, joining Bob Knight, Tom Izzo, Gene Keady and Lou Henson.

Painter began his head coaching career at Southern Illinois, leading the team atop the Missouri Valley Conference with a 25-5 overall record during the 2003-04 season, dropping only one game in league matchups.

Juwan Howard, Michigan: Howard, a former star player at Michigan in the early 1990s, is in his fourth year as the head coach of the Wolverines. He is 72-40 so far and 40-25 in Big Ten games.

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D.J. Fezler
D.J. FEZLER

D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball.