How to Watch No. 3 Purdue Basketball at Minnesota on Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS — No. 3 Purdue basketball faces its fourth road matchup in five games when it travels to Williams Arena at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday night to tip off against Minnesota.
The two teams are meeting for the second time this season, with the Boilermakers claiming an 89-70 win over the Golden Gophers at Mackey Arena on Dec. 4. The team is undefeated away from home so far in 2022-23.
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. 3 Purdue at Minnesota
- Who: No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (17-1, 6-1 Big Ten) and Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-9, 1-5).
- What: The second meeting of the season between the two programs.
- When: 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 19.
- Where: Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
- TV: ESPN2
- TV Announcers: Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- Radio: Purdue Sports Network | Online: wazy.com, Satellite: Ch. 83 (SiriusXM), Ch. 83 (SXM App)
- Radio Announcers: Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell
- AP poll: Purdue came in at No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll after suffering its first loss of the season. Minnesota is unranked.
- KenPom rankings: Purdue is No. 5 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Wednesday. Minnesota is ranked No. 186 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. Minnesota went 13-17 and 4-16 in the conference.
- Series history: Purdue leads the all-time series with Minnesota with a 108-86 record but is just 33-50 all-time in Williams Arena.
Leading scorers
Purdue Boilermakers
- C Zach Edey: 21.9 ppg, 13.4 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 61.4 FG pct
- G Fletcher Loyer: 13.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 37.4 3-point FG pct
- G Braden Smith: 9.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.1 apg, 44.0 3-point FG pct
Minnesota Golden Gophers
- F Dawson Garcia: 15.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.8 apg, 45.9 FG pct
- F Jamison Battle: 12.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 84.6 FT pct
- Ta'lon Cooper: 11.0 ppg, 6.1 apg, 4.3 rpg, 55.6 3-point FG pct
Meet the coaches
Matt Painter, Purdue: Painter is in his 18th season as the head coach of Purdue basketball. He owns a 401-193 overall record with the program, including a 200-116 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.
Ben Johnson, Minnesota: Johnson is in his second season at the helm for the Golden Gophers. He has led the program to a 20-25 overall record. Johnson spent his playing career at Northwestern and Minnesota and graduated in 2005 before beginning his coaching career.
Related stories on Purdue basketball
- Fletcher Loyer Named Big Ten Co-Player, Freshman of the Week: Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer scored a career-high 27 points and set a program freshman record with six 3-pointers in a 73-55 victory against Nebraska last Friday. CLICK HERE
- Zach Edey Delivers Game-Winner Against Michigan State: Purdue junior center Zach Edey scored a career-high 32 points on 13-of-26 shooting to lead the team in a 64-63 win over Michigan State on the road. CLICK HERE
- Purdue, Michigan State Photo Gallery: No. 3 Purdue basketball picked up a huge road win on Monday, taking down Michigan State 64-63 to improve to 17-1 and 6-1 in Big Ten play. Here is our photo gallery from the game at the Breslin Center. CLICK HERE
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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.