How to Watch No. 1 Purdue vs. Penn State on Wednesday

No. 1 Purdue (21-1, 10-1 Big Ten) welcomes Penn State (14-7, 5-5) to Mackey Arena on Wednesday, marking the second meeting between the two teams. Here's how to watch the game, with all your TV information, top scorers, coaching bios and more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 1 Purdue basketball tips off against Penn State inside Mackey Arena on Wednesday, marking the second meeting with the Nittany Lions this season. The game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

The Boilermakers won at the Palestra in Philadelphia 76-63 on Jan. 8, back when junior center Zach Edey posted 30 points. Freshman guards Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith also scored in double figures during the win. 

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 against Penn State

• Who: No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (21-1, 10-1 Big Ten) and the Penn State Nittany Lions (14-7, 5-5)
• What: Purdue's second game against Penn State in the 2022-23 season.
• When: 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 1. 
• Where: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. 
• TV: Big Ten Network
• TV Announcers: Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel
• Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
• Radio: Purdue Sports Network | wazy.com (online), Satellite Ch. 136 or 196 (SiriusXM), Ch. 958 (SXM App)
• Radio Announcers: Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell, Wes Scott
• AP poll: Purdue was the unanimous No. 1 team in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll. Penn State was unranked.
• KenPom rankings: Purdue is No. 4 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Tuesday. Penn State is ranked No. 40 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. Penn State went 14-17 overall and 7-13 in the conference.
• Series history: Purdue leads the all-time series with Penn State, having a 44-13 record against the Nittany Lions. Matt Painter and Micah Shrewsberry meet for the fourth time since the start of last season.

Leading scorers

Purdue Boilermakers

• C Zach Edey: 22.1 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 2.2 bpg, 61.2 FG pct
• G Fletcher Loyer: 12.8 ppg, 2.4 apg, 1.6 rpg, 36.2 3-point FG pct
• G Braden Smith: 9.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 42.4 3-point FG pct

Penn State Nittany Lions

• G Jalen Pickett: 17.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 51.0 FG pct
• G Seth Lundy: 14.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 42.6 3-point FG pct
• G Andrew Funk: 13.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.3 abg, 41.9 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 405-193 overall record with the program, including a 204-116 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.

Micah Shrewsberry, Penn State: Shrewsberry is in his second season at the helm for the Nittany Lions and has posted a 28-24 overall record with the program. After his playing career at Hanover college, he had assistant coaching stints with Wabash and DePauw before joining the coaching staff at Marshall as the director of basketball operations.

In 2005, Shrewsberry took a head coaching position at IU South Bend and would later join Butler as an assistant, helping the Bulldogs reach the NCAA Championship Game in back-to-back seasons. He came to Purdue for the first of two stints with the program in 2011. He spent seven seasons as an assistant with the Boston Celtics before rejoining the Boilermakers from 2019-2021. On March 15, 2021, Shrewsberry was named the 14th head coach at Penn State. 

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