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Happy birthday, Mackey Arena.
The venerable Dungeon of Noise that we know and love opened on December 2, 1967. Since then we have a 610-138 record at home, and have won 11 in a row dating back to last season. Today is the Big Ten home opener and a chance to sit atop the league at 2-0 for about a month.
From: Evanston, IL
Date : Sunday, December 3, 2017
Tip Time: 4 p.m. ET
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Arena: Mackey Arena (14,804)
Television: BTN
Online: BTN2Go
Radio: Purdue Radio Network
SiriusXM Satellite: XM (Ch. 381); Internet (Ch. 968)
Live Stats: bit.ly/PurdueLiveStats
Odds: Purdue by 14
KenPom: 54
RPI: 102
2016-17 Record: 24-12, 10-8 Big Ten, reached NCAA Second Round
2017-18 Record: 5-3, 1-0 Big Ten
Opponent Blog: InsideNU
Series with Purdue: Purdue leads 126-46
Last Northwestern Win: 74-65 at Purdue on 3/5/2017
Last Purdue Win: 69-65 at Northwestern on 2/16/2016
NCAA Tournament History: 1 appearance, reached 2017 Second Round
Coach: Chris Collins (78-63 in 5th year at Northwestern)