Northwestern at Purdue: GameThread & How to Watch

It’s time to defend home court. Purdue almost always plays its best basketball in Mackey, and after letting a road win at Maryland slip away on Tuesday it is time to get a home win and stay on track for March, especially with a daunting road trip to Minnesota coming up.

This is a business trip home. Time to take care of it.

Oh, and Sasha Stefanovic is back!

Northwestern Wildcats

From: Evanston, IL

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021

Tip Time: 4:30pm ET

Location: West Lafayette, Indiana

Arena: Mackey Arena (14,804)

TV: BTN

Radio: Boilermaker Sports Network

Odds: Purdue by 7

NET: 86

KenPom: 74

2019-20 Record: 8-23, 3-17 Big Ten

2020-21 Record: 6-9, 3-8 Big Ten

Record vs. Purdue: Purdue leads 131-46

Last Purdue win: 61-58 at Northwestern on 2/1/2020

Last Northwestern win: 74-65 at Purdue on 3/9/2014

Opponent Blog: InsideNU

NCAA Tournament History: 1 appearance, reached 2017 Second Round

Coach: Chris Collins (115-128 in 8th season at Northwestern)