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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!
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)