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All-Conference
March 1, 2016
7pm CT - BTN
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, NE
#15 Purdue Boilermakers 22-7, 10-6 (Last: 83-79 W vs Maryland)
vs
Nebraska Cornhuskers 14-15, 6-10 (Last: 56-55 L vs Penn State)
Big Ten Standings
Indiana 13-3, 23-6
Michigan State 11-5, 24-5
Maryland 11-5, 23-6
Iowa 11-5, 20-8
Wisconsin 11-5, 19-10
Ohio State 11-6, 19-11
Purdue 10-6, 22-7
Michigan 10-7, 20-10
Northwestern 6-10, 18-11
Penn State 6-10, 15-14
Nebraska 6-10, 14-15
Illinois 5-11, 13-16
Minnesota 2-14, 8-20
Rutgers 0-16, 6-23
Head Coaches
Purdue Matt Painter (259-137, 234-132 at Purdue)
Nebraska Tim Miles (344-284, 61-64 at Nebraska)
Injury Report
Purdue
No injuries to report
Nebraska
F - Ed Morrow - Foot - Questionable
Scouting Purdue
The Boilermakers come into Tuesday’s game with a 22-7 record and a 10-6 Big Ten mark and are challenging for a double-bye in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. Purdue, which returned four starters and 11 letterwinners from a team that went 21-13 before losing to Cincinnati in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers opened the season with 11 straight wins and were ranked as high as ninth in the country in December and have remained in the polls throughout the year.
Coach Matt Painter’s team has been one of the Big Ten’s best defensive teams, holding opponents to 39 percent shooting, including just 31 percent from 3-point range. Purdue is among the national rebounding leaders with a +11.2 rebounding margin. In Big Ten play, Purdue has been outstanding at home, going 7-1, but is just 3-5 away from Mackey Arena.
Purdue’s strength is its frontcourt with the duo of A.J. Hammons (14.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg) and Caleb Swanigan (9.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg), as the pair ranks among the Big Ten rebounding leaders. In all, nine players average at least five points per game. In addition, 7-foot-2 sophomore Isaac Hass comes off the bench and adds 10 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
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