Purdue BoilermakerS Basketball Game Notes 23 Big Ten Championships 48 All-Americans 10 Big Ten Coaches of the Year 2 No.

Transcription

1 EXPERIENCE THE ACTION Television Big Ten Network Announcers Eric Collins, Dan Bonner Radio Sports Network Satellite Radio XM (Channel 195) Radio Talent Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman, Ralph Taylor Live Stats (Fans) Sports.com Live Stats (Media) Bit.ly/LiveStats (#BoilerNotes) SCHEDULE AND RESULTS P / O Nov. Rank Opponent Time / Result 2 # -- / -- California (Pa.) W, # -- / -- Carroll (Mont.) W, $ -- / -- Samford W, / -- IUPUI W, / -- Grambling W, $ -- / RV vs. Kansas State L, $ -- / -- vs. Missouri W, $ -- / RV vs. BYU W, Dec. Rank Opponent Time / Result 2 % -- / RV North Carolina State W, / -- North Florida L, / -- IPFW W, / -- Arkansas State W, / -- at Vanderbilt L, ^ -- / 21 vs. Notre Dame L, / -- Gardner-Webb L, * -- / RV Minnesota 3:15 PM Jan. Rank Opponent Time / Result 3 * -- / -- Michigan 2:15 PM 7 * -- / 4 at Wisconsin 7 PM 10 * -- / 12 Maryland 2:30 PM 17 * -- / RV at Penn State 1 PM 21 * -- / RV at Illinois 9 PM 24 * -- / -- Iowa 12 PM 28 * -- / RV Indiana 9 PM 31 * -- / -- at Northwestern 6 PM Feb. Rank Opponent Time / Result 4 * -- / 20 Ohio State 6:30 PM 7 * -- / RV at Minnesota 3 PM 12 * -- / -- at Rutgers 7 PM 15 * -- / -- Nebraska 5:15 PM 19 * -- / RV at Indiana 7 PM 26 * -- / -- Rutgers 9 PM Mar. Rank Opponent Time / Result 1 * -- / 20 at Ohio State TBA 4 * -- / -- at Michigan State 8 PM 7 * -- / RV Illinois 4:30 PM 11 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament First Round TBA 12 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Second Round TBD 13 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals TBD 14 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Semifinals TBD 15 & -- / -- Big Ten Tournament Finals 3:30 PM Home games played at Mackey Arena. All times Eastern and subject to change. # Denotes exhibition game. $ Denotes EASports Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Hawai i). % Denotes ACC / Big Ten Challenge (West Lafayette, Ind.). ^ Denotes Crossroads Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.). & Denotes Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) * Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All rankings / stats are through games played Dec. 29. BoilermakerS Basketball Game Notes 23 Big Ten Championships 48 All-Americans 10 Big Ten Coaches of the Year 2 No. 1 NBA Draft Picks PURDUE (8-5, 0-0 Big Ten) MINNESOTA (11-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Wednesday, December 31, :15 PM (ET) Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, Ind. GAME 14: Setting the Scene It s the beginning of the second season on New Year s Eve Day when the Boilermakers host Minnesota in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams. The Boilermakers enter the game with an 8-5 overall record, while the Golden Gophers have won eight straight games and boast an 11-2 overall record. Tip is slated for 3:15 PM (ET) in Mackey Arena, and the contest will be televised by the Big Ten Network with Eric Collins and Dan Bonner on the call. Larry Clisby, Rob Blackman and Ralph Taylor will handle the radio call on the Sports Network and XM Satellite Radio (Ch. 95). The Boilermakers are coming off a much-needed, nine-day Holiday Break after losing three straight games in a row to Vanderbilt, Notre Dame and Gardner-Webb. The three-game non-conference losing streak is the program s longest since Nov Dec. 3, 2005 (Xavier, Florida State, Evansville). continues to be led by a slew of underclassmen as its top five scorers are juniors or younger, including a pair of freshmen at the top. Freshmen Isaac Haas and Vince Edwards are first and third on the team in scoring (11.5 and 10.4 PPG) and third and first in rebounding (5.2 and 6.1 RPG). Sophomore Kendall Stephens is second on the team in scoring (10.6 PPG), and is followed by a pair of juniors in A.J. Hammons (9.9 PPG) and Rapheal Davis (9.2 PPG). As a team, is averaging 76.2 points per game while shooting 46.4 percent from the field, improving its field goal percentage by 37 points since the end of last year (.427). The Boilermakers are outrebounding opponents by 6.4 rebounds per game, but foes are shooting 37.7 percent against from three-point range, a percentage that is last in the Big Ten and 294th nationally (out of 351 teams). Opponents are averaging 65.2 points per game, ranking 12th in the Big Ten and 158th nationally. About Minnesota Minnesota enters the game as one of the hottest teams in the country winning eight straight games by a combined 174 points (21.8 ppg). The eight-game win streak is tied for the eighth longest in the country. The Golden Gophers lead the country in assists per game (20.2) and are second in steals per game (12.4). Minnesota is also 10th in assist:turnover ratio (1.49), 13th in field goal percentage (.499), 13th in scoring offense (83.1 PPG) and 11th in scoring margin (+18.8). Minnesota is 271st nationally and 13th in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.649) and 232nd nationally and 13th in the Big Ten in rebounding margin (-0.8). Four Gophers average in double figures, led by a trio of guards. Guards Andre Hollins (13.7), Carlos Morris (13.0) and Nate Mason (10.7) are joined by bruising forward Maurice Walker (11.9 PPG) in double figures. In addition, ultra-quick point guard DeAndre Mathieu averages 9.7 points per game and 6.6 assists per game, ranking 11th nationally in assists, seventh in assist:turnover ratio (3.91) and 11th in steals per game (2.77). WHAT S TRENDING Team Trends has allowed foes to shoot 55.4 percent (31-of-56) from three-pt. range over the last three games, allowing 88.0 PPG. In the 2nd half, foes are 17-of-26 (.654) from deep. is shooting 72.9 percent (43-of-59) from the FT line over the last three games. Foes have a 1.65 (56:34) assist-to-turnover ratio over the last three games. Individual Trends Bryson Scott has 34 points in 43 minutes over the last three games (14-15 FTs). All 34 of his points have come in the second half. Jon Octeus is averaging 12.0 PPG and 4.0 RPG while shooting 7-of-10 FGs over the last two games. A.J. Hammons has scored in double figures in eight of his last nine games (11.8 PPG). A Win Would... Snap a three-game losing streak. Make Matt Painter 8-0 against Minnesota at Mackey Arena. Improve Matt Painter to 6-4 in Big Ten Conference openers. Improve to 38-6 all-time in Mackey Arena against Minnesota. Be the first Big Ten-opening win since THE PROBABLE LINEUPS ( Big Ten) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG F 12 Vince Edwards Fr. Middletown, Ohio 13 / C 44 Isaac Haas (HAHSS) Fr. Hokes Bluff, Ala. 13 / (b) 17.8 G 0 Jon Octeus (Ock-tee-us) Sr. Miami, Fla. 13 / G 21 Kendall Stephens So. St. Charles, Ill. 13 / G 35 Rapheal Davis (Ray-fell) Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 13 / G 1 Bryson Scott So. Fort Wayne, Ind. 12 / G 2 Jon McKeeman Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 4 / G 3 P.J. Thompson Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 13 / F 5 Basil Smotherman (Baz-ull) So. Indianapolis, Ind. 13 / G 11 Stephen Toyra (Toy-ruh) Jr. Lafayette, Ind. 4 / C 20 A.J. Hammons Jr. Gary, Ind. 13 / (b) 19.8 F 23 Jacquil Taylor (Juh-keel) Fr. Cambridge, Mass. 6 / (b) 7.0 G 24 Anfernee Brown So. East Chicago, Ind. 3 / F 30 Neal Beshears Sr. Winchester, Ind. 0 / G 31 Dakota Mathias (muh-thigh-us) Fr. Elida, Ohio 13 / Minnesota ( Big Ten) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG F 15 Maurice Walker Sr. Scarborough, Ontario 13 / (b) 19.9 F 24 Joey King Jr. Eagan, Minn. 13 / G 1 Andre Hollins Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 13 / G 4 DeAndre Mathieu Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 13 / G 11 Carlos Morris Jr. Apalachicola, Fla. 13 /

2 GAME 14 PURDUE VS. MINNESOTA DECEMBER 31, 2014 QUICK FACTS Location West Lafayette, Ind. Enrollment 38,770 Founded 1869 Nickname Boilermakers Colors Old Gold & Black President Mitchell E. Daniels Athletic Director Morgan J. Burke Conference Big Ten Arena Mackey Arena (1967) Capacity 14,846 (total) Record (.808) Ticket Office (800) 49-SPORT Coaching Staff Head Coach Matt Painter (10th) Alma Mater (Year) (1994) Record at (Years) (10th) Overall Record (Years) (11th) Associate Head Coach Jack Owens (7th) Alma Mater (Year) Eastern Illinois (1999) Assistant Coach Brandon Brantley (2nd) Alma Mater (Year) (1997) Assistant Coach Greg Gary (4th) Alma Mater (Year) Tulane (1992) Director of Operations Elliot Bloom (6th) Alma Mater (Year) (1999) MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials for home games are issued to working media only and should be requested as early as possible. The Athletics Communications office now uses SportsSystems to request credentials and parking passes. SportsSystems.com/ Please allow ample time for credentials to be mailed to you. Credentials not mailed can be picked up prior to the game at the media will call at the Mackey Arena media will call area off Northwestern Avenue (under the Mackey Arena sign). Media parking is available inside Ross-Ade Stadium and an adjacent lot outside Ross-Ade Stadium. All practices are closed to the general public. Media members may attend practice through clearance by the athletics communications office. Media members are invited for practice with clearance by the athletics communications office and television stations can film the first 20 minutes for B-Roll footage. TELECONFERENCES / RADIO SHOW Head coach Matt Painter will hold a teleconference typically the day prior to a game, beginning at 11:15 AM (ET). For the dial-in information and dates, please contact Forman at the information below. Painter (and the 13 other coaches) will participate on the Big Ten teleconference every Monday morning, beginning January 5. Painter will be slotted for every minutes, every Monday at 10:40 AM (ET). The Big Ten Conference will send out the passcode regarding the teleconferences on Sunday nights. Lastly, every Monday at 6 PM (ET) beginning Nov. 17, Coach Painter will join Larry Clisby at Buffalo Wild Wings at the Wabash River Landing. The show will be broadcast on the Sports Network. PURDUE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS SID Contact: Chris Forman cforman@purdue.edu Office Cell: PURDUE BASKETBALL Facebook.com/MBB Painter Nearing 200 Head coach Matt Painter could reach the 200-win plateau at on Wednesday against Minnesota. Doing so would make him just the third coach to reach 200 wins. Coach 200th win # of Games Ward Piggy Lambert Dec. 23, Gene Keady Dec. 28, Matt Painter Boiler-Gopher Facts owns a 37-6 (.860) record against Minnesota at Mackey Arena, which is amazingly the fourth-best winning percentage against a Big Ten team in the facility (min. 10 games). The Boilermakers are 37-4 against Wisconsin (.902), 17-2 vs. Penn State (.895) and 38-5 (.884) against Northwestern. is 7-0 under Matt Painter against Minnesota in Mackey Arena. Six of the seven wins have come by at least 12 points, the lone exception being last year s victory in triple-overtime. The nine overtime games played between the two teams are the most for against a single opponent. The nine contests have accounted for 17 extra sessions. The 180 meetings make it the eighth-most frequently-played rivalry in Big Ten history. First is Indiana- at 201 games. also has the seventh-most frequently-played rivalry with Illinois (182 meetings). Impressive Milestones Wednesday s game marks the 700th game in Mackey Arena history with owning a (.808) record in the facility. The contest marks the 401st game against a Big Ten Conference opponent with holding a (.755) record against Big Ten foes. The facility opened on Dec. 2, 1967, when a Lew Alcindor-led UCLA squad edged Rick Mount and the Boilermakers, Mackey Arena is the fourth-oldest Arena in the Big Ten (Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois). Almost Automatic is 82-8 under Matt Painter when winning both the rebounding and turnover margins. However, since the start of last year, is just 9-5 when that happens, going 73-3 in Painter s first eight years. is under Matt Painter when shooting 48.0 percent or better from the field, including 4-1 this year (Kansas State). Defensive Lapses Three weeks ago, was 8-2 and allowing just 58.4 points per game (40th nationally) and foes to shoot just 36.8 percent from the field (30th nationally). In just three games, those numbers have changed drastically as has slipped to 8-5 overall. Over the last three games, opponents are averaging 88.0 points per game, shooting 54.8 percent from the field and 55.4 percent (31-of-56) from three-point range. has also forced just 34 turnovers (11.3 per game) and opponents have 56 assists (18.7 per game) during that span. The most amazing thing, and this is probably hard to do in practice, is that in the second half over the last three games, opponents are 17-of-26 (.654) from three-point range. In the last three games, opposing starting point guards are averaging 14.7 PPG and 6.0 APG and have turned the ball over just five times in 101 minutes of action. The Boilermakers have allowed 80-plus points in three straight games for the first time since March 7-15, 1987 (Michigan, Northeastern, Florida). s Defensive Silver Linings has held its opponents to 20 or fewer points in a half seven times this year. Last year, it happened three times all season. has forced 11 shot clock violations already this year. Call In The Swat Team recorded the second-most blocks in a season in school history a year ago with 168 and early indications are that it might be able to top that this year. The school record is 176 ( season). has recorded 80 blocked shots to rank 13th nationally in blocked shots per game (6.2). It s early, but at the current rate (32-game season), would block 196 shots this year. Through Monday, the 80 blocks are the 11th-most nationally. Kentucky leads with 107 rejections in 13 games. s block percentage of 16.3 percent is 14th nationally. Including this year, six of the s top nine blocked shots per game averages have come during the Matt Painter era. The Boilermakers led the Big Ten Conference in blocked shots per game for the first time in school history a year ago. THE MATCHUP Category Minn. Record Streak Loss-3 Win-8 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Three-Point Percentage Three-Point Percentage Defense Free Throw Percentage Rebound Margin Per Game Turnovers Per Game Assist:Turnover Ratio Turnover Margin Per Game Per Game Paint Patrol has been outscored in the paint twice this year (Kansas State, Notre Dame). It s 54 points in the paint against Gardner-Webb were a season high and the most since having 64 against Central Connecticut State on Nov. 13, The Boilermakers are averaging 36.5 points per game in the paint, accounting for 47.8 percent of their scoring, and outscoring foes by 12.5 PPG. Wednesday December 31 GAMEDAY vs. Minnesota Mackey Arena 3:15 pm (ET) MEDIA AVAILABILITY (December 31 - January 6; Contact Chris Forman [cforman@purdue.edu] for details). Thursday January 1 No Availability Friday January 2 Painter Teleconf. 11:15 am (ET) Student-Athletes 1:15 pm (ET) Saturday January 3 GAMEDAY vs. Michigan Mackey Arena 2:15 pm (ET) Sunday January 4 No Availability GET THAT OUTTA HERE! Blocks / Game Year Monday January 5 Painter #B1G Tele. 10:40 am (ET) Student-Athletes TBA Painter Radio Show 6:00 pm (ET) Tuesday January 6 Painter Teleconf. 11:15 am (ET)

3 INSIDE THE NUMBERS OPENERS UNDER PAINTER is in Big Ten Conference openers, including 5-4 under Matt Painter. is 15-8 in Big Ten Conference openers played at Mackey Arena. is 4-5 all-time against Minnesota in Big Ten lid-lifters. Minnesota is the first unranked opponent in a Big Ten opener since the opener vs. Iowa. A.J. Hammons is averaging 10.0 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 4.0 BPG and 2.5 APG in 27.5 MPG in two Big Ten openers. has won 73 straight games when scoring 90 or more points. is 52-7 under Painter when scoring at least 80 points in a game. is under Painter when scoring at least 70 points in a game. When holds opponents to 59 points or less, the Boilermakers are 98-4 under Painter. is under Painter when shooting at least 48.0 percent. is under Painter when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent. is under Painter when attempting more free throws than its opponent. is under Painter when at least four players score in double figures. is 82-8 under Coach Painter when winning both the rebound and turnover battles. has outscored ints opponent in the paint in every game but two (Kansas State, Notre Dame). Date Opponent at Northwestern at Minnesota Michigan Illinois at Iowa at Michigan at Iowa [11] Illinois [3] Ohio State Score L, L, W, L, W, W, W, W, L, In the first seven games of the year, s freshmen averaged 35.4 points per game; in the last six games, the class is averaging 24.3 points. In games that has allowed a run of 10-0 or larger, the Boilermakers have lost all five of those games. In two of its five losses (North Florida, Gardner-Webb), has given up a 13-point lead it obtained in the first 10 minutes of the contest. In the last 45 games, head coach Matt Painter has started 17 different starting lineups. In games that won the opening tip, is 7-1 this year. In games it has lost the opening tip, is 1-4. Sharing is Caring Early in the season, the Boilermakers have shown a drastic improvement in the passing department. ranks 40th nationally in assist percentage (assists per field goals made) at 61.1 percent (212 assists, 347 FGM). Last year, assisted on just 51.0 percent of its made field goals to rank 184th nationally in that category. has six players with at least 20 assists and three more with at least 14, giving nine players that average at least 1.0 assists per game. Of those nine players, eight of them have assist-to-turnover ratios greater than A.J. Hammons (14 asts., 28 turnovers) is the only one who doesn t and his ratio (0.50) is significantly better than last year s ratio (15:78; 0.19), having almost matched his assist total from last year. As a team, has recorded at least 20 assists in a game three times already this year. is averaging 16.3 assists per game to rank 24th in the country. Over the last three years, has ranked 118th, 110th and 138th in assist average. USING THE BIG MEN Opponent Pts. Rebs. Blks. TOs FG-A Opp. Pts. / Pt. Samford IUPUI Grambling Kansas State Missouri BYU North Carolina St North Florida IPFW Arkansas St Vanderbilt Notre Dame Gardner-Webb It s Tax Season... Let H&H Block Help You s powerful inside tandem of junior A.J. Hammons and freshman Isaac Haas are dominating the paint and are off to a strong start to the season. Coach Painter will have the constant luxury of always having a 7-footer on the floor. The pair is averaging 21.4 points per game, 10.5 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 105-of-199 (.528) from the field in 37.7 minutes per game. The duo has outscored five opponents (Samford, Grambling, North Carolina State, North Florida, IPFW) in the points in the paint category this year all by themselves. However, over the last five games, the duo is just 39-of-88 (.443) from the field, while accounting for 22 of s 59 turnovers (37.3 percent). Hammons (28) and Haas (24) are first and second on the team in turnovers. No other player has more than 20 turnovers (Davis). The pair is also shooting just 68-of-118 (.576) from the free throw line for the season, a number that needs to improve considering how much they get fouled. Who Is The Go-To Guy? has had a tough time this year finding a go-to-guy, as five players average between 9.2 and 11.5 points per game. Over the last seven games, is averaging 72.0 points per game, but hasn t had a player score more than 18 points in a contest during that span (18 by Kendall Stephens vs. Arkansas State). In the loss to Gardner-Webb, scored 84 points, but had five players score between 11 and 13 points. In the last three games, just one player (15 by Rapheal Davis vs. Vanderbilt) has scored more than 13 points in a game. In all, eight different players have scored in double-figures this year and seven different players have led the team in scoring. The Quick Yank Head coach Matt Painter has the luxury of always having a physical 7-footer on the floor, but it has been a struggle in keeping A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas out of foul trouble. Painter typically pulls one of them when they get a foul at the start of the game, meaning so far this year, neither of them have been able to stay on the floor too long. In each of the last three games and in nine of the last 11 games (Kansas State, Missouri, BYU, NC State, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Gardner-Webb), whoever was starting between Haas and Hammons have picked up a foul by the first media timeout. Three of the fouls (Kansas Sate, NC State, Notre Dame) came in the first two minutes of the game. Between them, the duo has accounted for 67 fouls (Hammons = 34; Haas = 33). Per 40 minutes, Haas is averaging 5.7 fouls per game and Hammons is averaging 5.3 fouls per game. Mackey Success is 6-2 at Mackey Arena this season and hopes it can return to the success it has had in the building in recent history. The Boilermakers are allowing just 54.9 points per game this year at Mackey Arena and foes are shooting just 36.3 percent from the field and 58.1 percent from the free throw line. has held four of its eight opponents at Mackey Arena (Samford, Grambling, IPFW, Arkansas State) to 46 points or less. DECEMBER 31, 2014 PURDUE VS. MINNESOTA GAME 14 BIG TEN INSIDER School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Str. Maryland W-5 Penn State W-10 Wisconsin W-4 Minnesota W-8 Ohio State W-2 Illinois W-3 Indiana L-1 Iowa W-1 Michigan State W-1 Northwestern W-3 Nebraska W-2 PURDUE L-3 Rutgers W-2 Michigan W-1 Big Ten Schedule / Results (all times ET) Saturday, December 27 Georgetown 91, Indiana 87 Illinois 93, Kennesaw State 45 Maryland 72, Oakland 56 Minnesota 108, UNC Wilmington 82 Northwestern 76, Northern Kentucky 55 Ohio State 100, Wright State 55 Sunday, December 28 Rutgers 59, Monmouth 58 Wisconsin 68, Buffalo 56 Tuesday, December 30 Northwestern at Rutgers Iowa at Ohio State Illinois at Michigan Maryland at Michigan State Wednesday, December 31 Penn State at Wisconsin Minnesota at Indiana at Nebraska Saturday, January 3 Minnesota at Maryland Michigan at Illinois at Ohio State Penn State at Rutgers Sunday, January 4 Wisconsin at Northwestern Monday, January 5 Indiana at Michigan State Nebraska at Iowa PURDUESPORTS.COM OT 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:15 PM 5:30 PM 12:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM Big Ten Player of the Week Nov. 17 Travis Trice, Michigan State Nov. 24 Shannon Scott, Ohio State; Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin Dec. 1 D.J. Newbill, Penn State Dec. 8 Andre Hollins, Minnesota Dec. 15 Maurice Walker, Minnesota Dec. 22 Troy Williams, Indiana; Jake Layman, Maryland Dec. 29 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin Big Ten Freshman of the Week Nov. 17 Vince Edwards, Nov. 24 James Blackmon, Indiana Dec. 1 Melo Trimble, Maryland Dec. 8 D Angelo Russell, Ohio State Dec. 15 Melo Trimble, Maryland; Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern Dec. 22 Nate Mason, Minnesota Dec. 29 D Angelo Russell, Ohio State

4 GAME 14 PURDUE VS. MINNESOTA DECEMBER 31, 2014 THE MINNESOTA SERIES All-time, Current Streak, win-1 In West Lafayette, In Mackey Arena, 37-6 In Minneapolis Minnesota, In Williams Arena Minnesota, At Neutral Sites Minnesota, 2-1 In Overtime Games, 6-3 (Avg.) 10,437 (57.98) Minnesota (Avg.) 10,144 (56.36) vs. the Big Ten vs. State of Minnesota On This Date 8-2 Painter vs. Opponent 10-5 In Mackey Arena 7-0 In Williams Arena 3-4 At Neutral Sites 0-1 Pitino vs. 1-1 vs. Minnesota in Matt Painter Era Date Rank Site Result Score / -- West Lafayette, Ind. W / -- Minneapolis, Minn. L / -- Minneapolis, Minn. L / -- West Lafayette, Ind. W / -- West Lafayette, Ind. W / 21 Minneapolis, Minn. W / -- West Lafayette, Ind. W / -- Minneapolis, Minn. W / -- Indianapolis, Ind. ($) L / -- Minneapolis, Minn. L / 16 West Lafayette, Ind. W / -- Minneapolis, Minn. W / -- West Lafayette, Ind. W / -- Minneapolis, Minn. L / -- West Lafayette, Ind. W $ - Big Ten Tournament N2 - Indianapolis, Ind. Recapping the Gardner-Webb Loss wraps up non-conference play with an 8-5 record and a 6-2 mark at Mackey Arena. s three straight losses are the most in nonconference play since the season. fell to 52-8 under Painter when scoring 80 or more points. It also fell to 2-32 when allowing 80 or more points. won the rebounding and turnover battle for the seventh time this year, but is just 4-3 this year and is 9-5 since start of last year when accomplishing that feat. Under Painter, is 82-8 when doing so. Gardner-Webb s 14 three-pointers tied for the fourth most by a opponent in school history. Bryson Scott scored 13 points in 13 minutes and now has 34 points in his last 43 minutes played. Rapheal Davis recorded his second career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Freshmen Duo in Rare Company freshmen Isaac Haas and Vince Edwards are two of just 25 freshmen nationally to average 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game each. is one of two teams nationally to have freshmen teammates (Fordham s Eric Paschall, 16.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg; Christian Sengfelder, 11.3 ppg, 6.6 RPG) each average 10.0 PPG and 5.0 RPG. Narrowing it down even further, they are two of 10 freshmen nationally to average 10.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG and shoot over 50.0 percent from the field, and the only freshmen teammates to do it. As a group, s five-member freshman class is averaging 30.3 points per game, accounting for 39.8 percent of s scoring (394-of-991). The school record for points scored by a freshman class is 1,267 (37.3 PPG) by the class that featured E Twaun Moore and Robbie Hummel. Seven-Foot Army is one of five teams nationally to have a pair of seven-footers on its roster. Coach Painter has hinted at a small possibility of playing Isaac Haas and A.J. Hammons together, but that hasn t happened yet. The others are Florida State (3), Arizona, Oklahoma State and UC Irvine. With the addition of 6-9 Jacquil Taylor, the trio s reach is 27-feet, 8-inches and the wingspan of the trio is 23-feet, 4-inches. Road Warriors s 37 true road wins since the season are the fourth most in the Big Ten (Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State). These four programs are the only Big Ten schools with a winning percentage greater than 40.0 percent on the road during that span. Team Total Wisconsin Michigan St Ohio State PURDUE Illinois Michigan N western Minnesota Penn State Indiana Iowa Nebraska Rutgers Maryland Pulling Rank has lost 11 straight games against nationally-ranked oppnents and is under Coach Painter against ranked opposition. s last win over a ranked for came on March 3, 2013, a win over 17th-ranked Wisconsin in the Kohl Center. Since the start of the season, is just 4-28 against nationally-ranked teams. NON-CONFERENCE PURDUE S CURRENT THREE-GAME LOSING STREAK STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 44 Haas, Isaac Scott, Bryson Davis, Rapheal Hammons, A.J Octeus, Jon Edwards, Vince Stephens, Kendall Smotherman, Basil Thompson, P.J Mathias, Dakota Team Total Opponents Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Opponents

5 PLAYER UPDATES #0 - Jon Octeus Shooting a career-best 50.0 percent (33-of-66) from the field. Previous best was 40.6 percent as a junior last year. Averaging 12.0 PPG and 4.0 RPG in 30.0 MPG over the last two games, while shooting 7-of-10 (.700) from the field. Started the year 1-of-6 from three-point range in the first nine games; in the last four games, is 6-of-9 (.667) from long distance. Needs seven points for 700 in his career and four rebounds for 300 in his career; dished out his 150th career assist against Gardner-Webb. #1 - Bryson Scott Averaging 11.3 PPG and 2.7 RPG in 14.3 MPG over the last three games; all three games he has scored in double digits -- only games of the year. Has 34 points in 43 minutes over the last three games. All of his points have come in the second half, giving him 34 points in 30 second-half minutes. Owns 13 double-figure scoring games in his career. is just 4-9 when he scores in double-figures. Has 22 assists against 14 turnovers this year (1.57 ratio) after having 44 assists vs. 46 turnovers last year; in the last 11 games, has 21:9 ratio (2.33). #3 - P.J. Thompson Scored seven points against Gardner-Webb, his first points since Dec. 10 vs. Arkansas State; went scoreless vs. Vanderbilt and Notre Dame. Owns a team-best 3.83 assist:turnover ratio (23:6), and has zero turnovers in his last four games (72 minutes of action). Hasn t had more than one turnover in a game during his career (6 games of one turnover). Shooting just 8-of-30 (.267) from three-point range; is just 2-of-11 (.182) in his last five games. #5 - Basil Smotherman Tallied a season-high six points (3-of-5 FGs) vs. Gardner-Webb. During the first 10 games of the season, Smotherman went 7-of-22 (.318) from the field; over the last three games, he is 7-of-11 (.636) FGs. Owns a 2.50 assist:turnover ratio (15:6) after having a 1.24 (21:17) ratio a year ago. Shooting 62.1 percent (77-of-124) from inside the three-point line for his career; just 9.5 percent (2-of-21) behind it. #12 - Vince Edwards One of three freshmen nationally to average 10.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG and 2.0 APG (Oregon s Dillon Brooks, Connecticut s Daniel Hamilton). One of two freshmen nationally (Texas Myles Turner) to have at least 26 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in a game this year. One of four players nationally (all classes) to avg PPG, 5.0 RPG and 2.0 APG while shooting 55.0 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from 3. is 4-0 when he scores 10 or more points in a contest. Averaging just 7.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG and 2.8 APG over the last six games, shooting 19-of-39 (.487) from the field. Over the last five games, is averaging 3.0 APG, while boasting a 3.00 assist-to-turnover ratio (15:5). #20 - A.J. Hammons One of three players in school history (Joe Barry Carroll, JaJuan Johnson) with 800 points, 500 rebounds and 200 career blocked shots. Has scored in double-figures in eight of his last nine games, averaging 11.8 PPG and 5.9 RPG. Shooting just 40-of-91 (.440) from the field in that span. Per 40 minutes over the last nine games, is averaging 22.9 PPG, 11.5 RPG and 6.1 BPG during that span. Has recorded 10 career double-doubles, but is just 4-6 when he reaches double-double status. One of three active NCAA players with 800 career pts, 500 career rebs, 200 career blks (Oklahoma s TaShawn Thomas; UCSB s Alan Williams). Ranks eighth on the NCAA active blocked shots career list with 201. He is third among juniors. #21 - Kendall Stephens Averaging 1.5 PPG and 3.5 RPG while shooting just 1-of-11 (.091) from the field and 1-of-9 (.111) from three-point range in the last two games. Saw a streak of 22 straight games with a three-pointer end in the loss to Gardner-Webb. Of all players with at least 33 3PM, Stephens is 25th in three-point percentage (.429). Needs three three-pointers to become the 21st player in school history with 100 career three-pointers. Stephens has made at least three trifectats in 16 of his 45 career games. He has made at least one three-pointer in 40-of-45 career games. #31 - Dakota Mathias Has failed to score in any of his last three games, going 0-of-6 from the field in 36 minutes of action. Owns a 2.29 assist:turnover ratio (16:7); had just two turnovers in his first seven career games (115 minutes). Shooting 13-of-35 (.371) from three-point range, but is just 4-of-15 (.267) inside the three-point line. Coach Painter calls him the best passer he has ever coached. #35 - Rapheal Davis Averaging 10.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG and 2.0 APG over his last three games, shooting 15-of-23 (.652) from the field. Has become s top defensive player, holding several double-double scorers well below their average recently. Recorded his second career double-double vs. Gardner-Webb, with 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Surpassed 500 career points against Gardner-Webb and needs nine rebounds for 300 in his career. Has 19 career double-figure scoring games, but is just 9-10 when he scores 10 points or more. #44 - Isaac Haas Leads the team in scoring and is one of 11 players nationally to average 10.0 PPG in under 20.0 MPG. Ranks third nationally in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (9.0). One of five freshmen nationally to average 10.0 PPG and 5.0 RPG and shoot 60.0 percent from the field (Duke s Jahlil Okafor, Marquette s Luke Fischer, Utah s Jakob Poeltl and Gonzaga s Damontas Sabonis). Fifth nationally among freshmen in free throw attempts (72). Only player nationally with 70 or more free throw attempts in under 20.0 MPG. Leads team with 10 double-figure scoring games (5-5 record in those games. Shooting 62.5 percent from the field (55-of-88), a number that would rank seventh on the single-season field goal percentage list. DECEMBER 31, 2014 PURDUE VS. MINNESOTA GAME 14 MACKEY ARENA HISTORY First Game Dec. 2, 1967; [1] UCLA 73, 71 Games Sellouts Overall Record (.808) Non-Conference Record (.880) Big Ten Record (.755) Total Attendance (Avg.) 9,238,734 (13,217) Most Wins / Season 16 (2011, 2008, 2007) Mackey Arena Yearly Records Year Overall Pct. B10 Pct. Attn. Avg ,102 13, ,298 14, ,476 14, ,240 13, ,412 13, ,788 12, ,244 12, ,448 13, ,390 13, ,738 13, ,300 13, ,795 13, ,345 13, ,910 13, ,040 13, ,608 13, ,147 13, ,784 12, ,085 13, ,599 14, ,384 13, ,722 14, ,843 13, ,664 13, ,370 13, ,722 14, ,722 14, ,599 14, ,162 14, ,770 14, ,722 14, ,968 14, ,152 13, ,244 11, ,020 11, ,280 10, ,814 11, ,215 11, ,618 10, ,733 11, ,865 12, ,744 13, ,896 13, ,659 13, ,504 13, ,286 11, ,553 12, ,784 10,473 vs. Big Ten Opponents Opponent GP W L Pct. Str. Illinois W-4 Indiana W-1 Iowa W-6 Maryland Michigan L-2 Michigan State L-3 Minnesota W-6 Nebraska W-3 Northwestern L-1 Ohio State L-2 Penn State W-7 Rutgers W-1 Wisconsin L-2 PURDUESPORTS.COM

6 GAME 14 PURDUE VS. MINNESOTA DECEMBER 31, 2014 Head Coach Matt Painter Record at : (.630) / 10th year Career Record: (.647) / 11th year Big Ten Record: (.563) With a pair of Sweet 16 appearances, six NCAA Tournament berths, Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and an international gold medal on his résumé, 10th-year head coach Matt Painter is widely regarded as one of the brightest minds in all of college basketball. Painter affirmed his long-term commitment to in March of 2011, agreeing to a new eight-year contract that will keep him in West Lafayette through at least the season. Painter has averaged over 21 wins per season during his tenure at the helm of the program, including at least 20 victories in six of those seasons. Painter s tenure has seen basketball restore its status among the upper echelon of college basketball programs. The last eight years have seen six 20-win seasons and NCAA Tournament berths, two Sweet 16 appearances, a regular-season Big Ten title and a Big Ten Tournament crown. The three winningest classes in program history are the classes of 2011, 2012 and 2010, respectively, and five of the 10 winningest individual players has ever seen have come from the Painter ranks. Success, however, didn t happen overnight. Painter officially became the 18th head men s basketball coach in history on April 1, 2005, and immediately set about laying the groundwork for a dramatic reversal in the program s fortunes. The Boilermakers were at their best during the 2009 postseason run, rattling off double-digit victories over Penn State and Illinois to reach the Big Ten Tournament final, where they dispatched Ohio State, 65-61, to earn the first conference tournament crown in program history. Painter has also resurrected Mackey Arena as one of the country s best home-court advantages, piling up a (.815) record at home over the last nine seasons, including a remarkable 67-5 (.931) record against non-conference opponents. Painter has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year three times in the last six seasons, earning the consensus award in 2008 and 2011, and winning the coaches vote in He is one of only six men to win the award more at least three times since its inception in Painter has seen a total of 21 players earn a combined 38 Academic All-Big Ten honors during his tenure as head coach. Painter has also mentored an Academic All-American, as Moore earned second-team honors during the season. In addition, the program has received the NCAA Public Recognition Award for posting a multi-year academic progress rate among the top 10 percent. has had an APR of at least 985 in each of the last three years, one of two schools in the Big Ten that can stake that claim (Michigan). Big Ten and NCAA Statistical Champions Under Painter Bryant Dillon Big Ten three-point field goal percentage, conference games only (.500) Chris Lutz Big Ten three-point field goal percentage, all games (.472) Big Ten three-point field goal percentage, all games (.373) Big Ten three-point field goal percentage, conference games only (.396) Big Ten three-point field goals per game, conference games only (8.39) Big Ten turnover margin, all games (+4.62) Big Ten turnover margin, conference games only (+5.11) Big Ten steals per game, conference games only (8.39) Robbie Hummel Big Ten three-point field goal percentage, conference games only (.476) Chris Kramer Big Ten steals per game, all games (2.27) Chris Kramer Big Ten steals per game, conference games only (2.56) Big Ten scoring margin, all games (+9.3) Big Ten field goal percentage defense, all games (.391) JaJuan Johnson Big Ten blocks per game, all games (2.11) JaJuan Johnson Big Ten blocks per game, conference games only (2.28) Chris Kramer Big Ten steals per game, all games (2.14) Chris Kramer Big Ten steals per game, conference games only (2.06) Big Ten field goal percentage defense, all games (.399) Big Ten turnover margin, all games (+4.80) Robbie Hummel Big Ten free throw percentage, all games (.902) JaJuan Johnson Big Ten blocks per game, conference games only (2.00) JaJuan Johnson Big Ten scoring, all games (20.5) JaJuan Johnson Big Ten scoring, conference games only (20.7) JaJuan Johnson Big Ten blocks per game, all games (2.32) JaJuan Johnson Big Ten blocks per game, conference games only (2.50) NCAA turnovers per game (8.7) Big Ten turnover margin, all games (+3.83) Big Ten turnover margin, conference games only (+3.39) Big Ten assist-to-turnover ratio, all games (1.5) Big Ten assist-to-turnover ratio, conference games only (1.6) Lewis Jackson Big Ten assist-to-turnover ratio, conference games only (2.8) Big Ten blocked shots, all games (5.3) Big Ten offensive rebounds per game, all games (13.9) Big Ten offensive rebounds per game, conference games only (13.6) Big Ten defensive rebounds per game, conference games only (25.6) Big Ten defensive rebound percentage, conference games only (.735) A.J. Hammons Big Ten blocked shots, all games (3.1) A.J. Hammons Big Ten blocked shots, conference games only (2.6) Born Aug. 27, 1970 Hometown Muncie, Indiana High School Delta High School Degree (1994) Master s Eastern Illinois (1998) FAMILY Daughter Daughter Son HEAD COACH MATT PAINTER Maggie Emma Brayden Coaching Experience Years School, Position 1994 Wash. & Jefferson, asst. coach 1995 Barton College, asst. coach Eastern Illinois, asst. coach Southern Illinois, asst. coach 2004 Southern Illinois, head coach 2005, assoc. head coach 2006-pres., head coach Playing Experience Years Honorable mention All-Big Ten, 1993 Coaching Honors 2004 Missouri Valley Coach of the Year 2004 District V Coach of the Year (USBWA) 2008 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2008 District 10 Coach of the Year (NABC) 2008 Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist 2008 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Finalist 2008 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Finalist 2008 Henry Iba Award Nominee 2009 Henry Iba Award Nominee 2010 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2010 District V Coach of the Year (USBWA) 2010 District 7 Coach of the Year (NABC) 2010 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Finalist 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2011 District V Coach of the Year (USBWA) 2011 District 7 Coach of the Year (NABC) 2011 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Finalist Coaching Tree Travis Carroll Assistant Coach at Indianapolis University Tarrance Crump Assistant Director of Operations at Univ. of California Paul Lusk Head coach at Missouri State University Cuonzo Martin Head coach at University of California Rick Ray Head coach at Mississippi State University Micah Shrewsbury Assistant Coach with the Boston Celtics

7 YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD Year School Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Postseason Southern Illinois NCAA (0-1) NCAA (1-1) NCAA (1-1) NCAA (2-1) NCAA (2-1) NCAA (1-1) NCAA (1-1) CBI (1-1) Southern Illinois (1) NCAA (0-1) (10th) NCAA (8-6) Career (11th) NCAA (8-7) Postseason Record MVC Tournament Big Ten Tournament NCAA Tournament CBI Invitational Milestone Victories Win Score Opponent Date Wyoming Wofford (First at ) FIRST WIN AT PURDUE Michigan State Iowa Ohio State BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP Northwestern Minnesota NBA Draft Picks Under Painter 2007 Carl Landry, 31st to Seattle 2011 JaJuan Johnson, 27th to Boston via New Jersey 2011 E Twaun Moore, 55th overall to Boston 2012 Robbie Hummel, 58th to Minnesota All-Americans Under Painter 2010 Robbie Hummel, 2nd (NABC) / HM (AP) 2010 E Twaun Moore, HM (AP) 2011 JaJuan Johnson, consensus 2011 E Twaun Moore, 3rd (NABC) / HM (AP) 2012 Robbie Hummel, HM (AP) Painter s Home Record at Year Non-Conf. Big Ten Overall TOTALS (.913) (.709) (.811) PAINTER AMONG BIG TEN / PURDUE ELITE Big Ten Coach of the Year Honors 7 Gene Keady 5 Bobby Knight Indiana 3 Matt Painter 3 Tom Izzo Michigan State 3 Bo Ryan Wisconsin 3 Thad Matta Ohio State Wins Over AP Top 25 Teams (25) Date Opponent Site Result [22] Michigan Home W, [25] Virginia Home W, [24] Indiana Home W, [22] Louisville N1 W, [11] Wisconsin Home W, [8] Wisconsin Away W, [10] Michigan State Home W, [22] Davidson N1 W, [21] Minnesota Away W, [6] Michigan State Home W, [15] Washington N2# W, [9] Tennessee N3 W, [6] West Virginia Home W, [16] Wisconsin Home W, [10] Michigan State Away W, [9] Ohio State Away W, [23] Texas A&M N4# W, [17] Michigan State Home W, [16] Minnesota Home W, [10] Wisconsin Home W, [2] Ohio State Home W, [11] Michigan Away W, [24] Saint Mary s N5# W, [11] Illinois Home W, [17] Wisconsin Away W, # - NCAA Tournament N1 - Indianapolis, Ind. N2 - Portland, Ore. N3 - St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands N4 - Spokane, Wash. N5 - Omaha, Neb. Most Games Coached at Coach Yrs. Gms. W L Gene Keady Ward Lambert Ray Eddy Matt Painter 10th Most Victories at Coach Yrs. Gms. W L Gene Keady Ward Lambert Matt Painter 10th DECEMBER 31, 2014 PURDUE VS. MINNESOTA GAME 14 PAINTER VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent SIU Overall Opponent Alabama Alcorn State Arkansas State Arkansas-Pine Bluff Austin Peay Ball State Baylor Bethune-Cookman Boston College Bradley Bucknell Buffalo Butler BYU Cal State-Northridge Central Connecticut State Central Michigan Charlotte Chicago State Clemson Connecticut Coppin State Creighton Davidson Delaware State DePaul Detroit Drake Duke Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Evansville Florida Florida International Florida State Gardner-Webb Georgia Tech Grambling Hawai i High Point Hofstra Howard Illinois Illinois State Indiana Indiana State IPFW Iona Iowa Iowa State IUPUI Jacksonville State Kansas Kansas State Lamar Lipscomb Louisville Loyola, Chicago Maryland-Eastern Shore Memphis Miami Michigan Michigan State Milwaukee Minnesota Missouri Missouri State Montana Murray State Nebraska New Orleans North Carolina State SIU Overall North Florida Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northern Kentucky Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Oklahoma Oklahoma State Ohio State Oregon State Penn State Richmond Rider Saint Joseph s Saint Mary s Saint Peter s Samford Santa Clara Siena SE Missouri State SIU-Edwardsville South Alabama South Dakota St Southern Illinois Temple Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Texas A&M Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas Southern UNC Wilmington Valparaiso Vanderbilt VCU Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech Wagner Wake Forest Washington Washington State West Virginia Western Carolina Western Illinois Western Michigan Wichita State William & Mary Wisconsin Wofford Wright State Wyoming Xavier PURDUESPORTS.COM