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Wildcats Host Purdue in Saturday Night Showdown
1/31/2020 3:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
| NORTHWESTERN MEN'S BASKETBALL: GAMEDAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | Opponent | TIME | LOCATION | Live Stats | Television |
| Saturday, Feb. 1 | Purdue | 8:00 p.m. CT | Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) |
Live Stats | Big Ten Network |
| Radio: ESPN 100 | Social: Twitter (@NUMensBball) | Instagram (@NUMensBball) Game Notes | Game Program |
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EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern will return home to face the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
Coming off a tough road contest against No. 14 Michigan State, the Wildcats will look to get back on track against the Boilermakers who are 4-6 in Big Ten play. Last time out, Pat Spencer led the way in scoring for the Wildcats makring the 12th time this season that he has posted double-figures.
Wednesday marks the 177th meeting between Northwestern and Purdue and the second time this season.
Northwestern and Purdue met earlier this season (12/8/19) in each team's Big Ten opener. The Boilermakers pulled out a 58-44 win. It was the fewest points the Boilermakers had scored at Mackey Arena since 2014. Pete Nance shot 50% (6-for-12) from the field to lead NU with 14 points.
STORYLINES:
Charity Stripe: Northwestern ranks second in the Big Ten with a 75.5 free throw percentage this season: The 75.5% free throw percentage is on pace to rank third all-time in program history for a single season.
2020 Vision: Since the calendar flipped to 2020, Spencer has averaged 13.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.1 apg, while shooting 50% from the field (eight games).
QUOTABLES:
"We've been very competitive recently. I've been very pleased with how we've played. Our results haven't shown, but I felt like we're making progress."
- Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins
"Anyone can beat anyone and that's why we come in every game knowing we're able to compete right there with anyone. Our results don't show what we're capable of or what we're proud of. We're going to keep pushing."
- Pat Spencer
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