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| All Games | 8-3 | 0 | 5-3 | 4-3 | 76.7 | 38.9 | 47.0% | 38.3 | 60.5 | 27.7 | 38.6% | 31.3 | | Road Games | 2-2 | -1 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 79.7 | 35.2 | 48.6% | 33.7 | 78.7 | 34.2 | 47.1% | 29.7 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | -0.8 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 71.4 | 38.2 | 43.7% | 39.8 | 60.8 | 28.4 | 40.1% | 32.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 76.7 | 38.9 | 26-56 | 47.0% | 7-19 | 35.4% | 17-25 | 68.0% | 38 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 7 | | vs opponents surrendering | 68.7 | 32.2 | 24-55 | 43.6% | 6-18 | 34.0% | 15-22 | 67.6% | 33 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 79.7 | 35.2 | 26-53 | 48.6% | 5-16 | 34.4% | 23-30 | 74.6% | 34 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 6 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 60.5 | 27.7 | 21-54 | 38.6% | 6-17 | 34.4% | 13-20 | 64.4% | 31 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 69.4 | 32.2 | 24-54 | 44.3% | 7-19 | 36.1% | 15-22 | 68.3% | 35 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 3 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 78.7 | 34.2 | 26-56 | 47.1% | 7-18 | 41.1% | 18-26 | 70.9% | 30 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
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| All Games | 10-1 | +1.2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 84.9 | 40.3 | 55.7% | 35.4 | 60.3 | 27.9 | 38.8% | 30.1 | | Road Games | 1-1 | -0.8 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 77.5 | 33.0 | 54.3% | 30.0 | 71.5 | 33.5 | 49.5% | 25.0 | | Last 5 Games | 5-0 | +2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 84.0 | 40.6 | 53.2% | 36.6 | 61.4 | 27.2 | 39.1% | 33.4 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 84.9 | 40.3 | 31-55 | 55.7% | 9-21 | 40.9% | 15-20 | 72.4% | 35 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 70.9 | 34.1 | 25-55 | 46.0% | 7-19 | 36.5% | 14-20 | 67.8% | 35 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 77.5 | 33.0 | 28-52 | 54.3% | 8-20 | 40.0% | 12-18 | 69.4% | 30 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 1 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 60.3 | 27.9 | 22-58 | 38.8% | 7-21 | 32.5% | 9-12 | 73.4% | 30 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 2 | | vs opponents averaging | 64.4 | 29.6 | 23-55 | 41.6% | 6-19 | 31.6% | 13-19 | 66.4% | 33 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 3 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 71.5 | 33.5 | 24-49 | 49.5% | 6-17 | 34.3% | 16-21 | 76.7% | 25 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
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| 11/14/2014 | SAMFORD | 80-40 | W | -23 | W | | - | 26-47 | 55.3% | 45 | 16 | 15-66 | 22.7% | 34 | 12 | | 11/16/2014 | IUPUI | 77-57 | W | -24.5 | L | 140.5 | U | 25-50 | 50.0% | 30 | 15 | 19-46 | 41.3% | 27 | 21 | | 11/20/2014 | GRAMBLING | 82-30 | W | | - | | - | 31-63 | 49.2% | 41 | 13 | 11-41 | 26.8% | 27 | 27 | | 11/24/2014 | *KANSAS ST | 79-88 | L | -2 | L | 134 | O | 28-51 | 54.9% | 27 | 13 | 32-60 | 53.3% | 33 | 9 | | 11/25/2014 | *MISSOURI | 82-61 | W | -3.5 | W | 135 | O | 22-47 | 46.8% | 41 | 16 | 19-55 | 34.5% | 28 | 15 | | 11/26/2014 | *BYU | 87-85 | W | 1.5 | W | 158.5 | O | 27-59 | 45.8% | 38 | 17 | 27-62 | 43.5% | 33 | 11 | | 12/2/2014 | NC STATE | 66-61 | W | -5 | T | 139.5 | U | 22-56 | 39.3% | 37 | 10 | 22-49 | 44.9% | 31 | 9 | | 12/6/2014 | N FLORIDA | 70-73 | L | | - | | - | 29-74 | 39.2% | 50 | 14 | 25-59 | 42.4% | 39 | 15 | | 12/8/2014 | IUPU-FT WAYNE | 63-43 | W | -15 | W | 147 | U | 25-58 | 43.1% | 42 | 13 | 16-56 | 28.6% | 36 | 14 | | 12/10/2014 | ARKANSAS ST | 87-46 | W | -18.5 | W | | - | 30-59 | 50.8% | 41 | 10 | 17-57 | 29.8% | 31 | 17 | | 12/13/2014 | @ VANDERBILT | 71-81 | L | -4 | L | 129 | O | 26-55 | 47.3% | 29 | 12 | 28-48 | 58.3% | 25 | 14 | | 12/20/2014 | *NOTRE DAME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2014 | GARDNER WEBB | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2014 | MINNESOTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3/2015 | MICHIGAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2015 | @ WISCONSIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2015 | MARYLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/14/2014 | BINGHAMTON | 82-39 | W | | - | | - | 32-58 | 55.2% | 37 | 7 | 13-49 | 26.5% | 35 | 19 | | 11/16/2014 | NAVY | 92-53 | W | | - | | - | 32-57 | 56.1% | 35 | 9 | 16-50 | 32.0% | 25 | 20 | | 11/19/2014 | COPPIN ST | 104-67 | W | | - | | - | 40-61 | 65.6% | 44 | 9 | 27-72 | 37.5% | 25 | 7 | | 11/22/2014 | *MASSACHUSETTS | 81-68 | W | -5 | W | | - | 31-53 | 58.5% | 31 | 17 | 21-49 | 42.9% | 27 | 18 | | 11/23/2014 | *PROVIDENCE | 74-75 | L | -4 | L | 133 | O | 26-52 | 50.0% | 29 | 11 | 28-50 | 56.0% | 23 | 10 | | 11/26/2014 | GRAMBLING | 81-54 | W | | - | | - | 28-45 | 62.2% | 30 | 8 | 20-54 | 37.0% | 29 | 6 | | 11/29/2014 | CHICAGO ST | 90-42 | W | | - | | - | 31-53 | 58.5% | 39 | 10 | 17-55 | 30.9% | 26 | 16 | | 12/3/2014 | MICHIGAN ST | 79-78 | W | -3 | L | 135.5 | O | 26-56 | 46.4% | 26 | 4 | 32-65 | 49.2% | 43 | 12 | | 12/6/2014 | FARLEIGH DICKINSON | 75-57 | W | | - | | - | 27-54 | 50.0% | 41 | 11 | 23-61 | 37.7% | 30 | 12 | | 12/9/2014 | MOUNT ST MARYS | 93-67 | W | | - | | - | 36-61 | 59.0% | 41 | 8 | 25-68 | 36.8% | 31 | 9 | | 12/13/2014 | FLORIDA ST | 83-63 | W | -10.5 | W | 141 | O | 31-60 | 51.7% | 36 | 5 | 25-63 | 39.7% | 37 | 10 | | 12/20/2014 | *PURDUE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/22/2014 | N ILLINOIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/30/2014 | HARTFORD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3/2015 | GEORGIA TECH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2015 | @ N CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2015 | VIRGINIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | PURDUE: For Purdue, everything will begin with the play of C A.J. Hammons (10.8 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.1 BPG). He is one of the best defensive players in college basketball, making it very difficult for opponents to score in the lane against the Boilermakers. Last season, he improved on both his shooting from the field (51% FG) and foul line (70% FT), and has shown signs in the offseason of emerging as a legitimate all-conference player. SG Kendall Stephens (8.0 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 37% threes) had a solid freshman campaign, and will be asked to take on more of a scoring role this season. He will need to continue to work on finishing at the rim, as he shot a worse percentage from the field (36% FG) than he did from deep (37% threes). Purdue has the ability to be one of the better defensive teams in the conference, but will have to find more scoring from role players. | | NOTRE DAME: Notre Dame returns only two starters from last year's team, but they get their best player back in PG Jerian Grant (19.0 PPG, 6.2 APG, 2.5 RPG), who was suspended midway through last season. He is a heady playmaker, as he does a tremendous job of getting to the paint where he can finish or find a teammate. Swingman Pat Connaughton (13.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 38% threes) is a player who will benefit from Grant's return. With defenses having to focus more on Grant, he will get a lot more opportunities for wide-open shots. PF Zach Auguste (6.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG in 16.3 MPG) and SG Demetrius Jackson (6.0 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 42% threes) are two guys the Irish will look to increase their scoring. This team has a chance to be one of the better offensive teams in the conference, but will have to focus more on defense (70.6 PPG allowed last season, 13th in ACC) to avoid losing as many close games as they did last season (11 defeats by seven points or less). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (PURDUE-NOTRE DAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Purdue-Notre Dame Preview* ===========================
Purdue (8-3) at Notre Dame (10-1), 5:15 p.m. EDT
Notre Dame is the nation's best shooting team, though getting a shot to the basket could pose a problem this weekend.
That's because Purdue leads the Big Ten in blocks.
Bragging rights will be on the line Saturday evening when the No. 21 Fighting Irish and Boilermakers meet in Indianapolis in the Crossroads Classic.
Notre Dame (10-1) is shooting 55.7 percent, with forward Zach Auguste ranking among the nation's leaders at 65.3 percent while averaging 15.2 points. Jerian Grant leads the ACC with averages of 18.9 points and 6.0 assists for an offense averaging 84.9 points.
Grant is averaging 21.0 points on 57.8 percent shooting in his last five games.
"They'll attack you in transition if they have numbers so they're going to get their fair share of numbers through drives," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "They share they basketball, they move the basketball."
Whether Notre Dame will be able to effectively drive Saturday could be in question since Purdue averages 6.5 blocks, led by 7-footer A.J. Hammons' 3.0 per game. The Irish insist they won't alter their game plan.
"You're gonna get some shots blocked so don't let it discourage you," coach Mike Brey said. "Pick it up off the floor if they block it and lay it up again. We still want our perimeter guys driving."
What concerns Brey is that Painter is employing more zone defense than he has in the past to mixed results. Boilermakers opponents are shooting 34.4 percent on 3-pointers for the Big Ten's third-worst mark.
That strategy could prove to be detrimental since the Irish shoot 40.9 percent on 3-pointers, with Pat Connaughton at 44.1.
"Offensively you want to get more reps against zone because I think you can see more of that than maybe past Purdue teams," Brey said.
Another major factor for Purdue (8-3) is whether Hammons can contribute much. The junior started the first eight games before Painter opted for 7-2 freshman Isaac Haas in the last three.
Haas is averaging 11.5 points on 65.2 percent shooting with 10 blocks. That's 23 fewer than Hammons, but the junior's career-worst averages of 9.6 points and 46.6 percent shooting have caused him to lose the coaching staff's trust.
"We have to be more productive when we get the ball down low," Painter said. "He (Hammons) needs to finish better."
The Boilermakers look to get the ball to Kendall Stephens, averaging a team-best 12.3 points while shooting 47.1 percent on 3-pointers.
"Stephens is a big-time shooter and can light it up from there," Brey said. "You have to have a big team awareness, he's as good as any shooter we've played against this year."
Notre Dame has won six straight, opening ACC play with last Saturday's 83-63 rout of Florida State. Purdue fell 81-71 at Vanderbilt that same day.
This is the fourth straight year this doubleheader that features Indiana's four most popular basketball teams has taken place, with No. 23 Butler and Indiana meeting first. The Irish are 2-1 in this event while the Boilermakers are 0-3, and Brey said that this matchup features teams with the most players from the state.
"Our Indiana guys, this is big for them," Brey said.
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