Game recap: No. 2 Purdue basketball expands Big Ten lead by edging No. 6 Wisconsin
Purdue basketball and No. 6 Wisconsin are both coming off of overtime games as they meet with the Big Ten lead on the line.
The No. 2 Boilermakers (20-2, 9-2) edged Northwestern on Jan. 31 but to extend their winning streak to six games. Wisconsin (16-5, 8-2) is coming off a loss to Nebraska but has lost just once at home.
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Final: No. 2 Purdue 75, No. 6 Wisconsin 69
Lance Jones scores 20 points, Braden Smith scores 19 and Zach Edey 18, with 12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Fletcher Loyer adds 12.
Tyler Wahl has a season-high 20 points (7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocked shots), A.J. Storr 14 and Max Klesmit 10 for Wisconsin.
Purdue is +13 on rebounds and both teams hit just 3 3-pointers. Free throws: Purdue goes 18-of-23, Wisconsin 12-of-14.
Fighting hard: Purdue survives at Wisconsin to take over first place in Big Ten
28.8 seconds left 2H: Purdue 70, Wisconsin 65
The Badgers score twice off of Boilers turnovers.
CHUCKY HEPBURN WITH THE FLUSH 🔨 pic.twitter.com/INPDa9cfaD
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
Defense ➡️ offense for @BoilerBall pic.twitter.com/UNuIqCmT2x
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
1:45 left 2H: Purdue 66, Wisconsin 61
Lance Jones leads Purdue with 18 points, and he has 6 rebounds.
Lance‼️ 👀@LanceBUckets x @BoilerBall
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/FdYxNTtwDV— Purdue On BTN (@PurdueOnBTN) February 4, 2024
3:48 left 2H: Purdue 61, Wisconsin 57
Zach Edey's free-throw woes continue. He's 3-of-6. The rest of the Boilers are 9-of-9.
Tyler Wahl rebounds his own missed 3 and scores to bring Wisconsin within 59-57. Wahl has 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
TYLER WAHL GOT HIS OWN REBOUND AND SCORED 🤩 @BadgerMBB pic.twitter.com/6w9RcyZMAM
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
6:23 left 2H: Purdue 59, Wisconsin 53
Zach Edey has another double-double, getting to 13 points and 11 rebounds on a putback slam.
"A Zach attack!" @BoilerBall pic.twitter.com/MXQkbWKDne
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
Wisconsin is in the penalty at the 8:55 mark. The Badgers' Steven Crowl has 4 fouls.
Lance Jones has 3 fouls with 9:05 left. He leads the Boilers with 16 points, and shows crazy handles right here.
Yeet! Skrt! 🔥 @LanceBuckets x @BoilerBall pic.twitter.com/vhkpX2xHWl
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 4, 2024
Tayler Wahl's basket with 9:40 left brings the Badgers within 52-49, but Jones hits a 3 on the next play.
The Kohl Center is HYPED after this Tyler Wahl shot⚡ pic.twitter.com/smWzTHcV0G
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
11:47 left 2H: Purdue 50, Wisconsin 43
Zach Edey gets the alley-oop from Fletcher Loyer and Purdue leads 48-38. Edey has 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.
EDEY OOP!! 🔥 @zach_edey x @BoilerBall pic.twitter.com/D7TLclFahA
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 4, 2024
15:03 left 2H: Purdue 46, Wisconsin 38
Lance Jones hits a 3 with 16:45 left and Purdue leads 42-36. His and-1 with 18:30 left makes it 39-34.
Lance Jones with the 3-point play for @BoilerBall 😮 pic.twitter.com/vtKjvGNRAT
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
Halftime: Purdue 34, Wisconsin 32
Braden Smith has 11 points, and Fletcher Loyer and Lance Jones 7. Zach Edey has 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Max Klesmit has 10 points, Tyler Wahl 8 and A.J. Storr 7 for Wisconsin.
Purdue is +9 in rebounds but is just 1-of-5 on 3-pointers. Free throws: Purdue 9-of-10, Wisconsin 1-of-2.
What a way to end the half for @BadgerMBB 🤩 pic.twitter.com/xstx20fEU3
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
1:20 left 1H: Purdue 32, Wisconsin 28
Connor Essegian, a sophomore from Central Noble High School, beats the shot clock. Timeout, Purdue.
Connor Essegian gets the shot off just in the knick of time ⌛ @BadgerMBB pic.twitter.com/oZGRJBEo8b
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
3:57 left 1H: Purdue 30, Wisconsin 24
Zach Edey's first field goal comes inside the 5-minute mark, and Purdue leads 30-24.
Zach Edey makes that too easy 💪 @BoilerBall pic.twitter.com/osADnEJ5NB
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
Lance Jones drives for a layup on one end, then draws the A.J. Storr offensive foul on the other.
Storr challenges Edey and scores.
AJ Storr went up against Zach Edey for that basket!! WOW! @storr_aj x @BadgerMBB pic.twitter.com/VQjCoNnw0c
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 4, 2024
7:32 left 1H: Purdue 25, Wisconsin 20
Braden Smith will try to finish an and-1 out of the timeout. He has 10 points.
Smith and Lance Jones (5 points) score from the outside in this stint, powering Purdue's 9-point run to gain a 23-17 lead.
A 9-0 run for @BoilerBall ⚡ pic.twitter.com/qpcuLzgUxJ
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
Save 'n Score for Lance Jones! 🕺 @LanceBuckets x @BoilerBall pic.twitter.com/3zLmomCXqI
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 4, 2024
11:38 left 1H: Wisconsin 17, Purdue 14
Wisconsin is 7-of-12 from the field, 2-of-4 on 3s, and has 6 assists.
Fletcher Loyer's and-1 with 13:02 to go ties it at 11. He has 5 points.
Fletcher Loyer with the 3-point play for @BoilerBall to tie it up‼️ pic.twitter.com/NfSVnhWQbG
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 4, 2024
14:27 left 1H: Wisconsin 11, Purdue 7
Purdue has 3 turnovers already.
Braden Smith's jumper with 16:28 to gives Purdue its first lead.
Zach Edey is patrolling the lane on defense as a sort-of one-man zone.
Zach Edey's free throw (1-of-2) with 17:34 to go gives Purdue its first point. He was 8-of-17 from the line against Northwestern.
Tyler Wahl gets the game's first points on a putback with 18:55 left.
AJ Storr drives for the @BadgerMBB reverse. 👀
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/kcYpRF5luT— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) February 4, 2024
No. 6 @BadgerMBB knows what do in transition.
📺: CBS pic.twitter.com/iwYnq9Xoni— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) February 4, 2024
Purdue vs. Wisconsin starting lineup
Purdue: Trey Kaufman-Renn, Zach Edey, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, Lance Jones
Wisconsin: A.J.Storr, Max Klesmit, Chucky Hepburn, Tyler Wahl, Steven Crowl
Wisconsin fans are fired up for Purdue
As usual, the opponent's fan base is charged for a visit from the Boilermakers.
THIS ENERGY! All. Game. Long. 😳 pic.twitter.com/Xceb7gfT8B
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 4, 2024
Zach Edey on Purdue all-time scoring, rebounding, blocked shots lists
Zach Edey is the No. 5 all-time scorer in Boilermakers history.
Player | Seasons | Points |
Rick Mount | 1967-70 | 2,323 |
Joe Barry Carroll | 1976-80 | 2,175 |
E'Twaun Moore | 2007-11 | 2,136 |
Dave Schellhase | 1963-66 | 2,074 |
Zach Edey | 2020-24 | |
Troy Lewis | 1984-88 | 2,038 |
Terry Dischinger | 1959-62 | 1,979 |
∎ Edey has 1,102 career rebounds, second to Joe Barry Carroll's 1,148.
∎ Edey is fifth in career blocked shots.
Player | Seasons | Blocks |
Joe Barry Carroll | 1976-80 | 349 |
A.J. Hammons | 2012-16 | 343 |
JaJuan Johnson | 2007-11 | 263 |
Matt Haarms | 2017-20 | 210 |
Zach Edey | 2020-24 | 198 |
What time is Purdue basketball vs. Wisconsin?
1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
What channel is Purdue basketball vs. Wisconsin on?
TV: CBS
Radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (analysis).
Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 195 and 957, Varsity Network, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling
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Purdue basketball schedule
Day, date | location, opponent | time, TV/result |
Oct. 28, Saturday | at Arkansas (exhibition) | |
Nov. 1, Wednesday | vs. Grace (exhibition) | |
Nov. 6, Monday | vs. Samford | |
Nov. 10, Friday | vs. Morehead State | |
Nov. 13, Monday | vs. Xavier | |
Nov. 20, Monday | vs. Gonzaga in Hawaii | |
Nov. 21, Tuesday | vs. Tennessee in Hawaii | |
Nov. 22, Wednesday | vs. Marquette in Hawaii | |
Nov. 28, Tuesday | vs. Texas Southern | |
Dec. 1, Friday | at Northwestern | |
Dec. 4, Monday | vs. Iowa | |
Dec. 9, Saturday | vs. Alabama in Toronto | |
Dec. 16, Saturday | vs. Arizona in Indianapolis | |
Dec. 21, Thursday | vs. Jacksonville | |
Dec. 29, Friday | vs. Eastern Kentucky | |
Jan. 2, Tuesday | at Maryland | |
Jan. 5, Friday | vs. Illinois | |
Jan. 9, Tuesday | at Nebraska | |
Jan. 13, Saturday | vs. Penn State | |
Jan. 16, Tuesday | at Indiana | |
Jan. 20, Saturday | at Iowa | |
Jan. 23, Tuesday | vs. Michigan | |
Jan. 28, Sunday | at Rutgers | |
Jan. 31, Wednesday | vs. Northwestern | |
Feb. 4, Sunday | at Wisconsin | 1 p.m., CBS |
Feb. 10, Saturday | vs. Indiana | 8 p.m., Fox |
Feb. 15, Thursday | vs. Minnesota | 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Feb. 18, Sunday | at Ohio State | 1 p.m., CBS |
Feb. 22, Thursday | vs. Rutgers | 7 p.m., FS1 |
Feb. 25, Sunday | at Michigan | 2 p.m., CBS |
March 2, Saturday | vs. Michigan State | 8 p.m., Fox |
March 5, Tuesday | at Illinois | 7 p.m., Peacock |
March 10, Sunday, | vs. Wisconsin | 12:30 p.m., Fox |
March 13-17 | Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis |
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