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Published Feb 8, 2017
By The Numbers: Purdue Preview
Jordan Wells  •  TheHoosier
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TheHoosier.com has a look at noteworthy facts and figures entering Indiana's Thursday night tilt against Purdue.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and it will be televised live on ESPN2.

89 - Minutes for junior guard Robert Johnson in Indiana's last two outings. He logged 50 minutes in IU's triple-overtime win over Penn State and 39 in IU's loss at Wisconsin.

115 - All-time wins for Purdue in the series against Indiana. The Hoosiers have recorded 89 victories.

7 - Indiana players that have recorded a double-double this season. The Hoosiers are the first team to reach that mark since North Carolina in 2009-10.

3 - Purdue's shift in the Kenpom.com rankings from the beginning of the season, starting the year at 15th nationally and moving up to 12th. The Hoosiers started the year at 16th and have fallen to 41st.

33 - Straight weeks Purdue has been ranked in the AP Top 25, the seventh-longest streak nationally and longest in the Big Ten.

27 - Combined point deficit from Purdue's five losses this year, including defeats vs. Villanova (79-76), Louisville (71-64), Minnesota (91-82 OT), at Iowa (83-78) and at Nebraska (83-80).

15 - Games in the last 17 Purdue has scored at least 75 points.

2 - Victories for Purdue head coach Matt Painter when coaching a ranked Purdue team against an unranked Indiana team in Assembly Hall. He's recorded zero losses in such games.

2 - Ranking nationally for Purdue sophomore Caleb Swanigan in Kenpom.com's individual MVP category. He checks in behind only Villanova's Josh Hart.

8 - Spots nationally between Purdue's offensive efficiency ranking (13th) and defensive efficiency ranking (21st). The Hoosiers are ranked 18th nationally in offensive efficiency and 131st in defense.

42.3 - Percentage of three-point makes on the season for Purdue, which ranks third nationally.

23.5 - Offensive rebounding rate allowed by the Boilermakers, making them the sixth-best defensive rebounding team in the country.

3 - Juniors in the starting lineup for Purdue. They also start a sophomore and a freshman, giving them zero senior starters.

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