Ivey surpasses 500 career points as Boilers roll past Nebraska 92-65

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[7] Purdue 92, Nebraska 65 (Postgame Notes)

  • Purdue improved to 14-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten with a 92-65 win over Nebraska in front of 14,804 fans at Mackey Arena – the 34th consecutive sellout in Mackey Arena.
  • Purdue is now 14-2 (or better) for the fifth time under head coach Matt Painter, and for the first time since the 2017-18 season (14-2).
  • The win was Purdue’s 14th straight in the regular season in games played on the weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).
  • Purdue improved to 18-6 against Nebraska, including 8-0 at Mackey Arena. Purdue’s eight wins have come by a combined 131 points (16.4 PPG).
  • Purdue has scored at least 80 points in 10-of-16 games this season after doing so in just 6-of-28 games last season.
  • Purdue improved to 133-16 since the start of the 2014-15 season when attempting more free throws than its opponent.
  • The Boilermakers are 52-2 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring 80 or more points.
  • Over the last 100 Big Ten games, Purdue is 70-30, the best mark in the Big Ten (since the start of the 2015-16 season).
  • Matt Painter won his 369th overall game at Purdue. He needs two wins to tie Purdue legend Ward “Piggy” Lambert for fifth on the all-time wins list among Big Ten coaches.
  • The 92 points were the most in a Big Ten game since scoring 104 against No. 17 Iowa on Feb. 5, 2020. The 27-point margin of victory was the largest since that same game (104-68).
  • The win was Matt Painter’s 200th in a conference game (183 at Purdue, 17 at Southern Illinois).
  • Purdue improved to 135-15 under Painter when winning the turnover and rebound battles in the same game.
  • Purdue forced a season-high 17 turnovers, resulting in 28 points off turnovers.
  • Purdue’s sophomore class combined for 55 of the 92 points scored.
  • Purdue’s big man tandem of Zach Edey and Trevion Williams tallied 32 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots, shooting 14-of-20 from the field.
  • Zach Edey recorded his sixth game this season (in 16 contests) of 20 or more points in 20 or fewer minutes. Since the 2009-10 season, no college basketball has had more than three of those games in a season.
  • Caleb Furst’s 10 points were the most for him since scoring 12 against Villanova on Nov. 21, 2020 – a span of 11 games.
  • Jaden Ivey surpassed 500 career points in the victory, scoring 17 points with five assists and four rebounds. He has scored in double figures in 13 straight games while making at least two 3-pointers in 11 of those games.