Smith leads No. 1 Purdue against Northwestern after 24-point showing

Published Feb. 12, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Purdue Boilermakers (23-2, 12-2 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten)

Evanston, Illinois; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Northwestern -4.5; over/under is 131

BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Purdue visits the Northwestern Wildcats after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 87-73 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Wildcats have gone 10-4 in home games. Northwestern is third in the Big Ten at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 62.1 points while holding opponents to 40.4% shooting.

The Boilermakers are 12-2 in conference matchups. Purdue is 18-2 against opponents over .500.

The Wildcats and Boilermakers face off Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Boo Buie is averaging 16.2 points and 4.5 assists for the Wildcats. Chase Audige is averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games for Northwestern.

Zach Edey is scoring 22.1 points per game and averaging 13.2 rebounds for the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Purdue.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 69.3 points, 28.5 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.

Boilermakers: 9-1, averaging 72.5 points, 35.3 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.8 points.

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