#17 Purdue v Minnesota

Purdue is looking to push it to 7 in a row at Mackey

Thursday was not a good game. But hey, a win is a win. And the Boilermakers stay home to battle against Minnesota.

#17 Purdue v Minnesota 

Purdue is averaging 79 PPG on offense. Their top scorers being Carsen Edwards (25 PPG), and Ryan Cline (13 PPG). Purdue shoots pretty well from the floor, averaging 46%. With their beast shooters being Matt Haarms (63%), Grady Eifert (49%), and Nojel Eastern (48%). Purdue has three guys who are threats from deep, those being Cline (44%), Edwards and Grady Eifert (39%). On defense, the Boilermakers hold teams to 69 PPG, while also forcing 14 turnovers a game compared to the 11 they commit.

Minnesota is averaging 75 PPG on offense. They have five players all averaging double figures a game. Their lead scorer is Amir Coffey (16 PPG), Jordan Murphy (15 PPG), Gabe Kalscheur, Dupree McBrayer, and Daniel Oturu all averaging 10 PPG. From the floor, they are 45% on the season with notable standouts like Oturu (58%), and Kalschuer (51%). This teams overall weakness on the offensive side is the 3-pointer as they only average 32% from deep, and the Gophers real threat is Gabe Kalscheur at 38%, with the second best being McBrayer at 31%. On defense, the hold teams to 70 PPG, and force 12 turnovers a game while committing 13 a game.

Just like Penn St. both teams are very similar on offense with little separation. But one thing that stands out, is the lack of 3-or shooting for the gophers. While they only have 2 decent shooters, Purdue has 3 great shooters from deep. And while the gophers go to the line more than Purdue, they are only 68% from the line. While Purdue is 73% from the stripe. If Purdue can get out of foul trouble and make shots like what they did against Penn St. and with improve D at Mackey. This might be a back and forth game, but Purdue will pull away for the win. Purdue