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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 27 at No. 7/7 Purdue
2/19/2026 10:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University will take on in-state rival Purdue, the seventh-ranked team in the country, at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 20, inside Mackey Arena. Gus Johnson (PxP), Steve Smith (Analyst), and Allison Williams (Sideline) will be on the call for FOX.
• Purdue (21-5, 11-4 B1G) is under the direction of 21st-year head coach Matt Painter, the second-longest tenured head coach in the Big Ten behind Michigan State's Tom Izzo (31 years). The Boilermakers will be ranked entering the game for the 11th-straight matchup.
• All American senior guard Braden Smith has averaged a team-best 14.9 points to go with 8.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game.
• Senior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn had added 13.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per night, while senior guard Fletcher Loyer has scored 13.4 points per outing with a team-best 66 made 3-pointers.
Game Information
Feb. 20, 2026 • 8 PM ET
Mackey Arena (14,876) • West Lafayette, Ind.
TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Steve Smith, Allison Williams)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana trails, 94-126
Last Meeting: IU 72, PUR 67 on Jan. 27, 2026, in Bloomington
Series History
• For the 222nd time, Indiana and Purdue will take to the hardwood for an in-state rivalry that dates back to March 1, 1901. The Hoosiers last won in Mackey Arena on Feb. 25, 2023, behind a career-high 35 points from Jalen Hood-Schifino.
• Indiana earned the first signature win of the Darian DeVries era with a 72-67 result when the two rivals squared off on Jan. 27, 2026, in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson (19 points) and junior guard Nick Dorn (18) combined for 37 points and six made 3-pointers in the win.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (17-9 8-7 B1G) fell at No. 8/7 Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the State Farm Arena in Champaign by a score of 71-51. The Hoosier defense held Illinois to its lowest point total in a Big Ten Conference game, its fewest points in a home game, and its second lowest scoring output of the season.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson led the IU offense with 21 points, his fifth-straight game with 20-plus points, and three rebounds. The Sam Houston State transfer has tallied at least 20 points in 10 league games this season.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries added 13 points, while senior forward Sam Alexis chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds.
Big Ten Brilliance
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson has averaged 24.2 points per night in Big Ten Conference play this season. He has shot 48.2% (123-of-255) from the floor, 39.9% (53-of-140) from the 3-point line, and 90.1% (64-of-71) from the free throw line in league play.
• The Sam Houston State transfer has scored 15-plus points in 13 conference games, has scored at least 20 points 10 times, added a 32-point night against No. 10 Nebraska (Jan. 10), posted 33 points at USC (Feb. 3), torched the nets for 41 points against Oregon (Feb. 9), and went for a career-best 44 points against Penn State (Dec. 9).
• His scoring average of 24.2 points per game in league play is on pace to be the highest by a Hoosier in Big Ten games since George McGinnis (29.9) during the 1970-71 season.
• Wilkerson is top five among Big Ten players in total points (363), points per game (24.2), made 3-pointers (53), and 3-point shooting percentage (37.9%) in league play.
Long-Distance Calls
• Indiana has averaged 10.2 made 3-pointers per game, which is fourth in the Big Ten and 32nd nationally. The Hoosiers have buried 10 or more triples in 17 games. In those contests, IU holds a record of 12-5 and averaged 86.6 points per game.
• The Hoosiers have made 266 shots from behind the 3-point line this season, the sixth most in program history. The program record of 345 was set during the 2015-16 season when IU made 9.9 triples per contest.
• Fifth-year senior Lamar Wilkerson is 18th nationally and second in the Big Ten with 3.3 made 3-pointers per game. Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (2.7) is fourth in the B1G.
• Junior guard Nick Dorn (2.1) is 11th in the league. The Elon transfer has made 51-of-132 attempts (38.6%) from long range this season. He has made at least one triple in 17 games.
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• Indiana University will take on in-state rival Purdue, the seventh-ranked team in the country, at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 20, inside Mackey Arena. Gus Johnson (PxP), Steve Smith (Analyst), and Allison Williams (Sideline) will be on the call for FOX.
• Purdue (21-5, 11-4 B1G) is under the direction of 21st-year head coach Matt Painter, the second-longest tenured head coach in the Big Ten behind Michigan State's Tom Izzo (31 years). The Boilermakers will be ranked entering the game for the 11th-straight matchup.
• All American senior guard Braden Smith has averaged a team-best 14.9 points to go with 8.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game.
• Senior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn had added 13.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per night, while senior guard Fletcher Loyer has scored 13.4 points per outing with a team-best 66 made 3-pointers.
Game Information
Feb. 20, 2026 • 8 PM ET
Mackey Arena (14,876) • West Lafayette, Ind.
TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Steve Smith, Allison Williams)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana trails, 94-126
Last Meeting: IU 72, PUR 67 on Jan. 27, 2026, in Bloomington
Series History
• For the 222nd time, Indiana and Purdue will take to the hardwood for an in-state rivalry that dates back to March 1, 1901. The Hoosiers last won in Mackey Arena on Feb. 25, 2023, behind a career-high 35 points from Jalen Hood-Schifino.
• Indiana earned the first signature win of the Darian DeVries era with a 72-67 result when the two rivals squared off on Jan. 27, 2026, in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson (19 points) and junior guard Nick Dorn (18) combined for 37 points and six made 3-pointers in the win.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (17-9 8-7 B1G) fell at No. 8/7 Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the State Farm Arena in Champaign by a score of 71-51. The Hoosier defense held Illinois to its lowest point total in a Big Ten Conference game, its fewest points in a home game, and its second lowest scoring output of the season.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson led the IU offense with 21 points, his fifth-straight game with 20-plus points, and three rebounds. The Sam Houston State transfer has tallied at least 20 points in 10 league games this season.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries added 13 points, while senior forward Sam Alexis chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds.
Big Ten Brilliance
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson has averaged 24.2 points per night in Big Ten Conference play this season. He has shot 48.2% (123-of-255) from the floor, 39.9% (53-of-140) from the 3-point line, and 90.1% (64-of-71) from the free throw line in league play.
• The Sam Houston State transfer has scored 15-plus points in 13 conference games, has scored at least 20 points 10 times, added a 32-point night against No. 10 Nebraska (Jan. 10), posted 33 points at USC (Feb. 3), torched the nets for 41 points against Oregon (Feb. 9), and went for a career-best 44 points against Penn State (Dec. 9).
• His scoring average of 24.2 points per game in league play is on pace to be the highest by a Hoosier in Big Ten games since George McGinnis (29.9) during the 1970-71 season.
• Wilkerson is top five among Big Ten players in total points (363), points per game (24.2), made 3-pointers (53), and 3-point shooting percentage (37.9%) in league play.
Long-Distance Calls
• Indiana has averaged 10.2 made 3-pointers per game, which is fourth in the Big Ten and 32nd nationally. The Hoosiers have buried 10 or more triples in 17 games. In those contests, IU holds a record of 12-5 and averaged 86.6 points per game.
• The Hoosiers have made 266 shots from behind the 3-point line this season, the sixth most in program history. The program record of 345 was set during the 2015-16 season when IU made 9.9 triples per contest.
• Fifth-year senior Lamar Wilkerson is 18th nationally and second in the Big Ten with 3.3 made 3-pointers per game. Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (2.7) is fourth in the B1G.
• Junior guard Nick Dorn (2.1) is 11th in the league. The Elon transfer has made 51-of-132 attempts (38.6%) from long range this season. He has made at least one triple in 17 games.
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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