Carl Landry is leading the Boilermakers in scoring and rebounding.

Jan. 17, 2005

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Purdue vs. No. 12 Michigan State

Time: 7 p.m. EST
Arena: Breslin Center (14,759)
Date: January 18
Location:East Lansing, Mich.

Television:ESPN will air the game. Brent Musberger (play-by-play) and Steve Lavin (color commentary) call the action. Bart Fox is the producer.

Radio:The Boilermaker Sports Network (Flagship - WSHP, 95.3 FM). Larry "The Cliz" Clisby (play-by-play) and Elliot Bloom (color commentary) call the action, Brett Schetzle handles the pregame show, and Wes "Smooth as Silk" Scott engineers.

Internet:All games can be heard on purduesports.com. Click on link above Events.

Tickets: Sold out.

Records: Purdue 4-10, 0-4 Michigan State 10-3, 2-1

Rankings:Purdue is not ranked in the AP or USA Today polls. Michigan State is ranked 12th in the Jan. 10 USA Today poll and 15th in the AP poll.

Series: Purdue leads the series 59-38. More information on the series can be found on page 2, 3 and 4 of these notes.

Coaches: Purdue - Gene Keady (Kansas State `58) is 509-259 in his 25th year at Purdue and 549-278 in his 27th season overall.

Michigan State - Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan `77) is 217-93 in his 10th season at Michigan State and 217-93 in his 10th year overall.

Web Sites: Purdue - purduesports.com Michigan State - msuspartans.com

Boilermakers And Spartans Meet On ESPN
Purdue looks for its first Big Ten win at Michigan State on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. EST in the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. The game will be televised by ESPN. The Boilermakers are 4-10 on the season and 0-4 in conference play. They are coming off a heartbreaking 75-73, double-overtime loss to Indiana on Saturday in Mackey Arena. The Spartans are 10-3 on the season and 2-1 in Big Ten action. They are coming off a 62-59 loss at Wisconsin on Sunday. Prior to the loss on Sunday, the Spartans had won seven straight. The Boilermakers lead the series with Michigan State 59-38. Michigan State has won the last five games in East Lansing between the two schools.

A Purdue Win Would ...
-Improve the Boilermakers' record to 5-10 for the first time since the 1962-63 season.
-Improve the Boilermakers to 60-38 against Michigan State in the all-time series.
-Give Purdue its first road win of the season.
-Snap a four-game losing streak and give the Boilermakers their first conference victory.
-Be Purdue's first Big Ten win since a 65-47 win at Minnesota Feb. 21, 2004.
-Improve the Boilermakers to 2-4 in games played away from Mackey Arena.
-Improve Gene Keady to 26-21 against Michigan State.
-Make Purdue 24-24 against the Spartans in East Lansing.
-Be the Boilermakers' first win over a ranked opponent since Jan. 14, 2004, when they defeated No. 19 Wisconsin in West Lafayette, 53-51.
-Give Purdue its first road victory over a ranked opponent since a 58-54 win at No. 19 Illinois on Jan. 10, 2004.
Give the Boilermakers their first win in the Breslin Center since a 99-96 overtime win on March 1, 1998.
-Improve Purdue's all-time record to 1,498-856.
-Improve Gene Keady's career record to 548-278 and 510-259 at Purdue.

Purdue-Michigan State Connections
-Michigan State has two players who hail from the state of Indiana. Junior Chris Hill is from Lawrence North in Indianapolis, and freshman Delco Rowley is from Arlington High School in Indianapolis.

-Purdue head coach Gene Keady and former MichiganState coach Jud Heathcote considered each other best friends in the coaching ranks. Keady and current MSU coach Tom Izzo maintain a very close friendship as well.

Purdue Versus The Big Ten Conference
Purdue's game against Michigan State will be the 1,363rd game against a Big Ten Conference opponent for the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers are 794-569 against the rest of the league. Purdue owns a 59-38 record against Michigan State. The Boilermakers are the only Big Ten school with a winning record against every other school in the conference. The Boilermakers have won 21 conference championships, more than any other school.

The Michigan State Spartans -The Spartans have won seven of their last eight games and are 2-1 in the Big Ten.
-Michigan State is 7-0 in games played at home this season.
-The Spartans have six players who are averaging double figures in scoring.

The Purdue-Michigan State Series
Purdue and Michigan State will be meeting for the 98th time. Here are a few notes on the series:

-Purdue leads the series 59-38.
-Michigan State is 24-23 against Purdue in East Lansing.
-The Spartans won the last meeting between the two teams, a 62-55 win on Feb. 17 of last season at the Breslin Center.
-The last Purdue win in the series was a 76-70 overtime win on Jan. 25, 2004.
-The Boilermakers have won 11 of the last 20 meetings in the series.
-Purdue has been ranked 23 times when facing the Spartans. Michigan State has been ranked 18 times when playing Purdue, and nine times when playing in West Lafayette.
-Purdue's last win in East Lansing was on March 1, 1998. The 11th-ranked Boilermakers won, 99-96, in overtime.
-Gene Keady is 25-20 against Michigan State, and the Boilermakers are 11-11 at East Lansing against the Spartans under Keady.

Classic Flashback
No. 11 Purdue 99, No. 10 Michigan State 96 (OT)
March 1, 1998, at East Lansing, Mich.

Michigan State raised the season-finale banner before the game even started, but Purdue had other ideas. Even though MSU was up 49-43 at the half, Brad Miller's 30 points and 12 rebounds, combined with Brian Cardinal's 19 points, brought the Boilermakers back in a hurry. Michigan State's Morris Peterson managed to score with :02.1 left on the clock to send it to overtime, but Purdue came from one down to drain the last four points of the game. Purdue not only got the win but a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.

The Boilermakers Against Ranked Teams
Here's a look at how the Boilermakers have fared against ranked opponents. The rankings in the notes below are based on the AP poll.

-The Boilermakers' last win over a ranked opponent came on Jan. 14, 2004, when they defeated No. 19 Wisconsin in West Lafayette, 53-51.

-Purdue's last road victory over a ranked opponent was a 58-54 win at No. 19 Illinois on Jan. 10, 2004.

-The Boilermakers' last win over a ranked team at home was a 53-51 win over No. 19 Wisconsin on Jan. 14, 2004.

-The Boilermakers are 5-5 against their last 10 ranked opponents.

-Purdue was 3-3 against ranked opponents in 2003-04.

-The Boilermakers have garnered 70 wins over top 25 opponents under Gene Keady. That's an average of 2.9 wins per season.

-Currently, Iowa is ranked No. 14 and Michigan State is No. 20 in the AP Poll. The Boilermakers play the Hawkeyes and Spartans twice and meet the Illini again this season.

Offensive Efficiency
Purdue's offense had been very efficient during a six-game stretch from Dec. 11 to Jan. 8. Below are some notes on that six-game stretch for the Boilermakers.

-Purdue had single-digit turnovers in four of the last six outings.
-The Boilermakers shot better than 50 percent in two of their last three outings.
-Purdue had more assists than turnovers in five of the six outings.
-The Boilermakers shot a higher percentage than their opponents in their last two games.

Landry Impressive
Junior forward Carl Landry was the most highly touted of the Boilermaker newcomers entering the 2004-05 season. Through 14 games, he has not disappointed. Here's a look at what he's accomplished so far:

-Averaging a team-high 17.7 points per game and a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game.
-Scored a career-high 29 points against Baylor on Dec. 30.
-Has posted three double-doubles.
-Has scored in double figures in all 14 games.
-Has shot 61.0 percent from the field and averaged 30.7 minutes per game.
-Posted back-to-back double-doubles for the first time since Glenn Robinson accomplished the feat.
-Has been to the foul line a team-high 116 times through 14 games.
-Ranks third in the Big Ten in scoring, fifth in rebounding and fourth in field goal percentage.
-Recorded the first double-double in a Purdue career debut since Terry Dischinger accomplished the feat on Dec. 1, 1959. He scored 24 points and collected 18 rebounds. Dischinger went on to post 20 double-doubles in the 1959-60 season.

Landry Honored
Junior Carl Landry was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 2 for his performances against Baylor and Eastern Illinois. Landry averaged 26.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in the two games and was a remarkable 18 of 24 from the field. Against Baylor, Landry connected on 10 of 12 shots and was 9 of 12 from the foul line to post his third double-double of the season with a career high 29 points and 10 rebounds. In an 87-67 win over Eastern Illinois, Landry scored 24 points and collected three steals. He is the first Purdue player to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors since Kenneth Lowe, who received the honor on Dec. 1, 2003.

Davis Joins Squad
Charles Davis joined the Purdue men's basketball team for the remainder of the 2004-05 season. Davis, a member of the Purdue football team, joined the Boilermakers for practice on Jan. 1 after playing in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31 in El Paso, Texas. Davis was the starting tight end on the Purdue football team, which finished 7-5 on the season. He played in all 12 games and caught 34 passes, fourth best on the team. He racked up 416 yards receiving and hauled in three touchdowns. Davis, who played in several pick-up games with the Boilermakers over the summer, scored four points, collected two rebounds and had two assists in eight minutes against Eastern Illinois on Jan. 2.

White Joins Squad
Marcus White has joined the Purdue men's basketball team for the remainder of the 2004-05 season. White is a transfer from the University of Connecticut, where he was halfway through his third season with the Huskies. He will be eligible to play for the Boilermakers in the second semester of the 2005-06. A 6-foot-8, 228-pound forward, White was averaging 3.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in just 7.4 minutes per game in five outings for the Huskies this season. He averaged 5.6 rebounds as a freshman and had four games with more than 10 boards. A Chicago native, White attended Whitney Young High School.

The Injury Bug
The Boilermakers have struggled with injuries in the 2004-05 season. Junior David Teague missed the first two games after suffering a broken right hand. He played with a protective cast during his first five games back. Junior Matt Kiefer missed the Colorado State and Evansville games after tearing the meniscus in his right knee. Junior Matt Carroll has missed the last seven games after having surgery for an abscess in his right foot. He will return to action in a week and a half.

Close Finishes
The Boilermakers had three-straight games decided by one point. They put together back-to-back wins over Colorado State (69-68) on Dec. 11 and Evansville (62-61) on Dec. 18. On Dec. 30, Purdue fell 73-72 to Baylor in Mackey Arena. Against the Rams, freshman Xavier Price was the hero, knocking down two free throws with eight seconds remaining. Against Evansville, junior Carl Landry won the game on a putback with 3.7 seconds remaining. The finishes are in stark contrast to the 2003-04 season, when Purdue lost four games by one point and three games by two points. Against Indiana on Jan. 15, the Boilermakers lost in double overtime. It was the first double overtime game for Purdue since an 88-86 loss to Michigan on Jan. 8, 2000.

Brandon McKnight Steps Up
Senior Brandon McKnight is by far the most experienced player on the 2004-05 roster. One of two seniors, McKnight has started 72 of 73 games over the last three seasons. Here's a look at McKnight's production:

-Averaging a team-high 37.6 minutes per game.
-Third on the team in scoring, with 12.1 points per game.
-Has dished out a team-high 58 assists and committed only 24 turnovers.
-Has scored in double figures in 11 of 14 games this season.
-Has led team in scoring in three games this season.
-Has recorded 19 steals, a team high.
-Ranks sixth in the Big Ten, handing out 4.1 assists per game.

A Teague Of His Own
Junior David Teague is the Boilermakers' leading returning scorer from a year ago. He averaged 11.5 points per game last season and was second on the team in rebounding at 5.2 boards per game.

-Returned to the Boilermakers' lineup on Nov. 27 against Cincinnati after suffering a broken right hand in practice on Nov. 1.
-Set a Purdue record for three-point field goal attempts, with 15 against Colorado State.
-Scored a career-high 23 points against Colorado State on Dec. 11.
-The Miami (Ohio) game was the first Teague missed in his career.
-Had three 20-point games, including a 20-point outing in the Big Ten opener against Wisconsin. He was 9 of 16 from the field and grabbed six boards. -Recorded first career double-double on Jan. 15 against Indiana with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
-Second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.0 points per game.
-Averaging 5.8 rebounds per game, second most on the team.