How to Watch Purdue vs. Rutgers Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – January 28

By Lineups Staff | Jan 28, 2024, 2:08am

The No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers (18-2, 7-2 Big Ten) aim to continue a four-game win streak when they visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at Jersey Mike’s Arena. The contest airs on FOX.

Looking to catch the showdown featuring the Boilermakers and Scarlet Knights? Tune in to FOX to witness all the action. Don’t miss out!

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Boilermakers vs. Scarlet Knights Game Info

Date: Sunday, January 28, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM ET
TV: FOX
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: Piscataway, New Jersey
Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena

Boilermakers Insights

Purdue is surrendering 69.3 points per game this year (113th-ranked in college basketball), but it has really thrived on offense, posting 85.8 points per game (seventh-best).
The Boilermakers have been shining in terms of rebounding this year, ranking ninth-best in college basketball in rebounds per game (41.7) and ninth-best in rebounds allowed per contest (30.1).
Purdue has been racking up assists in 2023-24, ranking fourth-best in the nation with 19.1 assists per game.
The Boilermakers are committing 11.2 turnovers per game (146th-ranked in college basketball) this year, while forcing 10.2 turnovers per contest (308th-ranked).
Purdue is making 9.0 treys per game this year (46th-ranked in college basketball), and it owns a 40.6% three-point percentage (second-best).
The Boilermakers are 229th in college basketball with 7.7 threes allowed per game this year. Meanwhile, they rank 56th with a 30.9% shooting percentage allowed from three-point land.
In terms of shot breakdown, Purdue has taken 63.3% two-pointers (accounting for 69.6% of the team’s buckets) and 36.7% from beyond the arc (30.4%).

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Scarlet Knights Insights

Rutgers is 311th in the nation in points scored (68.3 per game) and 53rd in points conceded (66.5).
On the glass, the Scarlet Knights are 54th in the country in rebounds (39.1 per game). They are second-worst in rebounds allowed (40.4 per game).
Rutgers is 288th in the country in assists (11.9 per game) in 2023-24.
The Scarlet Knights commit 11.2 turnovers per game and force 13.6 per game, ranking 146th and 56th, respectively, in college basketball.
In 2023-24 Rutgers is 311th in the country in 3-point makes (6.1 per game) and 22nd-worst in 3-point percentage (29.6%).
The Scarlet Knights are 194th in college basketball in 3-pointers conceded (7.4 per game) and 122nd in 3-point percentage defensively (32.2%).
Rutgers takes 33.5% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 66.5% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 25.5% of Rutgers’ buckets are 3-pointers, and 74.5% are 2-pointers.

Boilermakers Leaders

Zach Edey leads the Boilermakers in scoring and rebounding, tallying 22.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.
Braden Smith leads Purdue in assists, averaging 7.3 per game while also scoring 11.8 points per contest.
Lance Jones makes more threes per game than any other member of the Boilermakers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.
Smith and Edey lead Purdue on the defensive end, with Smith leading the team in steals averaging 1.6 per game and Edey in blocks averaging 2.3 per contest.

Scarlet Knights Leaders

Aundre Hyatt is at the top of the Scarlet Knights scoring leaderboard with 12.2 points per game. He also pulls down 5.4 rebounds and racks up 1.4 assists per game.
The Rutgers leaders in rebounding and assists are Clifford Omoruyi with 9.3 rebounds per game (he also adds 10.8 points and 0.6 assists per game) and Derek Simpson with 3.1 assists per game (he also tacks on 9.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game).
Hyatt is consistent from deep and leads the Scarlet Knights with 2.0 made threes per game.
Simpson (1.2 steals per game) is the steal leader for Rutgers while Omoruyi (3.3 blocks per game) is the block leader.