Overview
- Second-seeded Nebraska (26-5, 15-5) faces seventh-seeded Purdue (24-8, 14-7) tonight at the United Center for a place in the semifinals.
- Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network, with Purdue favored by 3.5 points and the over/under at 142.5.
- The teams’ first meeting this season went to overtime in Lincoln, where Purdue prevailed 80-77 after Nebraska rallied from 22 down.
- Purdue advanced with an 81-68 win over Northwestern on Thursday, as Braden Smith set a Big Ten tournament single-game record with 16 assists.
- Nebraska is led by Pryce Sandfort at 17.9 points per game with support from Rienk Mast, while Purdue leans on Smith along with scorers Fletcher Loyer and Tre Kaufman-Renn.