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Game recap: No. 2 Purdue basketball expands Big Ten lead by ...

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The No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers try to keep the Big Ten basketball lead when they visit the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers.

Purdue basketball and No. 6 Wisconsin are both coming off of overtime games as they meet with the Big Ten lead on the line.

The No. 2 Boilermakers (20-2, 9-2) edged Northwestern on Jan. 31 but to extend their winning streak to six games. Wisconsin (16-5, 8-2) is coming off a loss to Nebraska but has lost just once at home.

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Lance Jones scores 20 points, Braden Smith scores 19 and Zach Edey 18, with 12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Fletcher Loyer adds 12.

Tyler Wahl has a season-high 20 points (7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocked shots), A.J. Storr 14 and Max Klesmit 10 for Wisconsin.

Purdue is +13 on rebounds and both teams hit just 3 3-pointers. Free throws: Purdue goes 18-of-23, Wisconsin 12-of-14.

Fighting hard: Purdue survives at Wisconsin to take over first place in Big Ten

The Badgers score twice off of Boilers turnovers.

Lance Jones leads Purdue with 18 points, and he has 6 rebounds.

Zach Edey's free-throw woes continue. He's 3-of-6. The rest of the Boilers are 9-of-9.

Tyler Wahl rebounds his own missed 3 and scores to bring Wisconsin within 59-57. Wahl has 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Zach Edey has another double-double, getting to 13 points and 11 rebounds on a putback slam.

Wisconsin is in the penalty at the 8:55 mark. The Badgers' Steven Crowl has 4 fouls. 

Lance Jones has 3 fouls with 9:05 left. He leads the Boilers with 16 points, and shows crazy handles right here.

Tayler Wahl's basket with 9:40 left brings the Badgers within 52-49, but Jones hits a 3 on the next play.

Zach Edey gets the alley-oop from Fletcher Loyer and Purdue leads 48-38. Edey has 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

Lance Jones hits a 3 with 16:45 left and Purdue leads 42-36. His and-1 with 18:30 left makes it 39-34.

Braden Smith has 11 points, and Fletcher Loyer and Lance Jones 7. Zach Edey has 5 points and 5 rebounds.

Max Klesmit has 10 points, Tyler Wahl 8 and A.J. Storr 7 for Wisconsin.

Purdue is +9 in rebounds but is just 1-of-5 on 3-pointers. Free throws: Purdue 9-of-10, Wisconsin 1-of-2.

Connor Essegian, a sophomore from Central Noble High School, beats the shot clock. Timeout, Purdue.

Zach Edey's first field goal comes inside the 5-minute mark, and Purdue leads 30-24.

Lance Jones drives for a layup on one end, then draws the A.J. Storr offensive foul on the other.

Storr challenges Edey and scores.

Braden Smith will try to finish an and-1 out of the timeout. He has 10 points.

Smith and Lance Jones (5 points) score from the outside in this stint, powering Purdue's 9-point run to gain a 23-17 lead.

Wisconsin is 7-of-12 from the field, 2-of-4 on 3s, and has 6 assists.

Fletcher Loyer's and-1 with 13:02 to go ties it at 11. He has 5 points.

Purdue has 3 turnovers already.

Braden Smith's jumper with 16:28 to gives Purdue its first lead.

Zach Edey is patrolling the lane on defense as a sort-of one-man zone.

Zach Edey's free throw (1-of-2) with 17:34 to go gives Purdue its first point. He was 8-of-17 from the line against Northwestern.

Tyler Wahl gets the game's first points on a putback with 18:55 left.

Purdue vs. Wisconsin starting lineup

Purdue: Trey Kaufman-Renn, Zach Edey, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, Lance Jones

Wisconsin: A.J.Storr, Max Klesmit, Chucky Hepburn, Tyler Wahl, Steven Crowl

Wisconsin fans are fired up for Purdue

As usual, the opponent's fan base is charged for a visit from the Boilermakers.

Zach Edey on Purdue all-time scoring, rebounding, blocked shots lists

Zach Edey is the No. 5 all-time scorer in Boilermakers history.

Player Seasons Points
Rick Mount 1967-70 2,323
Joe Barry Carroll 1976-80 2,175
E'Twaun Moore 2007-11 2,136
Dave Schellhase 1963-66 2,074
Zach Edey 2020-24 2,047
Troy Lewis 1984-88 2,038
Terry Dischinger  1959-62 1,979

∎ Edey has 1,102 career rebounds, second to Joe Barry Carroll's 1,148.

∎ Edey is fifth in career blocked shots.

Player Seasons Blocks
Joe Barry Carroll 1976-80 349
A.J. Hammons 2012-16 343
JaJuan Johnson 2007-11 263
Matt Haarms 2017-20 210
Zach Edey 2020-24 198

What time is Purdue basketball vs. Wisconsin?

1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

What channel is Purdue basketball vs. Wisconsin on?

TV: CBS

Radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (analysis).

Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 195 and 957, Varsity Network, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling

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Purdue basketball schedule

Day, date location, opponent time, TV/result
Oct. 28, Saturday at Arkansas (exhibition) L, 81-77, OT
Nov. 1, Wednesday vs. Grace (exhibition) W, 98-51
Nov. 6, Monday vs. Samford W, 98-46
Nov. 10, Friday vs. Morehead State W, 87-57
Nov. 13, Monday vs. Xavier W, 83-71
Nov. 20, Monday vs. Gonzaga in Hawaii W, 73-63
Nov. 21, Tuesday vs. Tennessee in Hawaii W, 71-67
Nov. 22, Wednesday vs. Marquette in Hawaii W, 78-75
Nov. 28, Tuesday vs. Texas Southern W, 99-67
Dec. 1, Friday at Northwestern L, 92-88, OT
Dec. 4, Monday vs. Iowa W, 87-68
Dec. 9, Saturday vs. Alabama in Toronto W, 92-86
Dec. 16, Saturday vs. Arizona in Indianapolis W, 92-84
Dec. 21, Thursday vs. Jacksonville W, 100-57
Dec. 29, Friday vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 80-53
Jan. 2, Tuesday at Maryland W, 67-53
Jan. 5, Friday vs. Illinois W, 83-78
Jan. 9, Tuesday at Nebraska L, 88-72
Jan. 13, Saturday vs. Penn State W, 95-78
Jan. 16, Tuesday at Indiana W, 87-66
Jan. 20, Saturday at Iowa W, 84-70
Jan. 23, Tuesday vs. Michigan W, 99-67
Jan. 28, Sunday at Rutgers W, 68-60
Jan. 31, Wednesday vs. Northwestern W, 105-96, OT
Feb. 4, Sunday at Wisconsin 1 p.m., CBS
Feb. 10, Saturday vs. Indiana 8 p.m., Fox
Feb. 15, Thursday vs. Minnesota 8:30 p.m., BTN
Feb. 18, Sunday at Ohio State 1 p.m., CBS
Feb. 22, Thursday vs. Rutgers 7 p.m., FS1
Feb. 25, Sunday at Michigan 2 p.m., CBS
March 2, Saturday vs. Michigan State 8 p.m., Fox
March 5, Tuesday at Illinois 7 p.m., Peacock
March 10, Sunday, vs. Wisconsin 12:30 p.m., Fox
March 13-17 Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis
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