Purdue coach Matt Painter thinks incoming freshman Rapheal Davis falls into Chris Kramer’s category.Records: Purdue 11-3, 1-0 Big Ten; Illinois 12-2, 1-0
When: 4 p.m. today
Where: Mackey Arena
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 1380 AM, 92.7 FM
Purdue leaders: Robbie Hummel (17.4 ppg), Hummel (6.3 rpg), Lewis Jackson (4.1 apg)
Illinois leaders: D.J. Richardson (14.2 ppg), Meyers Leonard (8.4 rpg), Brandon Paul (3.3 apg)
Key matchup: Leonard, a 7-foot-1 center, is coming off a 20-point, 11-rebound outing in an 81-72 victory against Minnesota. The sophomore is averaging 13.9 points. Purdue freshman Jacob Lawson has started the last two games. The 6-foot-8 forward had five rebounds in Wednesday’s 79-76 win at Iowa. He is 12th in the Big Ten in blocks per game (1.1).
The skinny: Purdue coach Matt Painter will be shooting for his 150th victory as the Boilermakers’ coach. He is 149-67 in his seventh season as head coach at Purdue. … D.J. Byrd has provided a lift for Purdue off the bench. He has reached double figures in scoring in both of the Boilermakers’ last two games, averaging 12.5 points on 62.5 percent shooting. … Hummel is one rebound shy of becoming the 10th Purdue player to record 700 career rebounds.
