Purdue coach Matt Painter thinks incoming freshman Rapheal Davis falls into Chris Kramer’s category.FORT WAYNE – Records: Purdue 15-9, 5-6 Big Ten, Northwestern 15-8, 5-6
When: 6 p.m.
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: 1380 AM, 92.7 FM
Purdue leaders: Robbie Hummel (15.1 ppg), Hummel (6.3 rpg), Lewis Jackson (3.9 apg)
Northwestern leaders: John Shurna (19.5 ppg), Shurna (5.7 rpg), Dave Sobolewski (4 apg)
Key matchup: Shurna is averaging 23 points during the Wildcats’ three-game winning streak. Hummel scored 11, including the game-winning shot with eight seconds left, when the Boilermakers beat the Wildcats 58-56 on Jan. 28 in Evanston, Ill.
The skinny: Purdue has lost four out of its last five games. … Purdue’s D.J. Byrd has made 10 of his last 16 three-point attempts. … Northwestern’s Reggie Hearn, a Snider graduate, is averaging 7.2 points and 3.3 rebounds.
