He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Purdue Boilermakers
93 – 64
FINAL Conference
Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten Conference · Mackey Arena · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -11.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money PUR -800 / IU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total PUR win
Actual PUR +29 157 Won
Massey PUR -9.5 (+19.5) — —
Massey Totals — 152.2 (+4.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -12.2 (+16.8) 149.3 (+7.7) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -11.5 (+17.5) 149.2 (+7.8) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -11.4 (+17.6) 150.2 (+6.8) 85% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -11.2 (+17.8) 151.6 (+5.4) 86% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 IU 72 – 67 PUR
Feb 23, 2025 IU 73 – 58 PUR
Feb 1, 2025 PUR 81 – 76 IU
Feb 11, 2024 PUR 79 – 59 IU
Jan 17, 2024 PUR 87 – 66 IU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PUR IU
Overall 30-9 18-14
Conference 13-7 9-11
Home 12-5 14-4
Away 8-3 3-8
Neutral 10-1 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 81.6 78.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 72.2
Massey 22.0 (#9) 15.5 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 3.77 (#10) 2.29 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.79 (#10) 2.62 (#49)
RPI 0.641 (#10) 0.583 (#46)
Shooting & Four Factors PUR IU
FG% 49.7% 47.0%
3PT% 37.5% 34.8%
REB / G 36.7 34.0
OREB / G 11.4 8.8
AST / TO 2.13 1.70
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.3% 55.9%
TOV% 13.8% 14.8%
ORB% 35.8% 28.1%
FT Rate 21.4% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 15.3%
DRB% 73.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 27.8%

Game Analysis

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