Overview
- Tipoff is 12 p.m. ET at Mackey Arena, with TV coverage on CBS and streaming via CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App and Paramount+.
- Both teams are 8-0; Purdue’s nonconference résumé includes a win at Alabama and a 30-point rout of Texas Tech as part of a 49-3 nonleague mark since 2021-22.
- Purdue features the nation’s No. 1 offense (KenPom) with an experienced lineup and elite shooting, led by point guard Braden Smith’s top-10 assist rate and 41% 3-point accuracy.
- Iowa State leads Division I in field-goal percentage and ranks third nationally in 3-point percentage, coming off a 132-68 win over Alcorn State with a school-record 22 threes, and it boasts a turnover-forcing defense.
- Key matchups center on Braden Smith versus Lipsey at the point of attack and Joshua Jefferson’s all-around production against Purdue’s frontcourt, with CBS Sports’ pick favoring Purdue -4.5.