No. 17 Purdue will try to end a five-game losing streak to Butler when the in-state rivals meet Saturday at the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.
Three of the losses in that skid have come at this tournament, in its seventh season of putting on a doubleheader that also includes Indiana and Notre Dame. Purdue and Butler meet every other year. Big Ten foes Purdue and Indiana never play each other in this event.
The Boilermakers (10-2) and Bulldogs (8-2) will meet in the first game Saturday at noon ET at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
"I think this is probably the biggest game of the season so far, because we have a chance to finish the non-conference strong," Purdue senior guard P.