BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Purdue athletics is calling for a "blackout" in terms of fan apparel Saturday afternoon.
In contrast with predicted "whiteout" weather outside.
And the host Boilermakers will come out seeing red, literally and figuratively.
So color the 2 p.m. tipoff at PU's Mackey Arena challenging for Indiana's visiting Hoosiers.
Purdue comes in hot.
IU does not.
The 12-5 Hoosiers, after a 3-0 start in Big Ten play, have lost three straight games – most recently Monday's desultory 66-51 home defeat to Nebraska.
The 11-6 Boilermakers are coming off Tuesday's 89-54 annihilation of Rutgers at Mackey, on the heels of a gutsy 84-80 overtime win at Wisconsin.