It’s been eight years since Indiana and Purdue have met with both teams ranked in the Associated Press top 25. That will change today when the No. 22 Hoosiers and No. 17 Boilermakers battle in Assembly Hall in front of what is sure to be the liveliest crowd so far this season.
Purdue will pose a challenge that no other team in the Big Ten can present – two 7-footers and another solid big man at the power forward position. A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas, who are 7-foot and 7-foot-2 respectively, can be dominant. Hammons has come on to lead the Boilermakers in scoring at 14.