March 20, 2026 11:49 am EDT
The No. 15 Queens Royals (21-13) will be aiming to move on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they meet the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers (27-8) on Friday. This 2-15 matchup tips off at 7:35 p.m. ET.
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Purdue has a +403 scoring differential, topping opponents by 11.6 points per game. It is putting up 81.7 points per game to rank 54th in college basketball and is giving up 70.1 per contest to rank 70th in college basketball.
Purdue makes 9.3 three-pointers per game (70th in college basketball) at a 37.9% rate (20th in college basketball), compared to the 8.7 its opponents make while shooting 34.2% from beyond the arc.
Queens outscores opponents by 2.0 points per game (posting 84.9 points per game, 18th in college basketball, and allowing 82.9 per contest, 353rd in college basketball) and has a +66 scoring differential.
Queens knocks down 10.2 three-pointers per game (27th in college basketball), 1.7 more than its opponents. It shoots 36.0% from deep (65th in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 35.4%.
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Mar 20, 2026
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