Mi State Vs Purdue: Key Big Ten Clash in West Lafayette

The matchup mi state vs purdue sets up as a top-15 Big Ten meeting Thursday night, with both teams 22-5 overall and 12-4 in conference play. The game is scheduled for 8 p. m. ET on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.

Game details and broadcast

Thursday's game pairs No. 8 Purdue (22-5, 12-4) against No. 13 Michigan State (22-5, 12-4). The venue is Mackey Arena, which lists a capacity of 14, 876. Television coverage is on NBCSN and Peacock with broadcasters Brandon Gaudin and Robbie Hummel. Radio coverage is on the Purdue Global Radio Network with Rob Blackman and Bobby Riddell. Tip is set for 8 p. m. ET on February 26, 2026.

Mi State Vs Purdue at Mackey

The scene setter frames this as the close of a three-game homestand and the final game of February for Purdue. It is the Boilermakers' second-to-last home game of the regular season. Purdue enters the contest coming off a 93-64 win over Indiana and is aiming to remain in the hunt for a top-two seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. After hosting Michigan State, Purdue's schedule sends the team on the road to Ohio State on March 1 and to Northwestern on March 4.

Purdue season numbers

Purdue's listed numbers show an overall record of 22-5 and a Big Ten mark of 12-4. Home is 12-3, away is 7-2 and neutral is 3-0. Quarter-by-quarter records are Q1: 8-5, Q2: 4-0, Q3: 7-0 and Q4: 3-0. Metrics include NCAA NET: 6 and KenPom: 7, with offensive efficiency ranked 2nd and defensive efficiency 23rd. NCAA SOS is 7 and KenPom SOS is 8. Purdue ranks in the top 25 nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1st), offensive efficiency (2nd), assists per game (3rd), turnovers per game (10th), field goal percentage (15th), scoring margin (18th), 3-point percentage (20th), rebound margin (21st) and defensive efficiency (23rd). The text also states: "Purdue is one of 11 teams to rank in the top 2" — unclear in the provided context.

Series history and streaks

This meeting is the 135th in the series, with Purdue holding a 77-57 advantage. Purdue has won nine of the last 11 meetings with Michigan State, a stretch dating to Jan. 27, 2019, when Purdue won 73-63. Purdue has won seven straight home games in Mackey Arena against Michigan State by a combined 89 points; only two of those games were decided by single digits, in 2024 and 2016. One of the teams has been nationally ranked in 31 of the last 33 meetings between the two schools, with Purdue appearing 21 times and Michigan State appearing 21 times in those ranked meetings. When both teams are nationally ranked, Purdue is 5-2 at Mackey Arena against Michigan State.

Players and performance notes

Fletcher Loyer is noted for his history against Michigan State: his brother Foster played at Michigan State from 2019-21, and Fletcher is 10-of-16 (. 625) for his career from 3-point range against Michigan State. The notes emphasize February performance: a Purdue win would give the Boilermakers a 6-1 record in February, which would match the program's best February mark since the 2016-17 squad went 7-1; the 2018-19 team also went 6-1 in February.

Quad results and strength of schedule

Additional notes list Purdue as one of just eight teams in America with at least eight quad-1 victories, with the full quad-1 counts shown as: Duke - 12; Arizona - 11; Michigan - 10; Purdue - 8; Florida - 8; Kansas - 8; Illinois - 8; Vanderbilt - 8. Purdue is 19-5 in the first three quads, the fifth-most wins in the first three quads nationally behind Michigan, Arizona, Gonzaga and UConn. Of Purdue's remaining four games, three are quad-1 contests: Michigan State, Ohio State and Northwestern. The fourth remaining game, Wisconsin — listed as 32 — is described as right on the cusp of being quad-1. The program is described as continuing to play one of America's toughest schedules, owning the eighth-most difficult schedule in America. Over the last three seasons, Purdue's strength of schedule ranks are given as 8th (2025-26), 8th (2024-25) and 2nd (2023-24). BartTorvik. com is cited in the context as listing Purdue with the fourth-best overall efficiency in February behind Michigan, Florida and Illinois, ranking second offensively and 19th defensively.

Thursday's matchup at Mackey Arena will carry implications for seeding and resume-building, and it assembles two 22-5, 12-4 teams for a nationally ranked Big Ten clash.