Wolverines Set for Saturday Matinee Rematch vs. Purdue at Mackey Arena

» Michigan will close its week with a second road game in four days, this time at Purdue and Mackey Arena.
» Earlier this season, U-M needed double overtime to defeat Purdue at Crisler Center.
» Zavier Simpson became U-M's 55th 1,000 point scorer with 16 points at Rutgers. He also became the fourth Wolverine to record 1,000 points and 500 assists in a career.
» Jon Teske needs one rebound to become the 29th Wolverines to grab 600 in a career. He also needs one more block to crack the all-time top five in U-M history.
» The Wolverines have won four straight games and six of their last seven -- all following a four-game losing streak.

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The University of Michigan men's basketball team will head to West Lafayette, Indiana, for its second regular-season game with Purdue on Sunday (Feb. 22). In January, the Wolverines defeated the Boilermakers, 87-78, in double-overtime at Crisler Center. Sunday's game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start at Mackey Arena and will be broadcast live on ESPN. Jason Benetti (p-by-play) and former Boilermaker star Robbie Hummel (analyst) will be the broadcast crew.

What You Need to Know for Sunday's Game

• Sunday's game marks the second regular-season meeting between Michigan and Purdue. In early January, Michigan won a thrilling 84-78 double-overtime contest against Purdue at Crisler.
• Michigan will close the Big Ten regular season with three its final five games on the road.
• The Wolverines have won four straight games and six of their last seven -- all following a four-game losing streak. The lone loss over the seven games was a narrow three-point (61-58) setback to Ohio State at Crisler Center on Feb. 4.
• Michigan is 25th in the NCAA Net rating system. With the Big Ten's overall strength this season and U-M's challenging non-conference slate, the Wolverines' schedule continues to be listed as one of the best in the nation -- third (KenPom; 12th rated team), third (Sagarin; 8th rated team) and fourth (ESPN's BPI; 15th rated team).
• Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske are the all-time winningest Wolverines with 106 career victories. The duo passed the former record of 104 against Indiana (Feb. 16) in an 89-65 win.
• Simpson is expected to play in his 142nd career game at Purdue (Feb. 22). That puts him just two games away from tying the all-time U-M record of 144 held by former teammate Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman. Meanwhile, Teske has played in 104 consecutive games for the Wolverines. He has 124 career games under his belt.
• Simpson leads the nation with an 8.0-assist average and his 201 assists. With his five assists at Rutgers (Feb. 19), he recorded a second straight season of 200+ assists. Last year, he finished with 244 -- just 16 away from Trey Burke's record 260 (2012-13).
• With 16 points at Rutgers (Feb. 19), Simpson became the 55th Wolverine in history to score 1,000 points in a career; he has averaged a career-best 12.6 points per game this season. With 632 career assists, Simpson needs to grab 50 rebounds to give him 500 for his career to become the first Wolverine to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
• Reaching 1,000 points, Simpson became the fourth Wolverine with 1,000 points/500 assists, joining Gary Grant (1985-88; 2,222 points, 731 assists); Rumeal Robinson (1988-90; 1,446 points, 575 assists); and Antoine Joubert (1984-87; 1,594 points, 539 assists). Simpson has 1,001 points and 632 assists.
• With 11 assists against Indiana (Feb. 16), Simpson recorded his seventh game with 10 assists or more. The next time he tallies 10+ assists, he will tie his U-M record of eight. With those double-digit dime performances, Simpson now holds the U-M record for career games with 10+ assists (15).
• Over his last five games, Teske has shot just 10-for-39 (25.6 percent) from the field, but he has made up for it in plenty of other areas with 33 rebounds (6.6 per game), four assists and nine blocks.
• Teske needs just one rebound to become the 29th Wolverine to reach 600 in a career. He leads the team with 7.4 per game and has had five-plus in 22 games.
• Teske needs just one block to move into a tie for fifth all-time for swats at U-M. Ekpe Udoh is fifth with 159, while Teske has 158.
• With Teske's bad luck at the rim, fellow big man Austin "Big Country" Davis has gone 20-for-23 (86.9 percent) over his last seven games. This season, Davis has come off the bench to average 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. During the stretch of seven games, the senior posted his first career double-figure game with 11 against Ohio State (Feb. 1).
• Isaiah Livers has missed a total of 10 games due to injuries -- nine for left groin/hip area and one for a right ankle. Before the ankle injury caused him to miss the road game at Rutgers (Feb. 19), Livers had posted three straight double-figure scoring games in his return and still lead U-M with 13.3 points per game.
• Livers has missed two free throws the entire season as he leads U-M at 93.9 percent (31-for-33). He has gone 23-for-23 over his last eight games and is a perfect 21-for-21 in Big Ten play.
• In his last five games, Franz Wagner has averaged 9.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
• Over his last seven games, Eli Brooks has four of his 13 double-figure scoring games. He also has made 17 of his team-leading 49 three-pointers (1.8 per game). What is even more impressive is him grabbing 33 of his 96 rebounds.

Who are the Purdue Boilermakers?

• Purdue hosts Michigan with a 14-13 record after losing its last three games. The Boilermakers are 7-9 in Big Ten play following a 69-65 loss at Wisconsin (Feb. 18). Purdue has played five of its last seven games on the road.
• Purdue averages 68.5 points per game with 36.0 rebounds per contest.
• The Boilermakers have two players scoring in double figures, led by sophomore big man Trevion Williams 11.2 points per game. Sophomore guard Eric Hunter Jr. is the only other Boilermaker in double figures with his 10.1 points per game.
• In addition to his scoring, Williams averages a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game. Fellow big man Matt Haarms is averaging 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and has 47 blocks.
• Sophomore guard Sasha Stefanovic, who averages 8.9 points per game, ranks fourth in the Big Ten in three-point percentage at 37.5 percent. He is fourth in the conference in triples (54). Just under 75 percent of his shots come from long distance.

Earlier This Season against Purdue

• In a game that featured 17 lead changes and 12 ties, Michigan rallied in the end to earn a thrilling 84-78 double-overtime victory over Purdue at Crisler Center on Jan. 9.
• After leading at the break, the Wolverines and Boilermakers went back-and-forth in the second stanza. A Zavier Simpson jumper with 19 seconds left knotted the game at 62. Purdue's Trevion Williams had a chance to win the game for the Boilermakers, but his missed layup hit under the rim sending the game to OT.
• In the first overtime, U-M built a quick four-point lead, but Purdue fought back and took a 68-66 lead with a minute to go. Another Simpson jumper tied the game again with 48 seconds left. Missed chances yielded a second overtime.
• A 9-0 run from U-M with a Jon Teske three-point play, and a Simpson triple followed by a Franz Wagner triple gave the Wolverines the lead for good as the U-M went on to win.
• Michigan locked in during the final 30 minutes, committing just one turnover while forcing 15 turnovers with seven steals and seven blocks.
• Simpson stepped up and led the Wolverines in the overtime periods, scoring 10 of his 22 points, while adding nine assists in 49 minutes. Teske added 18 points (nine rebounds) and Wagner scored 15 (five rebounds, two blocks, two steals). David DeJulius scored 11 points, seven of which came from the charity stripe (7-for-10).
• For Purdue, Williams had a career day scoring 36 points (16-for-28) and grabbing 20 of the Boilermakers' 47 rebounds. Isaiah Thompson came off the bench for 14 points.

The All-Time Series with Purdue

• Sunday's game will be the 162nd all-time meeting between Michigan and Purdue.
• U-M trails, 89-72, in the all-time series with Purdue. U-M is 24-54 in West Lafayette and holds a 44-34 record in Ann Arbor, with the Wolverines winning six of the last seven meetings. Michigan is 4-1 in neutral-site games with all five meetings coming in the Big Ten Tournament.
• There have been 17 games when Michigan and Purdue were ranked among the nation's top 25, with the Wolverines trailing, 9-8. The last such game was Dec. 1, 2018, when No. 7 Michigan defeated No. 19 Purdue, 76-57, at Crisler Center.
• There have been 27 games between Michigan and Purdue decided by three points or fewer, with U-M trailing, 18-9, in those games. The last time a game was decided by three points or fewer was Jan. 9, 2018, when No. 13 Purdue defeated Michigan, 70-69, at Crisler Center. The loss was U-M's lone home setback that season.
• There have been 11 overtime games between Michigan and Purdue, with the Wolverines trailing, 6-5. The last OT game was an 84-78 double-overtime victory at Crisler on Jan. 9.
• Longest U-M win streak: eight games (March 4, 1950 to Jan. 9, 1956).
• Longest U-M losing streak: eight games (Jan. 5, 1981 to Feb. 18, 1984)
• Largest U-M Victory: 36 points (104-68) at Michigan on March 7, 1987
• Largest U-M Loss: 37 points (96-59) at Purdue on Feb. 6, 1961
• U-M Victories by 10+ Points: 37 | U-M Losses by 10+ Points: 39
• U-M's average margin in wins: 10.7 points | U-M's average margin in losses: 10.6 points
• All-Time U-M Points: 10,542 (65.5) | All-Time Purdue Points: 10,715 (66.6)