Texas plays Purdue
Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Texas and Purdue both look to put winning streaks together . Texas blew out Northern Colorado by 24 on Tuesday. Purdue is coming off a 79-57 win over Green Bay on Wednesday.
A YEAR AGO: Texas earned a 4-point win over Purdue when these two teams faced each other a year ago.
DID YOU KNOW: Each of these teams posted winning records against non-conference competition last season. Texas went 12-5 against schools outside its conference, while Purdue went 10-5 in such games.