How to watch Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Purdue Boilermakers: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch Nebraska vs. Purdue basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 9, 2024 at 10:01 pm ET • 3 min read

Halftime Report

Nebraska and Purdue have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven't. Nebraska has a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Purdue 41-30.

Nebraska came into the match with some extra motivation after the loss they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We'll see if they're able to flip the script or if it'll just be more of the same.

Who's Playing

Purdue Boilermakers @ Nebraska Cornhuskers

Current Records: Purdue 14-1, Nebraska 12-3

How To Watch

When: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 9 p.m. ET
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena -- Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: Peacock
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $8.45

What to Know

Purdue is 8-2 against Nebraska since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Both teams will face off in a Big Ten battle at 9:00 p.m. ET at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Purdue will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Last Friday, the Boilermakers were able to grind out a solid victory over the Fighting Illini, taking the game 83-78.

Purdue can attribute much of their success to Trey Kaufman-Renn, who scored 23 points. Those 23 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Edey, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Nebraska unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 88-72 bruising from the Badgers.

Despite their loss, Nebraska saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Rienk Mast, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Keisei Tominaga was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.

Nebraska struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

The Boilermakers' win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 88.1 points per game. As for the Cornhuskers, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Purdue and Nebraska are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Purdue hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 85.2 points per game. However, it's not like Nebraska struggles in that department as they've been averaging 77.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

As for their next game, Purdue is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 7.5 points. This contest will be their fifth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 2-2 against the spread).