Nebraska MBB Opponent Preview: Purdue

Date: Tuesday, February 10th, 2026

Tipoff:  6:01 p.m. (central)

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)

TV/Online:

Tuesday’s game will be broadcast on FS1 with Kevin Kugler and Bill Raftery on the call. It will also be available online on the FOX Sports and FOX One apps.

Radio:

Tuesday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jeff Smith on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KCRO (660 AM) and KIBM (1490 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

Preview: Courtesy of Huskers.com

The No. 7/8 (AP/Coaches) Nebraska men’s basketball team begins a two-game homestand Tuesday night, as the Huskers welcome No. 13/12 Purdue. Tipoff from a sold-out Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 6 p.m. (central) and the game will be carried on FS1, broadcast on the Huskers Radio Network, as well as on Huskers.com and on the official Huskers app. The game will also be available on the Fox Sports and Fox One apps. 

The Huskers (21-2, 10-2 B1G) come off after an 80-68 road win at Rutgers on Feb. 7. Rienk Mast had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead four Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska took control with a 19-8 run to end the first half and eventually built a 20-point second-half lead and led by double figures the final 27 minutes enroute to its sixth Big Ten road win of the season.  For Mast, it was his fifth 20-point game of the season and first in Big Ten play. Senior guards Jamarques Lawrence and Sam Hoiberg combined for 25 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as Nebraska broke a two-game losing streak.

Nebraska enters the week in sole possession of third place in the Big Ten race following last weekend’s action. With the win at Rutgers, the Huskers posted their sixth Big Ten road win of the season, breaking a school record for most conference road wins in a season. Now, the Huskers begin a stretch with four of the next five at home until late February. 

Purdue (19-4, 9-3 B1G) comes off a 68-64 win over Oregon last Saturday. The Boilermakers trailed 63-62 before Fletcher Loyer’s 3-pointer with 51 seconds left gave Purdue the lead for good before Loyer, who had 18 points, went 3-of-4 from the line in the final 20 seconds to stave off Oregon’s upset bid. Braden Smith had 13 points and four assists while Trey Kaufman-Renn had 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

3 – Tuesday’s matchup between Nebraska and Purdue will be the third ranked on ranked game at home this season (vs. No. 9 MSU, vs. No. 9 Illinois). Prior to this year, NU had only one home ranked on ranked game in school history.

Nebraska men’s basketball has partnered with the American Heart Association to help spread awareness of cardiovascular health for Tuesday’s game against Purdue. February is also American Heart Month, as heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Nebraska Head Coach Fred Hoiberg‘s playing career ended in 2005 because of an aneurysm in his aortic root and has benefited by the advances in cardiovascular health over the past two decades. Some of the activations for Tuesday’s game include:

Pregame will feature a CPR demonstration with Lincoln Fire Department on the concourse above section 103.

The Husker basketball program will recognize a member of the Lincoln community for their work during the first timeout.

Both Nebraska and Purdue’s coaching staffs will be wearing pins on Tuesday to raise awareness.
For more information on Heart Health Month, visit Heart.org.