Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-0)
West Lafayette, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Purdue hosts Eastern Illinois.
Purdue finished 10-19 overall a season ago while going 8-9 at home. The Boilermakers allowed opponents to score 75.3 points per game and shoot 44.1% from the field last season.
Eastern Illinois went 18-12 overall a season ago while going 5-11 on the road. The Panthers averaged 62.7 points per game last season, 30.3 in the paint, 15.1 off of turnovers and 7.6 on fast breaks.
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