No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Purdue in Big Ten Matchup

The No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers will host the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers in a key Big Ten Conference men's basketball matchup on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET, with the game airing nationally on FS1.

Both teams enter the contest riding momentum after snapping recent losing streaks. Nebraska improved to 21-2 overall and 10-2 in Big Ten play with an 80-68 road victory over Rutgers on Saturday, where forward Rienk Mast scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds. The win ended a two-game skid that included narrow defeats at No. 3 Michigan (75-72) and No. 9 Illinois (78-69), marking the Cornhuskers' first losses of the season after an opening stretch of 19 straight victories, including nine in conference action. Nebraska's offense averages 80.0 points per game on 47.3 percent field shooting and 35.7 percent from three-point range, while its defense ranks 21st nationally, allowing 66.1 points per contest.

Purdue, now 19-4 overall and 9-3 in the Big Ten, has won its last two games following three consecutive defeats in late January. The Boilermakers routed Maryland 93-63 on the road before holding off Oregon 68-64 at home on...