Purdue vs. Auburn Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers (8-3) face one of their toughest tests of the season when they visit the No. 2 Auburn Tigers (10-1) this weekend.

Auburn suffered its first loss just over two weeks ago and won each of its ensuing three games by 35+ points against unranked opponents.

In their most recent game, Wooden Award favorite Johni Broome suffered a shoulder injury. While he will not miss an extended period of time, it is unclear if he will recover in time to face the Boilermakers.

Purdue is coming off a loss to then-No. 17 Texas A&M last weekend, and the Boilermakers have lost two of their last three games which includes an 81-70 defeat at unranked Penn State.

How to watch Purdue vs. Auburn, TV channel and streaming

Purdue vs. Auburn will be broadcast on ESPN, which can be viewed through cable TV and streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Purdue vs. Auburn start time, date and venue

Purdue vs. Auburn is scheduled to tip off at 4:30 PM ET PM ET/3:30 PM CT on Saturday, December 21 with the game taking place at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama.

Purdue vs. Auburn predicted lineups

Purdue: Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Myles Colvin, Cameron Heide, Trey Kaufman-Renn

Auburn: Denver Jones, Miles Kelly, Chad Baker-Mazara, Johni Broome, Dylan Cardwell

Purdue vs. Auburn stats

• The Auburn Tigers rank first out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams in offensive rating with 128.6 points scored per 100 possessions.
• The Purdue Boilermakers are 17th in the nation in three-point percentage at 40.1 percent, led by Fletcher Loyer shooting 50.0 percent on 3.8 attempts per game and Braden Smith shooting 42.6 percent on 5.5 attempts per game.
• Auburn forward Johni Broome, a Wooden Award candidate, leads the SEC with 11.5 rebounds and 278 blocks per game, and he leads his team with 18.1 points and 3.5 assists per game.
• Boilermakers guard Braden Smith is averaging 13.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and a team-high 8.5 assists against 2.7 turnovers.
• Tigers players Miles Kelly, Tahaad Pettiford and Denver Jones are each shooting at an elite level from beyond the arc at 43.3 percent on 5.5 attempts per game, 43.6 percent on 5.0 attempts per game, and 44.0 percent on 4.5 attempts per game respectively.
• Purdue leading scorer Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 18.2 points, a team-high 6.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 30.6 minutes per game.

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