Purdue, Marquette to start home-and-home in 2024-25

The Purdue and Marquette men’s basketball programs have announced the start of the two-game home-and home series, scheduled to begin in Milwaukee during the 2024-25 season.

The Boilermakers and Eagles will start the series in Milwaukee on Nov. 19 in Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, before retuRning to Mackey Arena during the 2025-26 season on a date to be determined, according to a news release Thursday.

The Boilermakers and Eagles earned top-two seeds in last year’s NCAA Tournament and both teams are ranked among the top 15 in many of the “Way Too Early” top-25 polls for the 2024-25 season.

The two teams met a year ago in the title game of the Maui Invitational and will meet for the fifth time in the last eight seasons. The No. 2-ranked Boilermakers defeated the fourth-ranked Eagles, 78-75, in a memorable contest the day before Thanksgiving. Purdue jumped out to a 12-point halftime lead but needed a Zach Edey tip-in in the late moments to hold on for the championship.

The two teams met in the 2017, 2019 and 2022 Gavitt Games as well. Purdue leads the all-time series by an 11-1 margin, the lone setback being a 65-55 decision in Milwaukee in the 2019 Gavitt Games. The last two games have been determined by a total of eight points.

Marquette is coming off a 27-10 season and a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Sweet 16 before falling to North Carolina State in Dallas.

Meanwhile, the Boilermakers are coming off a spot in the National Championship game and a 34-5 record. Three starters are scheduled to return in addition to three other players who played at least 31 games this past season. Head coach Matt Painter also welcomes a six-member recruiting class that is ranked among the top 10 nationally.

The other piece of the schedule that has been announced is the Indy Classic contest against Texas A&M on Dec. 14, in Indianapolis.