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No. 1 seed Purdue basketball will face 16-seed play-in winner to open 2024 NCAA tournament

Boilers fans won't have far to travel to watch their favorite team in March Madness.

Purdue basketball has earned a No. 1 Midwest Region seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament behind 7-4 senior center Zach Edey, who recently became the program's all-time leading scorer. Edey, who averages 24.3 points and 11.8 rebounds per game this season, was the consensus 2023 national player of the year and appears to be headed to similar honors this year.

Other key Purdue players: Braden Smith, a finalist for the nation's top point guard (12.7 points, 45.1% 3-point shooting, 7.2 assists, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals); Lance Jones (12.3 points, 1.4 steals); Fletcher Loyer (10.5 points, 43.8% 3s).

Purdue wants to erase the memories of recent seasons, when it has lost to double-digit seeds in tournament action. As a No. 1 seed last year, the Boilermakers lost to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round, just the second instance of a 16 beating a 1 in tournament history.

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Who is Purdue basketball playing in the NCAA Tournament?

The winner between Wednesday's play-in game between Montana State and Grambling State

When is Purdue basketball playing in the NCAA Tournament?

7:25 p.m. ET Friday, March 22, 2024

Where is Purdue basketball playing in the NCAA Tournament?

Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

What channel is Purdue basketball on in the NCAA Tournament?

TV: TBS, with Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Dan Bonner and Stan Van Gundy (analysis), Andy Katz (sideline reporting)

RadioPurdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (analysis).

Streaming: Varsity NetworkESPN+FuboParamount+Sling

Purdue basketball schedule

Day, date

location, opponent

time, TV/result

Oct. 28, Saturday

at Arkansas (exhibition)

L, 81-77, OT

Nov. 1, Wednesday

vs. Grace (exhibition)

W, 98-51

Nov. 6, Monday

vs. Samford

W, 98-46

Nov. 10, Friday

vs. Morehead State

W, 87-57

Nov. 13, Monday

vs. Xavier

W, 83-71

Nov. 20, Monday

vs. Gonzaga in Hawaii

W, 73-63

Nov. 21, Tuesday

vs. Tennessee in Hawaii

W, 71-67

Nov. 22, Wednesday

vs. Marquette in Hawaii

W, 78-75

Nov. 28, Tuesday

vs. Texas Southern

W, 99-67

Dec. 1, Friday

at Northwestern

L, 92-88, OT

Dec. 4, Monday

vs. Iowa

W, 87-68

Dec. 9, Saturday

vs. Alabama in Toronto

W, 92-86

Dec. 16, Saturday

vs. Arizona in Indianapolis

W, 92-84

Dec. 21, Thursday

vs. Jacksonville

W, 100-57

Dec. 29, Friday

vs. Eastern Kentucky

W, 80-53

Jan. 2, Tuesday

at Maryland

W, 67-53

Jan. 5, Friday

vs. Illinois

W, 83-78

Jan. 9, Tuesday

at Nebraska

L, 88-72

Jan. 13, Saturday

vs. Penn State

W, 95-78

Jan. 16, Tuesday

at Indiana

W, 87-64

Jan. 20, Saturday

at Iowa

W, 84-70

Jan. 23, Tuesday

vs. Michigan

W, 99-67

Jan. 28, Sunday

at Rutgers

W, 68-60

Jan. 31, Wednesday

vs. Northwestern

W, 105-96, OT

Feb. 4, Sunday

at Wisconsin

W, 75-69

Feb. 10, Saturday

vs. Indiana

W, 79-59

Feb. 15, Thursday

vs. Minnesota

W, 84-76

Feb. 18, Sunday

at Ohio State

L, 73-69

Feb. 22, Thursday

vs. Rutgers

W, 96-68

Feb. 25, Sunday

at Michigan

W, 84-76

March 2, Saturday

vs. Michigan State

W, 80-74

March 5, Tuesday

at Illinois

W, 77-71

March 10, Sunday

vs. Wisconsin

W, 78-70

March 13-17

Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis

March 15, Friday

vs. Michigan State

W, 67-62

March 16, Saturday

vs. Wisconsin

L, 76-75, OT

NCAA Tournament

March 22, Friday

Montana State/Grambling State

7:25 p.m., TBS

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Purdue's March Madness opponent is play-in winner in 2024 NCAA tourney