DON'T USUALLY BET MY TEAM BUT THE BOILERS ARE 13-0 IN THE NIT IN GAMES PLAYED IN MACKEY ARENA. THIS DATES BACK TO THE 1979 SEASON . THE BOILERS ARE JUST GETTING HEALTHY FROM THEIR TO INJURIES. LEADING REBOUNDER AND SHOT BLOCKER JOHN ALLISON AND LEADING SCORER RODNEY SMITH ARE BACK. WHILE THEY WERE OUT PURDUE WENT 1-7. SINCE THEIR RETURN THEY HAVE POSTED A 3-1 RECORD LOOSING ONLY TO ILLINOIS IN BIG 10 TOURNEY . IN THOSE 3 WINS THE AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY HAS BEEN 17.7. NOTE : AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY IN THE 13 WINS IN THE NIT IN MACKEY ARENA HAS BEEN 16.1 GOOD LUCK AND GO BOILERS
