Purdue will host the Cyclones next season and travel to Ames, Iowa for the 2026-27 season. That game adds to a non-conference slate that includes a road game at Alabama, a home game against Marquette and a neutral site game versus Auburn in Indianapolis.

Purdue and Iowa State have agreed to a home-and-home basketball series that will be played during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 college basketball seasons.

The Boilermakers are no strangers to tough schedules, and adding a team that has been two the Sweet 16 in two of the last three years presents another challenge.