The Boilermakers harassed high-scoring Wildcats duo Nick Martinelli and Brooks Barnhizer, holding two players each averaging 20.1 points per game to a combined 1-of-10 with seven turnovers in the first half. The duo finished 6-of-23 from the field.
Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 6, after leading Purdue to blowout wins over Minnesota and Northwestern.
Both teams could use the Quadrant 1 win to improve their respective resumes come Selection Sunday, with Purdue (14-4, 6-1) arguably in bigger need of the road victory with all of its losses coming away from home.
When junior guard Braden Smith is in attack mode, No. 20 Purdue can beat anyone. In the Boilermakers' three-game winning streak, the Big Ten Conference's preseason Player of the Year has averaged 25.3 points and 9.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 17 Purdue past No. 13 Oregon 65-58. Kaufman-Renn missed his first six shots from
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After winning five straight games by an average of 22.2 points per game, Big Ten Network analyst Trent Meacham believes Purdue is the hottest Big Ten team.
WEST LAFAYETTE − Braden Smith has spent three seasons racking up accolades during his Purdue basketball career. Now the junior point guard has another. Big Ten Player of the Week. Smith earned ...
WEST LAFAYETTE — Braden Smith continued to remind the Big Ten how good he is. Purdue basketball also gave Northwestern a reminder that its foundation is built on defense. The Boilermakers ...
After five straight Big Ten wins, the past four coming by an average of 23 points, Purdue's league-opening loss at Penn State seems like so long ago.
In its biggest remaining home game of the season, in front of just its second sellout crowd since 2018-19, Oregon had its worst shooting performance of the season. Nate Bittle scored 18 points and had a career-high six blocks and Jackson Shelstad added 15 points for the No.