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.
The No. 13 Oregon Ducks (15-2, 4-2) men's basketball team will host the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers (14-4, 6-1) on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 12 p.m. PT. The game wil
Braden Smith had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 79-61 rout of Northwestern on Sunday. Smith, who scored 17 of his points in the first half, hit 8 of 16 shots for the Boilermakers (11-4,
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points for the 20th-ranked Boilermakers (12-4, 4-1), who shot 50 percent from the field in a slowly-paced game. Kaufman-Renn dunked off a Smith pass with 4:18 left that gave Purdue a 62-46 lead and sealed the outcome. Fletcher Loyer chipped in 13 points for the Boilermakers.
Hear what the Boilermaker point guard said after putting up 16 points and 14 assists.
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 9.7 assists. He had 22 points, seven assists ...
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 ...
Nineteen of the teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will take the court Saturday as a stacked college basketball schedule takes center stage here in mid-January. The fun begins in Lexington when No.
Oregon-Purdue will be on national television on NBC. Play-by-play announcer Terry Gannon will be on the call with analyst Stephen Bardo and sideline reporter Kira Dixon. The Duck-Boilermaker game from Matthew Knight Arena can be seen via live stream on the Peacock streaming service.
The Purdue Boilermakers and Oregon appear to be evenly matched. Here's an expert prediction, stats and projected lineups.