No. 19 Purdue held Rutgers to 32.7% shooting and, again, put its opponent away in a 68-50 victory at Jersey Mike's Arena.
Braden Smith was the star for Purdue against a Rutgers team boasting two potential top-5 2025 NBA draft picks.
The Purdue Boilermakers seek their fourth straight win when they visit Rutgers. Stay here for updates throughout.
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 and six rebounds Sunday in an easy 79-61 win over Northwestern.
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.
Cam Heide was flying high for an alley-oop pass from Braden Smith in Purdue's Big Ten clash against Rutgers at Jersey Mike's Arena on Thursday.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 16 points apiece to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 68-50 win over Rutgers on Thursday night. Smith, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, had 14 assists.
Insider:To hell with what NBA mock drafts say, Braden Smith was best player on ... Rutgers freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey entered Thursday's game averaging a combined 40.1 points.
Scouts consider Purdue basketball’s Braden Smith ... reserved for Scarlet Knights freshman wunderkinds Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper. Smith, though, left no doubt as to the identity of the ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored ... Freshman sensation Ace Bailey led Rutgers (8-8, 1-4) with 17 points. Tyson Acuff added 10 points. This was the second ...