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Former Purdue center Zach Edey was the top seller at the NIL Store in 2024, with Braden Smith, Lance Jones and Mason Gillis all cracking the top-10.

With Matt Painter's new lineup playing nasty defense, and with Braden Smith leading the offense like a lumberjack Bob Cousy, Purdue blows out Rutgers.

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.

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.

Not unless Zach Edey is there to rescue the Boilermakers ... N.J., where No. 19 Purdue won 68-50: Braden Smith, looking like a lumberjack with that beard but playing like Bob Cousy with that ...