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No. 17 Purdue, leaning on Braden Smith, visits Washington
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith might be the top passer in college basketball.,But sometimes he falls into periods where he is too unselfish.,No. 17 Purdue will be looking for all of Smith's talents to be on display when it battles Washington in Big Ten play on Wednesday night in Seattle.,The B...
Braden Smith continues strong play, leads No. 20 Purdue past Rutgers
Braden Smith scored 16 points and dished out 14 assists Thursday night and visiting Purdue never trailed in a 68-50 Big Ten Conference win over Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points for the Boilermakers (12-4, 4-1), who shot 50 percent from the field in a slowly-paced game. K...
No. 1 UCLA dominates Purdue to improve to 16-0
Lauren Betts posted 17 points and seven rebounds to guide No. 1 UCLA to an easy 83-49 win over host Purdue on Tuesday in West Lafayette, Ind.,The win helped the Bruins (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten) match their best start to a season in program history. They began the 2019-20 campaign with 16 straight wins as ...
No. 20 Purdue rides huge first half to win over Northwestern
Braden Smith bundled 22 points with six rebounds and seven assists to help No. 20 Purdue beat Northwestern 79-61 on Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn and C.J. Cox added 12 points apiece for the Boilermakers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten), who never trailed and led by as many as 29 en route to th...
Northwestern, No. 20 Purdue ready for another tight battle
If last season was any indication, Sunday's matchup between Northwestern and No. 20 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., should be plenty competitive.,Both the Wildcats (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) and the Boilermakers (10-4, 2-1) lost their biggest star from a year ago but retained multiple players who had a han...
Fletcher Loyer's sharp shooting guides No. 20 Purdue past Minnesota
Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, to lead No. 20 Purdue to an 81-61 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Thursday night in Minneapolis., ,Braden Smith registered 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for Purdue (10-4, 2-1),...
No. 20 Purdue eyes first road win at Minnesota
No. 20 Purdue is about to dive into Big Ten Conference play for the rest of the regular season. Is it ready? ,According to Purdue coach Matt Painter, the answer is a definite maybe., ,"We are if we win our next game," Painter said. "A lot of times, coaches talk about it, but they're talking in theor...
Braden Smith goes off as No. 21 Purdue tops Toledo
Braden Smith set career highs with 34 points and six 3-pointers as No. 21 Purdue pulled away from Toledo 83-64 in a nonconference matchup on Sunday night in West Lafayette, Ind.,Smith went 12 of 22 from the floor and added 12 assists and three steals for the Boilermakers (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn add...
Facing Toledo, No. 21 Purdue out to halt rare 2-game skid
No. 21 Purdue aims to apply the brakes on a two-game skid when it hosts Toledo on Sunday in a nonconference game in West Lafayette, Ind. ,The Boilermakers (8-4) are returning home after coming up short in a pair of neutral-court contests against Southeastern Conference opponents. They dropped a 70-6...
Purdue's Max Klare, top transfer TE, chooses Ohio State
Coming off a 1-11 season, Purdue could ill afford to lose Max Klare -- the No. 1 tight end in the transfer portal -- but he is leaving the Boilermakers for rival Ohio State.,Klare, a redshirt sophomore who led Purdue with 51 catches for 685 yards and four touchdowns in 2024, is a four-star prospect ...
Guards take center stage for No. 17 Texas A&M and No. 11 Purdue
For fans who like good guard play, Saturday afternoon's game between No. 17 Texas A&M and No. 11 Purdue in Indianapolis will be one to watch.,That's because the Aggies' Wade Taylor IV and the Boilermakers' Braden Smith are two of the top guards in the country. How they play probably will serve as a ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Maryland rallies past Purdue
Saylor Poffenbarger and Christina Dalce both had double-doubles as No. 7 Maryland overcame a 16-point deficit to beat host Purdue 78-69 in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Poffenbarger finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds while Dalce had 10 points an...
Penn State forces 24 turnovers, upsets No. 8 Purdue
Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 17 points with six assists and Freddie Dilione V added 14 points as Penn State opened Big Ten Conference play with an 81-70 upset victory at home against No. 8 Purdue on Thursday in University Park, Pa.,Puff Johnson scored 13 points and Nick Kern added 12 points with eight reb...
No. 13 Purdue scores in final second, beats No. 23 Ole Miss for Rady title
Myles Colvin scored off a rebound in the final second and Trey Kaufman-Renn racked up 25 points and 13 rebounds as No. 13 Purdue recovered after surrendering a large early lead to defeat No. 23 Ole Miss 80-78 in the title game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday in San Diego.,The Boilermak...
No. 13 Purdue cruises past NC State in Final Four rematch
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 22 points and No. 13 Purdue led most of the way to defeat North Carolina State 71-61 on Thursday afternoon in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,Camden Heide poured in 15 points, aided by three 3-pointers, and Braden Smith had 11 points and Fletcher Loyer added 1...
No. 10 Indiana resumes playoff push with Purdue duel on tap
In the final analysis, last week's 38-15 loss at No. 2 Ohio State was no death knell at all for Indiana. ,The chaos that enveloped last week's top 12 in the College Football Playoff enabled the Hoosiers to stay inside the playoff field. They dropped from No. 5 to 10th. ,That means a win Saturday nig...
Michigan State sends Purdue to 10th consecutive loss
Aidan Chiles completed 15 of 31 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns to help Michigan State earn a 24-17 win over Purdue on Friday in East Lansing, Mich.,Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams gained 85 yards on 18 carries for the Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten), who kept their hopes of bowl-eligibility alive. Nate Car...
No. 6 Purdue looks for challenges; Marshall next
No. 6 Purdue enters its game with Marshall on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., with an unfamiliar feeling.,For the first time since 2020, the Boilermakers lost a regular season, non-conference game when they fell to No. 15 Marquette 76-58 on Tuesday in Milwaukee. But the early-season setback is all...
No. 15 Marquette tops No. 6 Purdue in battle of unbeatens
Stevie Mitchell scored a season-high 21 points and Kam Jones added a triple-double as No. 15 Marquette pulled away in the second half for a 76-58 victory over sixth-ranked Purdue in a nonconference matchup of undefeated teams on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.,Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 ass...
Michigan State faces must-win game vs. Purdue to keep bowl hopes alive
Two reeling football teams will collide when Purdue takes on Michigan State in a Big Ten contest on Friday in East Lansing, Mich. ,The teams' experiences this year have been similar, yet still different.,Purdue (1-9, 0-7) comes in on a nine-game losing streak since a season-opening shutout over Indi...