Overview
- Trey Kaufman-Renn delivered 19 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
- Braden Smith finished with 16 points and eight assists, giving him 829 career assists and leaving him 61 shy of the Big Ten record and 247 from the NCAA mark.
- Reserve Gicarri Harris jump-started Purdue with three first-half 3-pointers and 11 points off the bench.
- Purdue produced 30 points in the paint with 18 assists against nine turnovers and blew the game open with a 13-2 run to start the second half.
- Purdue is 8-0 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten; Jack Benter sat out with illness as Liam Murphy returned to contribute, and the Boilermakers host No. 10 Iowa State on Saturday.