Overview
- Fletcher Loyer scored 29 points with 21 before halftime as Purdue finished 52.7% from the field and 15 of 30 from three.
- Braden Smith tallied 19 points and is one point shy of becoming the first Big Ten player with 1,000 conference points and 500 conference assists.
- The Boilermakers moved to 18-4 overall and 8-3 in league play; Maryland dropped to 8-13, 1-9 in its most lopsided loss at Xfinity Center.
- Purdue controlled the boards 37-26, converted 11 offensive rebounds into 19 second-chance points, and outscored Maryland 22-4 off turnovers.
- The rebound win followed a three-game skid to UCLA, Illinois and Indiana after a players-only meeting, and Purdue next hosts Oregon on Saturday.