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No. 12 Purdue Ends Slide With 93-63 Rout at Maryland

Hot shooting reasserted Purdue's offensive identity, easing pressure in the Big Ten race.

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.