Overview
- Braden Smith delivered 29 points with 21 after halftime, adding 7 rebounds and 4 assists while closing from the free-throw line.
- In his season debut, Trey Kaufman-Renn posted 19 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, including eight offensive boards.
- Purdue finished plus-24 on the glass at 52–28 with a 19–7 offensive rebounding edge, offsetting a turnover deficit in the possession battle highlighted by Matt Painter.
- Kaufman-Renn experienced late cramps rather than a recurrence of his hip issue and returned after brief treatment.
- The win was cited as Purdue’s first AP top-10 nonconference road victory since December 1982 and their third straight over Alabama, with Akron up next.