Overview
- Oscar Cluff scored 21 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 20 as Purdue dominated key interior stretches and sealed the game at the stripe.
- Braden Smith posted 14 points and 11 assists, repeatedly finding Kaufman-Renn in pick-and-roll actions that broke the game open early in the second half.
- Purdue made nine of its first 11 shots after halftime to build a double-digit lead that Michigan never cut below five in the final minutes.
- The Boilermakers completed a four-games-in-four-days run after wins over Northwestern, Nebraska and UCLA to reach the final.
- The championship is Purdue’s third Big Ten Tournament title and first since 2023, and the result bolsters Purdue’s seed as projections still place Michigan on the No. 1 line.