No. 10 Purdue takes on the Indiana Hoosiers after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 91-64 win over the Michigan Wolverines.
Purdue set the tone from the opening jump on Friday night. The defensive effort and Braden Smith's impressive night led to a blowout win over Michigan.
Purdue point guard Braden Smith took a loss Tuesday night personally. So Friday night, he took charge — right from the start. He turned an opening possession steal into a breakaway layup, and finished with 24 points,
Midway through the first half, Purdue took a 20-point lead on Michigan thanks to a beautiful alley-oop pass from Braden Smith to Cam Heide.
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Braden Smith, fueled by self-blame, amassed an unprecedented night in an attention-grabbing victory over Michigan.
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue basketball responded to its first disappointing result in a month with its most dominant performance of the season. Plenty of high marks to go around for the No. 12 Boilermakers’ 91-64 victory over No. 20 Michigan at Mackey Arena.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 11 Purdue rout No. 21 Michigan 91-64 on Friday night.
With his dominant performance, Braden Smith took control of Michigan from the jump and performed strong until the end.
No. 10 Purdue hosts Indiana tonight for the first of two meetings this season between the arch-rivals. The Boilermakers enter 16-5 overall and 8-2 in the Big Ten while the Hoosiers are 14-7 and 5-5. Purdue is in second place in the conference,
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Indiana’s frontcourt could give Purdue problems, but the Hoosiers’ perimeter defense will have to be much sharper against the Boilermakers than it’s been in rec