BRNO, Czech Republic – The Purdue men's basketball team put the finishing touches on an unbeaten European trip with a 71-61 win over BK Brno – a team playing in the highest division of the Czech Republic's professional league.
Purdue played Monday's game short-handed, missing key players Zach Edey (Canadian National Team), Ethan Morton (hamstring), Camden Heide (back) and Myles Colvin (passport issue).
However, the Boilermakers rode the shoulders of their three main big men en route to the win.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points with 15 rebounds, Caleb Furst added 16 points and seven rebounds and Will Berg had eight points and six rebounds. The trio combined to shoot 21-of-35 from the field, while the rest of the team struggled to find the range, shooting just 7-of-35. Purdue was just 3-of-18 from long range.
Kaufman-Renn finished the tour averaging 18.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Furst joined him in double figures at 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Despite playing just three games, Colvin averaged 13.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, while making 8-of-12 from long distance.
Braden Smith was masterful at the point guard position, averaging 7.8 points, 10.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game. He had a gaudy 6.00 (42 / 7) assist-to-turnover ratio.
The Boilermakers ended the tour with a 4-0 record and will return Friday with stops left in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Lake Como, Italy.
The season opener will be Nov. 6, when Samford visits Mackey Arena. Purdue will travel to Arkansas for a charity exhibiton game on Oct. 28.
Purdue played Monday's game short-handed, missing key players Zach Edey (Canadian National Team), Ethan Morton (hamstring), Camden Heide (back) and Myles Colvin (passport issue).
However, the Boilermakers rode the shoulders of their three main big men en route to the win.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points with 15 rebounds, Caleb Furst added 16 points and seven rebounds and Will Berg had eight points and six rebounds. The trio combined to shoot 21-of-35 from the field, while the rest of the team struggled to find the range, shooting just 7-of-35. Purdue was just 3-of-18 from long range.
Kaufman-Renn finished the tour averaging 18.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Furst joined him in double figures at 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Despite playing just three games, Colvin averaged 13.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, while making 8-of-12 from long distance.
Braden Smith was masterful at the point guard position, averaging 7.8 points, 10.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game. He had a gaudy 6.00 (42 / 7) assist-to-turnover ratio.
The Boilermakers ended the tour with a 4-0 record and will return Friday with stops left in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Lake Como, Italy.
The season opener will be Nov. 6, when Samford visits Mackey Arena. Purdue will travel to Arkansas for a charity exhibiton game on Oct. 28.