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6 Players Score in Double Figures to Lead #1 Purdue Past Oakland6 Players Score in Double Figures to Lead #1 Purdue Past Oakland

6 Players Score in Double Figures to Lead #1 Purdue Past Oakland

Braden Smith had 20 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds in the win over Oakland.

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[1] Purdue 87, Oakland 77 (Postgame Notes)

  • 1-ranked Purdue outlasted a pesky Oakland squad 87-77 at Mackey Arena on Friday night to improve to 2-0 on the season.
  • The Boilermakers are 2-0 (or better) for the 17th time in Matt Painter’s 21 seasons, including for the fifth straight season.
  • Purdue had six players score 10 or more points for the first time since Feb. 21, 2017, against Penn State.
  • Purdue was just 5-of-20 from 3-point range in the opening half, but went 8-of-15 in the second half. Purdue averaged 1.09 points per possession in the opening 20 minutes, but was at 1.53 points per possession in the second half.
  • Purdue had five players make two or more 3-pointers.
  • Purdue’s had just five turnovers in the contest, including one in the first half. Purdue’s 4.40 assist-to-turnover ratio (22-to-5) is the 10th-best ratio in school history.
  • Purdue was outrebounded by 10 in the opening half, but outrebounded Oakland by eight boards in the second half.
  • The win was Purdue’s 34th straight non-conference win at Mackey Arena.
  • Purdue improved to 30-1 (.968) in the month of November since the start of the 2021-22 season – the best mark in the country.
  • Purdue is 108-5 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring 80 or more points.
  • Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer tied a school record on Friday, by making their 112th consecutive start (Bruce Parkinson – also 112 straight starts).
  • Braden Smith scored 20 points with 9 assists and 7 rebounds, moving past 1,400 career points. Smith moved into 63rd on the NCAA career assists list (778 assists).
  • Purdue improved to 17-1 during his career when Braden Smith scores 20 or more points.
  • Oscar Cluff tied a career high with four blocked shots.
  • Purdue’s seven blocked shots were the most for the Boilermakers since Nov. 6, 2023, vs. Samford (10).

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. (AP) — Braden Smith scored 20 points with 9 assists and 7 rebounds to lead six Purdue scorers in doubles figures as the No. 1 Boilermakers topped Oakland 87-77 on Friday night.

Fletcher Loyer scored 15 points and Oscar Cluff and C.J. Cox added 14 points apiece for Purdue (2-0). Jack Benter and Liam Murphy each scored 11 points for the Boilermakers.

Ziare Wells led the Golden Grizzlies (0-2) with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Nassim Mashhour added 15.

Purdue shook off a slow start and shot 47%, while Oakland shot 44%. The Boilermakers made 13 of 35 shots from 3-point range, while the Golden Grizzlies went 8 for 26 from long distance.

The game was tied at 35-all at halftime before the Boilermakers moved nine points ahead at 53-44 with 15:37 left. But, Purdue couldn’t shake the Golden Grizzlies until late.

Loyer and Cox hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Purdue an 83-69 lead with 2:54 remaining.

Murphy hit a 3-pointer with 5 seconds left in the opening half to lift Purdue into a tie at the break.