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#1 Purdue Suffers First Loss of Season to #10 Iowa State

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#10 Iowa State 81, #1 Purdue 58 (Postgame Notes)

  • Purdue suffered its first loss of the season, falling to 8-1 overall with an 81-58 loss to Iowa State at Mackey Arena on Saturday.
  • The 58 points were the fewest for the Boilermakers in Mackey Arena since scoring 58 against Maryland (58-55 win) on Jan. 22, 2023.
  • Iowa State shot 59.4 percent from the field in the second half, and made 7-of-12 (.583) from long range.
  • Purdue fell to a nation’s-best 48-4 in non-conference play since the start of the 2021-22 season (losses to #15 Marquette, #17 Texas A&M, #2 Auburn, #10 Iowa State). Iowa State owns the second-best record at 52-6.
  • Braden Smith recorded a statsheet-stuffer game (at least 5 in 3 categories with 11 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Smith moved into a tie for 36th on the NCAA career assists list (837).
  • Oscar Cluff and Daniel Jacobsen combined to go 9-of-12 from the field for 20 points and nine rebounds. The rest of the Boilermakers went just 15-of-47 (.319) from the field.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 10 Iowa State shot 59.4 percent in the second half and forced 10 turnovers after halftime to hand No. 1 Purdue its first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon at Mackey Arena.

The Cyclones improved to 9-0 with the 81-58 victory over the Boilermakers, which fell to 8-1 on the season. 

Purdue trailed only 35-31 at halftime, but the Cyclones used a 13-2 run to start the second half and Purdue got no closer than 10 points the rest of the way in losing its first non-conference, regular-season home game since Nov. 9, 2019.

The Boilermakers had 10 turnovers in the second half, and only outrebounded the Cyclones 33-32 for the contest. Purdue also shot just 4-of-18 (.222) from 3-point range, 40.7 percent from the field and went just 6-of-14 from the free throw line.

Braden Smith led Purdue with 11 points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals, while going 5-of-9 from the field. Oscar Cluff added 10 points and six rebounds (5-of-6 FGs), while Daniel Jacobsen added 10 points, three rebounds and one block (4-of-6 FGs).

The Boilermakers will host Minnesota on Wednesday in their Big Ten home opener.