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#12 Purdue Bounces Back With Rout of Maryland

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[12] Purdue 93, Maryland 63 (Postgame Notes)

  • 12-ranked Purdue stopped a three-game losing streak with a 93-63 win over Maryland at the Xfinity Center on Sunday afternoon. The win improves Purdue’s record to 18-4 overall and 8-3 in the Big Ten Conference.
  • The 30-point victory was the largest margin of defeat for Maryland in the history of the Xfinity Center and marked the worst home loss since Jan. 3, 1998, vs. Duke (104-72). It was the fifth worst home loss in Maryland history.
  • It was Purdue’s largest margin of victory in Big Ten play since defeating Michigan 99-67 (32 points) on Jan. 23, 2024. It was Purdue’s largest margin of victory in a Big Ten road game since an 81-47 (34 points) win at Minnesota on Jan. 13, 2018.
  • It marked Purdue’s seventh win of 25 or more points this season, the fifth most in a season in school history.
  • Purdue improved to 11-6 all-time against Maryland, having won three straight games and five of the last six meetings. Today’s margin marked the first time in series history that the game was decided by more than 14 points.
  • Purdue has now won 133 straight games when scoring 90 or more points, dating to Nov. 24, 1987, vs. Iowa State.
  • Purdue improved to 133-5 (.964) under Matt Painter when scoring at least 80 points and shooting 50.0 percent from the field.
  • Purdue went 15-of-30 (.500) from long range, setting a season-high for 3-pointers in a game. Purdue has won 12 straight games when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game.
  • Fletcher Loyer scored 29 points, the second-highest total of his career, with three assists and two rebounds. He went 7-of-10 from the field, moving into second place on the school’s career 3-pointers made list with 252. Carsen Edwards is the career record holder with 281.
  • Loyer’s seven made 3-pointers are tied for the second most in a road game in school history behind Carsen Edwards’ eight triples against Penn State on Jan. 31, 2019.
  • Purdue improved to 21-0 during Fletcher Loyer’s career when he makes four or more 3-pointers in a game.
  • Braden Smith added 19 points and six assists, his 11th straight game scoring in double-figures. Smith went 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from deep.
  • In Big Ten play only, Smith is averaging 18.5 points, 8.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds, while shooting 56.1 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from 3-point range and 88.0 percent from the free throw line.
  • Smith became the fifth player in NCAA history with 1,700 points (1,711) and 950 assists (954) in his career, joining Bobby Hurley, Keith Jennings, Greg Anthony and Sherman Douglas. He is the only one of the five to have at least 500 rebounds and he has 615.
  • Smith also moved into ninth place on the NCAA career assists list with 954. He is tied with Kansas’ Aaron Miles (2002-05) and passed Greg Anthony in today’s game.
  • He also moved past Glenn Robinson into 13th place on the school’s career scoring list.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith gave No. 12 Purdue a commanding lead with an early 3-point barrage, and the Boilermakers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 93-63 victory over Maryland on Sunday.

Loyer scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half, when he Smith went a combined 9 of 12 from beyond the arc. The Boilermakers (18-4, 8-3) led 49-28 at halftime. Smith finished with 19 points. He needs one more to become the first player in Big Ten history to reach 1,000 career points and 500 assists in conference games.

Andre Mills scored 18 points for Maryland (8-13, 1-9), which continues to struggle under new coach Buzz Williams. This was the most lopsided defeat for the Terrapins in this arena, where they started playing in 2002.

Purdue was ranked No. 4 in the country before losing in succession to UCLA, Illinois and rival Indiana. But the schedule eased a bit with this game against Maryland and a matchup next weekend with an Oregon team that’s also near the bottom of the Big Ten.

Purdue raced out to a 10-2 lead against the Terps, with Loyer making two 3-pointers. Then Smith made a couple of 3s during an 11-0 spurt that made it 25-7.

Loyer added three more 3s and a free throw in an 11-2 run that pushed Purdue’s lead to 25 shortly before halftime.

This was by far the most lopsided result of the series, which didn’t begin until 2015 after Maryland joined the Big Ten. Purdue is 11-6 against the Terrapins, but this was only the second double-digit victory by the Boilermakers.