#1 Michigan 91, #7 Purdue 80 (Postgame Notes)
- 1-ranked Michigan defeated No. 7 Purdue 91-80 to stop Purdue’s four-game winning streak and drop the Boilermakers to 21-5 overall and 11-4 in the Big Ten standings.
- Purdue has now lost three games in Mackey Arena for the first time since the 2019-20 season (five losses).
- Purdue fell to 3-21 all-time against No. 1-ranked teams and 1-6 against No. 1 in games played in Mackey Arena. Purdue was looking for its first win over No. 1 at home since the 1978-79 season (Michigan State).
- Purdue has lost three straight games to Michigan, the longest-active losing streak against a Big Ten opponent.
- Purdue fell to 4-2 against Michigan when both teams were ranked in the top 10.
- Purdue averaged 1.03 points per possession in the first half and was outrebounded 21-14 in the first half. In the second half, Purdue averaged 1.33 points per possession and was outrebounded 18-17.
- Purdue scored 80 points, but shot under 40.0 percent in a regulation game for the first time since Nov. 8, 2022, vs. Milwaukee (84 points; 37.5 percent FGs). It marked only the second time under Matt Painter that has happened in a regulation game.
- Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue is now 17-20 (.459) when allowing a run of 10-0 or larger. Michigan used a 16-0 run in the first half to take control of the game.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a season-high 27 points with 12 rebounds. In four games against top-10 teams, Kaufman-Renn is averaging 13.8 rebounds per game.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn is just the third player in the last 20 years to have at least 27 points and 12 rebounds against the No. 1 team in the country. He joins Texas Tech’s J.T. Toppin vs. Arizona (Feb. 14, 2026) and North Carolina’s Luke Maye vs. Duke (Feb. 20, 2019).
- Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith tied the school record with their 136th start, matching the mark set by E’Twaun Moore (2008-11).
- Fletcher Loyer made his 263rd career 3-pointer, now 18 shy of tying Carsen Edwards (2017-19) for the school record.
- Braden Smith recorded his 24th career game of 20 points, with 20 points (all in the second half) with six assists and four steals. Smith moved into 5th place on the NCAA career assists list (986). He passed East Tennessee State legend Keith Jennings (983).
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Elliot Cadeau scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half Tuesday night, and Aday Mara added 10 points and 11 rebounds to send No. 1 Michigan past No. 7 Purdue 91-80.
Trey McKinney, Yaxel Lendeborg and L.J. Cason each had 13 points for the Wolverines, who won their 11th straight and took a big step toward capturing their first outright Big Ten regular-season title in five years.
The win came one day after Michigan (25-1, 15-1) moved into the nation's top spot for the first time since January 2013.
It was the 7-foot-3 Mara's early tone-setting presence that helped the Wolverines turn the tables on Purdue's usually dominant front line as two-time national player of the year Zach Edey watched from the second row. Mara made each of his first four shots on the way to a 10-point, eight-rebound first half. He spent most of the second half in foul trouble, finishing 4 of 6 from the field as Michigan had a 39-31 rebounding advantage.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a season high 27 points to lead Boilermakers on a night most of his teammates struggled. Braden Smith added 20 points as the Boilermakers (21-5, 11-4) had their four-game winning streak end. They now trail Michigan by 3 1/2 games in the league race.
Michigan took control quickly by using an early 13-0 spurt to take a 23-10 lead. A 14-4 scoring flurry gave Michigan a comfortable 44-22 cushion with 4:23 left in the first half, forcing Purdue to play catchup the rest of the night.