Braden Smith He had 24 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 11 Bordeaux Defeat No. 21 Michigan 91-64 Friday night.
Smith was 10 of 17 players on the field and had just one turnover in 37 minutes to nearly join Joe Barry Carroll as the only Purdue players to have a triple-double. Carroll had 16 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks against Arizona in December 1977.
Fletcher Loyer He added 18 points and Trey Kaufman Rain It was 15 as Boilermakers (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) rebounded from their first home loss of the season Tuesday night to Ohio State with a thunderous celebration in the 500th Big Ten game at Mackey Arena.
Vladislav Goldin He scored 14 points for Michigan (14-5, 6-2) in its second loss in a row. Trey Donaldson, Nemari Burnett and Rudy Gill Jr. got 11 points each.
But the excited Smith made sure This game has never been closer.
Purdue opened on a 13-2 run and led 36-13 midway through the first half. The Boilermakers led by 29 before settling for their largest halftime lead of the season at 51-26.
Ready meals
Michigan: Dusty May’s team has played well this season, but was not ready to face Purdue. the Wolverine He had five turnovers in the first 3 1/2 minutes.
Bordeaux: The Boilermakers had something to prove after losing to the Buckeyes on Tuesday. They dominated from start to finish.
Key moment
Purdue quickly set the tone with a steal by Smith on the opening possession. C.J. Cox He followed that up by forcing a jump ball, and another turnover, on Michigan’s second possession.
Key statistics
Michigan had 22 turnovers and shot 6 of 29 3-pointers.
the next
Michigan hosts Penn State on Monday night. Purdue hosts Indiana on Friday night.
Associated Press report.
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