Purdue set the tone from the opening jump on Friday night. The defensive effort and Braden Smith's impressive night led to a blowout win over Michigan.
Braden Smith, fueled by self-blame, amassed an unprecedented night in an attention-grabbing victory over Michigan.
Purdue point guard Braden Smith took Tuesday night’s loss personally. So Friday, he took charge — right from the start.
Purdue point guard Braden Smith took Tuesday night’s loss personally. So Friday, he took charge — right from the start. He turned an opening possession
No. 21 Michigan takes on No. 11 Purdue, who is coming off of a home loss, in a clash of two of the best team in the Big Ten.
After winning five straight games by an average of 22.2 points per game, Big Ten Network analyst Trent Meacham believes Purdue is the hottest Big Ten team.
Purdue played six games in 16 days and now will get two days off this week ahead of Friday's game against Indiana.
Michigan coach Dusty May was thoroughly impressed by the environment at Purdue's Mackey Arena on Friday night, calling it, 'more impressive' than he thought.
No team in college basketball has a better record against top-25 opponents than Purdue. With Friday's win over No. 21 Michigan, the Boilers are now 23-9.
Illinois faces the Purdue Boilermakers after Kendall Bostic scored 20 points in Illinois' 85-60 win against the Northwestern Wildcats.
Fourteen ranked teams took at least one loss over the last seven days and nine of them fell to unranked opponents, setting up what should be plenty of movement Monday when the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll is updated.
Maryland shot 49% from the field (30 of 61) and was 12 of 24 from 3-point range. Rodney Rice hit 5 of 7 from beyond the arc and finished with 23 points for Maryland. Ja'Kobe Gillespie was 4 of 10 from deep to add 18 points with nine assists. Miguel added 15 points and Julian Reese added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Queen pulled down 11 rebounds.