Overview
- Purdue beat Memphis 80-71 behind Fletcher Loyer’s 20 points, including 18 after halftime, and C.J. Cox’s 18 with four threes.
- A 12-0 late run flipped a 64-61 deficit into control for the Boilermakers, with Braden Smith dishing 11 assists despite a cold shooting night.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn posted 12 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out, and Purdue improved to 5-0 after a physical game with three technicals.
- Memphis fell to 1-3 for its worst start since 2000–01, went 4-for-19 from deep, and was without 6-foot-11 center Thierno Sylla for the trip.
- Texas Tech edged Wake Forest 84-83 to set the title matchup with Purdue on Friday in Nassau.