Overview
- Senior guard Fletcher Loyer poured in a career-high 30 points and made seven 3-pointers as Purdue opened 1-0.
- Braden Smith recorded 11 assists to reach 769 for his career, passing Illinois' Bruce Douglas for third in Big Ten history.
- Purdue was without preseason all-conference forward Trey Kaufman-Renn due to a hip injury, and Evansville missed MVC Defensive Player of the Year Connor Turnbull.
- The victory extended Purdue’s nonconference home winning streak to 33 games at Mackey Arena.
- Purdue hosts Oakland on Friday before a road trip to Alabama next week.