Overview
- Freshman Jack Benter came off the bench for a career-high 20 points on 7-for-7 shooting, hitting all six of his 3-point attempts.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn posted 15 points and 12 rebounds as Purdue logged a 45-21 edge in bench points, with Daniel Jacobsen adding 11 on 7-for-7 free throws.
- Purdue shot 56% from the field and 17 of 19 at the line, won the boards 40-28, and finished plus-7 in turnovers with 15 forced and only eight committed.
- Kent State entered averaging more than 94 points per game but was held to 60 on 34% shooting, as leading scorer-rebounder Delrecco Gillespie was limited to nine points and four rebounds.
- The Boilermakers improved to 12-1 with a fourth straight win; Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists and sits nine shy of the Big Ten career assists record ahead of Saturday's game at Wisconsin.