Overview
- Purdue moved to 12-1 in its nonconference finale and next visits Wisconsin to open Big Ten play on Saturday.
- Freshman Jack Benter came off the bench for a career-high 20 points on 6-for-6 three-point shooting, and he has made 10 straight threes over three games, per Yahoo Sports.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn posted 15 points and 12 rebounds, Fletcher Loyer scored 19, Braden Smith added 12 points with eight assists, and Daniel Jacobsen scored 11 on 7-for-7 free throws.
- The Boilermakers shot 56% from the field and 17-for-19 at the line, won the glass 40-28, outscored the Kent State bench 45-21, and committed eight turnovers to the Golden Flashes’ 15.
- Purdue’s defense held Kent State—entering at over 94 points per game—to 60 on 34% shooting and limited national rebounding leader Delrecco Gillespie to nine points and four boards, with a late review upgrading a foul on Deandre Jones to flagrant.