Overview
- The Boilermakers moved to 14-1 overall and 4-0 in Big Ten play, matching a school-best start and extending their winning streak to five.
- Braden Smith scored 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting with seven assists, hit late free throws, and pushed his career assist total to 900 after a pregame ceremony.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn delivered 14 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists, with C.J. Cox adding 11 points and Daniel Jacobsen scoring 10.
- Purdue led 45-28 at halftime and by 22 early in the second half before turnovers and foul trouble helped Washington trim the gap to single digits in the final minutes.
- Washington dropped to 9-6 and 1-3 in the Big Ten as Hannes Steinbach led with 17 points for a short-handed Huskies team; Purdue hosts Penn State on Saturday, and Washington begins a homestand against Ohio State.