Overview
- Purdue opened the second half on a 31-4 run, holding Minnesota to two baskets over nearly 11 minutes to turn a 35-32 game into a rout.
- Braden Smith produced 15 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and five steals, moving within one assist of joining the 1,500-850-550 career club.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Oscar Cluff (14 points, 11 rebounds) recorded double-doubles, and Fletcher Loyer added 10 points.
- The Boilermakers dominated the interior with a 46-23 rebounding edge and a 40-24 advantage in points in the paint.
- Purdue improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten, while Minnesota dropped to 5-5 and 1-1 with injuries and foul trouble limiting its rotation.