No. 7 Purdue basketball can’t deal with No. 1 Michigan, falling 91-80.
Trey Kaufman-Renn does his best to keep the Boilermakers in it, scoring 27 points with 11 rebounds. Braden Smith scores all 20 of his points in the second half, and has 6 assists and 4 steals. Fletcher Loyer scores 11. Purdue shoots 39% from the field and 8-of-26 on 3-pointers.
The Wolverines win their 11th straight game by shooting 53% from the field with 13-of-23 from 3-point range. Elliot Cadeau has 17 points and 7 assists to lead a balanced Michigan attack that includes an 8-rebound advantage. Six Michigan players reach double figures. Morez Johnson Jr. has 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Aday Mara has 10 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out.
Purdue leads in the opening minutes before Michigan goes up by as many as 22 points in the first half. Gicarri Harris steals a pass and scores to cut Purdue’s deficit to 81-73 at the 2-minute mark.
Purdue (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten) hosts Indiana (17-9, 8-7) on Friday night. The Hoosiers beat the Boilermakers 72-67 in Bloomington on Jan. 27.
Michigan basketball score tonight vs. Purdue
Michigan 79, Purdue 63, 4:16 left 2H: Purdue cuts its deficit to 74-63 on a Trey Kaufman-Renn and-1 with 5:11 left.
Elliot Cadeau leads Michigan basketball vs. Purdue
Michigan 62, Purdue 47, 11:43 left 2H: Elliot Cadeau has become Michigan’s go-to offensive player, with 15 points and 6 assists. Trey Kaufman-Renn has almost half of Purdue’s points (22).
Purdue basketball score tonight vs. Michigan
Michigan 56, Purdue 42, 14:42 left 2H: Purdue briefly cuts its deficit to 13 points before a 5-point Michigan surge.
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes Purdue’s first 2 free throw attempts of the game at the 18:09 mark. Braden Smith gets his first basket at the 18:33 mark with a fadeaway jumper over Aday Mara. Purdue big men Oscar Cluff and Daniel Jacobsen have 3 fouls each.
Purdue basketball score tonight vs. Michigan
Michigan 48, Purdue 32, halftime: Trey Kaufman-Renn has 14 points, while Fletcher Loyer and Omer Mayer have 8 each. Braden Smith has 0 points and 5 assists, most in the opening stint.
Seven Michigan players have made a 3-pointer and it has 14 assists on 16 made baskets. Yaxel Lendeborg has 10 points, while Aday Mara has 10 with 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. The Wolverines are +7 in rebounding.
Michigan basketball is making 3-pointers vs. Purdue
Michigan 42, Purdue 22, 4:17 left 1H: The Wolverines are 8-of-16 on 3-pointers. Timeout, Purdue. Michigan averages 9 made 3s per game.
Purdue basketball score tonight vs. Michigan
Michigan 31, Purdue 20, 6:48 left 1H: Michigan has 5 offensive rebounds and has a 14-9 edge overall. Omer Mayer hits a 3, snapping Michigan’s 15-0 run. Purdue’s Oscar Cluff has two fouls, one of them flagrant.
Michigan basketball extends lead over Purdue
Michigan 21, Purdue 11, 9:37 left 1H: Michigan’s scoring run reaches 11 points as Purdue misses several shots near the basket. The Boilers are 5-of-17 from the field.
Michigan basketball score tonight vs. Purdue
Crowd favorite Yaxel Lendeborg has 5 points for Michigan. Trey Kaufman-Renn has 6 points, and he attempted 7 of Purdue’s 11 shots. Roddy Gayle’s 3-pointer gives Michigan its first lead at 8-7.
Fletcher Loyer is hot early for Purdue basketball vs. Michigan
Purdue 7, Michigan 5, 15:13 left 1H: Fletcher Loyer scores the game’s first 5 points. He is averaging 19.4 points during their four-game winning streak after averaging just 6.3 during their three-game losing skid.
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