No. 1 Purdue basketball takes care of business in its Big Ten road opener, beating Rutgers 81-65.
Trey Kaufman-Renn has 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Braden Smith has 16 points and 8 assists. Fletcher Loyer adds 12 points and Gicarri Harris 11 first-half points off the bench.
Dylan Grant and Harun Zrno lead the Scarlet Knights (5-4) with 13 points each.
The Boilermakers (8-0) host No. 13 Iowa State (7-0) on Saturday.
Purdue basketball score vs. Rutgers
Purdue 66, Rutgers 48, 7:53 left 2H: The Boilers are +9 on rebounds and have committed just 5 turnovers.
Trey Kaufman-Renn has another double-double
Purdue 59, Rutgers 39, 11:19 left 2H: Trey Kaufman-Renn has 14 points and 11 rebounds, his fourth double-double in six games. He missed the first two Purdue games due to injury.
Purdue basketball score vs. Rutgers
Purdue 51, Rutgers 29, 16:42 left 2H: The Boilermakers reel off a 9-0 run to extend their lead. Timeout, Rutgers. Braden Smith has 16 points and 6 assists.
Purdue halftime score vs. Rutgers: Boilermakers hot from 3-point range
Purdue 40, Rutgers 27: Braden Smith and Gicarri Harris have 11 points each, and both have 3 3-pointers. Trey Kaufman-Renn has 9 points and 8 rebounds. The Boilers are 7-of-14 from long range.
Purdue score tonight vs. Rutgers
Purdue 30, Rutgers 19, 3:38 left 1H: Trey Kaufman-Renn’s and-1 stops a 10-0 Rutgers run and starts a 10-point Purdue surge.
Rutgers score vs. Purdue
Purdue 20, Rutgers 17, 7:52 left 1H: Gicarri Harris makes a 3, but Rutgers scores 8 straight over 3+ minutes to narrow its deficit.
Purdue score tonight vs. Rutgers: Boilermakers remain hot
Purdue 17, Rutgers 8, 12:00 left 2H: Daniel Jacobsen dunks and has made 20 consecutive field-goal attempts. He also has 2 fouls. Braden Smith sinks another 3-pointer.
Purdue basketball score vs. Rutgers tonight: Braden Smith is hot early
Purdue 8, Rutgers 6, 15:49 left 1H: Braden Smith already has a pair of 3-pointers.
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Purdue basketball availability report tonight vs. Rutgers; Jack Benter is out
Jack Benter (illness) is out. Liam Murphy (shoulder), who has missed five games, is off the availability report. Dorian Jones of Rutgers is out for the season.
Purdue basketball predictions vs. Rutgers tonight, Dec. 2
Nathan Baird, IndyStar: Purdue 78-66
“The Boilers have lost five of their last six Big Ten road openers — including one at Rutgers — and the lone victory came in overtime. But this seems like a matchup for which Oscar Cluff and Trey Kaufman-Renn are well-situated to thrive inside.”
Sam King, Journal & Courier: Purdue 81-73
“Matt Painter’s Purdue teams have had an incredible run in recent years. However, not so much in Big Ten road openers. The Boilermakers have lost six of their last seven, including at Penn State last season and at Northwestern a season prior when the Boilers were a Final Four team. The lone win in that stretch came at Nebraska in overtime three seasons ago. With Michigan and Michigan State looking like real threats to Purdue’s Big Ten title chances, the Boilermakers must get off on the right foot. And they will, but not as easily as you might think.”
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