- Purdue improved to 26-3 overall and 15-3 in the Big Ten Conference with an 80-74 win over Michigan State in Mackey Arena.
- The win clinched a share of the Big Ten title for the second straight year and Purdue still holds a two-game lead with two games to play.
- Purdue has now won consecutive Big Ten titles for the first time since the "threepeat" in 1994, 1995 and 1996. The Boilermakers have won four Big Ten regular-season titles in the last eight years (2017, 2019, 2023, 2024).
- Matt Painter has now won five Big Ten regular-season titles, tied for the seventh most in Big Ten history. In the last 50 years, only Bob Knight (11), Tom Izzo (10) and Gene Keady (6) have won more league titles.
- The win was the 57th Big Ten win for the senior class (last four years), tying a school record for most wins by a class in league play.
- Purdue has won at least 15 games in Big Ten play for the second straight year, the first time since 1995 and 1996 it has won 15 or more league games in consecutive seasons. Purdue has now won 15 or more league games in four of the last seven seasons.
- The victory over Michigan State was Purdue's nation-leading 10th quad-1 win of the season.
- The win was Matt Painter's 17th win against Tom Izzo, the most for a coach against the Hall of Famer. Painter is now 17-16 against Izzo during his career.
- Purdue has won eight of the last nine games against Michigan State, including four straight wins. The Boilermakers have won seven in a row at home against the Spartans.
- The win was Purdue's 16th straight at home, now tied for the seventh-longest streak in America. Purdue will look for its third unbeaten season in Mackey Arena next Sunday against Wisconsin (2011, 2019).
- Purdue's 84 wins over the last three seasons are now the most in school history.
- Purdue needs just one more regular-season win to tie the school record for most regular-season victories in school history.
- Purdue is 89-3 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points.
- Purdue is 66-6 since the start of the 2017-18 season when making at least 10, 3-pointers.
- Purdue has won 46 straight games when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its foe.
- Zach Edey recorded his 60th career double-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots.
- Edey moved into 12th on Purdue's single-season scoring list (696 points).
- Edey surpassed 2,200 career points in the win and moved into 10th place on the Big Ten's all-time career scoring list (2,229 points).
- Edey moved into fourth place on Purdue's career blocked shots list (211).
- Edey and Navy's David Robinson (1984-87) are the only players in NCAA history with at least 2,200 points, 1,100 rebounds, 200 blocks and to shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field.
- Edey recorded his 15th career 30-10 game. No other current active player has more than four.
- In Zach Edey's last three games against Michigan State, he has averaged 34.0 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game after going for 32 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Braden Smith scored 23 points with nine rebounds, three assists and a steal. Smith surpassed 700 career points in the win.
- For the season, Smith now has 379 points, 206 assists, 172 rebounds and 50 steals. Smith and Michigan State's Magic Johnson (1979) are the only players in Big Ten history with 375 points, 200 assists, 170 rebounds and 50 steals in a season.
- Fletcher Loyer tallied 15 points and three assists, going 4-of-6 from 3-point range.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Zach Edey had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Braden Smith added 23 points and nine boards, and No. 2 Purdue beat Michigan State 80-74 on Saturday night to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship.
Gold confetti fell from the Mackey Arena rafters as Purdue celebrated its conference-best 26th title. With a win in either of their final two games, the Boilermakers (26-3, 15-3) would claim their second straight outright regular-season crown.
The last Big Ten team to win back-to-back outright regular-season titles was Ohio State in 2006 and 2007.
Michigan State (17-12, 9-9) shot just 39% and lost its third straight. Tyson Walker had 14 points and seven rebounds, Jaden Akins scored 13, Malik Hall added 12 and Xavier Booker 11.
Fletcher Loyer finished with 15 points for Purdue, which won for the 16th consecutive time at home.
The Boilermakers ran out to a 15-point lead on Edey's three-point play with 14:26 to go. Michigan State had an answer. A.J. Hoggard drained an open 3-pointer from the left wing to trim the deficit to 58-55, prompting a timeout by Purdue coach Matt Painter with 9:13 remaining.
Out of the break, Smith knocked down a 3 and Purdue held steady from there. Michigan State never got closer than five in the final three minutes. Mason Gillis' 3 with 56.3 seconds remaining extended Purdue's cushion to 77-69.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo called a timeout with 1:46 left in the first half after Edey scored eight points in just more than two minutes to turn a 28-27 deficit into a 35-30 Purdue lead.
Smith then drained a 3 on the other end for a 38-30 advantage, Purdue's largest to that point after it had trailed by eight early. Walker knocked down a 3 as time expired in the first half to send the Spartans to the locker room down 38-35.