- No. 13-ranked Purdue improved to 4-0 with a 87-78 win over No. 2-ranked Alabama in front of 14,876 fans in Mackey Arena.
- Alabama was the highest-ranked, non-conference opponent that Purdue has ever beaten in Mackey Arena.
- Purdue is now 6-6 in its last 12 games played against the AP No. 2-ranked team.
- Purdue is now 4-0 for the fourth straight season (8-0 in 2021-22, 13-0 in 2022-23, 7-0 in 2023-24).
- Purdue has now won 39 straight regular-season, non-conference games, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in NCAA history. Eight of the wins have come against teams ranked in the top 11 of the AP poll, including six coming against the top seven.
- Purdue has won 25 straight games in the month of November with seven of the wins coming against teams ranked in the nation's top 11 of the AP poll. With Arizona falling, Purdue has the nation's-longest win streak in the month of March.
- Purdue is now 10-2 since the 2021-22 season against top-10 ranked teams, and 20-6 against ranked teams. Both marks are the best in the country.
- Purdue has won 21 straight home games, and 30 straight games against non-conference opposition.
- Purdue has won 12 of its last 15 games against top-15 ranked teams.
- Purdue is now 96-19 since the start of the 2021-22 season.
- Purdue's three turnovers tied the school record for the fewest turnovers in a game.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds and four assists.
- Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points with two rebounds and two assists. In last year's contest with Alabama, Loyer had four points, going 0-of-5 from the field.
- Braden Smith tallied his 11th career double-double with 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, while committing just one turnover. He is the first player in at least the last 25 years to have at least 17 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds against a top-2 ranked opponent.
- Smith moved into third place on Purdue's career assists list with 483 in just 78 games. He only trails Bruce Parkinson (690) and Brian Walker (572).
- Smith also moved into 23rd on the Big Ten's all-time assists list.
- C.J. Cox scored 11 points, including three straight 3-pointers as Purdue turned a two-point deficit into a seven-point lead.
- Purdue's bench scored 27 points, going 8-of-13 from the field to go along with 14 rebounds.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and freshman C.J. Cox scored nine of his 11 points during a game-turning 13-0 run midway through the second half to help No. 13 Purdue get past No. 2 Alabama 87-78 on Friday night.
The Boilermakers (4-0) have won 21 consecutive home games and 25 straight in November. They have not lost a regular-season non-conference game since December 2020, a span of 39 games.
Braden Smith had 17 points and 10 assists as he moved into third place on Purdue's career assists list with 483. Fletcher Loyer also scored 17.
Alabama (3-1) was led by freshman Labaron Philon, who had a season-high 18 points off the bench before fouling out with 2:02 to play. Grant Nelson added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Mark Sears scored 15 in a matchup between two of last season's Final Four teams.
Takeaways
Alabama: Coach Nate Oats rolled the dice playing such an early road game against a team so traditionally strong at home, especially in November. But the Crimson Tide learned lessons that will help them in the long run.
Purdue: The Boilermakers might have turned the corner. After three straight rocky performances, coach Matt Painter's squad delivered its best game yet. If Purdue continues playing this way, it could be the Big Ten contender everyone expects.
Key moment
After Alabama took its largest lead at 65-59, Kaufman-Renn answered with a basket and Cox made three straight 3-pointers to fuel a 13-0 run that gave the Boilermakers a 72-65 advantage with 8:17 to play. They never trailed again.
Key stats
Purdue committed just three turnovers and beat the highest-ranked non-conference opponent in Mackey Arena history. The only other time it played a non-Big Ten team ranked in the top two came in the arena's first game — a 73-71 loss to No. 1 UCLA in December 1967.