- The Purdue men's basketball team moved to 6-1 with a 71-61 victory over North Carolina State in the opening round of the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.
- Purdue has now four games in a row over the Wolfpack and Purdue is 4-0 under Matt Painter against the Wolfpack.
- Purdue has won eight straight games against teams from the ACC.
- The Boilermakers have won nine straight games in "Feast Week" events, dating to the finals of the 2020 Space Coast Challenge. Seven of the wins have come against top-25 ranked teams.
- Purdue was playing its first game in the state of California since Dec. 2001.
- Purdue recorded its fourth run of 10-0 or larger in the victory over the Wolfpack. Purdue has won 24 straight games when having a run of 10-0 or larger, and has won 55 of its last 56 games when having a 10-0 run.
- Purdue has won 15 straight games when having fewer turnovers than its opponent. Purdue had six turnovers against a team that was forcing 17.4 turnovers per game. NCSU had eight turnovers.
- Purdue also outrebounded the Wolfpack, 38-28. The Boilermakers have won 23 straight games and is 156-15 under Painter when having fewer turnovers and more rebounds.
- Purdue is now 98-20 since the start of the 2021-22 season, the second-most wins in the country (Houston – 101).
- The trio of Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith combined for 43 of Purdue's 71 points. The trio went 17-of-22 from the free throw line and had 16 rebounds and nine assists.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 22 points with eight rebounds and two assists. He has now scored at least 14 points in all seven games and is averaging 18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
- Camden Heide scored 15 points with six rebounds, going 6-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from long range. He is averaging 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 14-of-21 (.667) from the field and 11-of-16 (.688) from 3-point range over the last five games.
- Braden Smith scored 11 points with six assists, three rebounds and two steals.
- Fletcher Loyer tallied 10 points with a season-high five rebounds.
- Gicarri Harris recorded a career high with eight points and four rebounds and added three assists in the victory.
SAN DIEGO -- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 of his 22 points points in the second half and Camden Heide added 15 for No. 13 Purdue, which beat N.C. State 71-61 on Thursday in the opening game of the Rady Children's Invitational.
It was a rematch of last season's Final Four game, which Purdue won 63-50 before losing to UConn in the championship game.
Braden Smith had 11 points and and Fletcher Loyer 10 for Purdue (6-1).
Jayden Taylor scored 15 and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 13 for N.C. State (5-1).
Purdue's biggest lead was 71-56 after Heide made a corner 3-pointer with 1:48 left.
Takeaways
N.C. State: The Wolfpack stayed close through the first half, trailing 33-32 at the break, but couldn't slow down Kaufman-Renn's inside game in the second half.
Purdue: Purdue is trying for its fourth straight Thanksgiving week tournament title. This is the third straight year the Boilermakers have headed west for the holiday weekend. Last year it won the Maui Invitational and two years ago it won the Phil Knight Legacy in Portland. The Boilermakers beat Gonzaga in both tournaments.
Key moment
Kaufman-Renn scored Purdue's first six points of the second half as the Boilermakers expanded their 33-32 halftime lead to 39-34. The 6-foot-9 big man made a layup, hit two free throws and added another layup, all in the first 2:05.
Key stat
The Boilermakers outrebounded the Wolfpack 38-28, with Kaufman-Renn grabbing eight.