[13] Purdue 80, [23] Ole Miss 78 (Postgame Notes)
- No. 13-ranked Purdue improved to 7-1 overall with an 80-78 victory over No. 23-ranked Ole Miss in the championship game of the Rady Children's Invitational.
- Purdue has now won 10 straight "Feast Week" games, winning the championship in its last four appearances (2021 – Hall of Fame Tipoff; 2022 – Phil Knight Legacy; 2023 – Maui Invitational; 2024 – Rady Children's Invitational).
- Of the 10 straight wins, eight of the victories have come against nationally-ranked teams (#18 North Carolina, #5 Villanova, West Virginia, #6 Gonzaga, #8 Duke, #11 Gonzaga, #7 Tennessee, #4 Marquette, North Carolina State, #23 Ole Miss).
- With the win over Ole Miss, Purdue is now 1-of-7 teams nationally with two wins over top-25 teams (Auburn, Baylor, Alabama, Texas A&M, Kansas, Gonzaga, Purdue). Purdue is one 1-of-6 teams to have played three nationally-ranked teams.
- Purdue has 40 wins over nationally-ranked teams since the start of the 2017-18 season, the second most nationally.
- Purdue owns the best record against nationally-ranked teams since the start of the 2021-22 season, now with a 21-7 overall record (.750). Connecticut is next with a 21-11 record (.656).
- The win was the 75th victory over a ranked team during the Matt Painter era, now with a 75-95 record. Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Purdue is 12-2 against top-25 teams.
- The win snapped Ole Miss' 19-game, non-conference winning streak, which had been the nation's longest streak. Purdue's 39-game non-conference winning streak was ended on Nov. 15 by Marquette, enabling Ole Miss to have the longest streak.
- Purdue improved to 13-4 against the SEC during the Matt Painter era, including 9-1 in the last 10 seasons. Purdue has won six straight games against current members of the SEC (Alabama twice, Tennessee twice, Texas, Ole Miss).
- Purdue now owns a 99-20 record since the start of the 2021-22 season, the second-most wins nationally (Houston – 101).
- Purdue shot 54.2 percent from the field and has now won 31 straight games when shooting 48.0 percent or better from the field.
- Purdue has won 25 straight games when having a run of 10-0 or larger, going on an 11-0 run against the Rebels.
- Purdue is 97-3 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points.
- Purdue is 71-6 since the start of the 2017-18 season when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. Purdue went 10-of-22 from deep.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn was named Tournament MVP after recording his first career double-double with 25 points, 13 rebounds and three assists. In two games, Kaufman-Renn averaged 23.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 16-of-26 (.615) from the field.
- Kaufman-Renn is averaging 21.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in his last five games.
- Myles Colvin scored a career-high 20 points, including the game-winning offensive rebound putback with 0.5 seconds left. Colvin added four rebounds and two steals, while going 8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
- Purdue was down seven points (75-68) with just over five minutes to play, scoring seven of Purdue's last 12 points.
- Braden Smith recorded his third double-double of the season and 12th of his career with an 18-point, 11-assist, 6-rebound effort, making 4-of-6 from long range.
- Smith moved into 40th place on the Big Ten's all-time assists list, now with 518 career assists in just 82 games.
- Smith recorded his 13th career 10-assist game, now the third-most, 10-assist games in the Big Ten in the last 20 years (18 – Cassius Winston, 16 – Zavier Simpson).
- Fletcher Loyer added 13 points and combined with Braden Smith tallied 31 points in the victory. Purdue is now 24-1 in their careers when they combine for 25 points in a game.
SAN DIEGO — Myles Colvin rebounded Braden Smith's missed fadeaway jumper and scored with 0.5 seconds left to give No. 13 Purdue an 80-78 win over No. 23 Ole Miss in the championship game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Purdue (7-1), which blew a 17-point first-half lead before rallying to end the Rebels' nation-leading, 19-game non-conference winning streak.
Ole Miss tied it at 78 on Matthew Murrell's layup with 14.7 seconds left. After two timeouts by Ole Miss and one by Purdue, the Boilermakers went down the floor for the winning sequence, with Smith shooting from the right baseline and Colvin swooping in for the rebound and the putback.
Colvin had 20 points and Smith 18 for Purdue, which won its fourth straight Thanksgiving week tournament.
Jaemyn Brakefield scored 18 for Ole Miss (6-1), which had a 75-68 lead with 5:16 left after Jaylen Murray hit a 3-pointer. Murrell scored 14 and Murray 13.
Takeaways
Ole Miss: The Rebels fell behind by 17 points with 9:40 to go before halftime after a barrage of 3-pointers by Purdue before getting hot from 3 themselves to trail 42-34 at halftime. The Rebels took a 59-58 lead on Dre Davis' two free throws with 12:10 to go.
Purdue: Despite the Rebels taking the lead and the momentum, the Boilermakers got big shots and clutch rebounding from Kaufman-Renn and Colvin down the stretch.
Key moment
Ole Miss didn't box out on Smith's missed shot, and Colvin swung in from the left side to grab the rebound and make the winning shot.
Key stat
The Boilermakers outrebounded the Rebels 37-26.