#16 Purdue Drops Decision to #2 Auburn in Battle in Birmingham#16 Purdue Drops Decision to #2 Auburn in Battle in Birmingham

#16 Purdue Drops Decision to #2 Auburn in Battle in Birmingham

<br /><br />BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Johni Broome had 23 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a shoulder injury, and No. 2 Auburn beat No. 16 Purdue 87-69 on Saturday.

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(2) Auburn 87, (16) Purdue 69 (Postgame Notes)
  • Purdue fell to 8-4 overall with an 87-69 setback to No. 2-ranked Auburn in the Battle in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon.
  • It marks the first time that Purdue has lost consecutive games (No. 17-ranked Texas A&M; No. 2-ranked Auburn) since Feb. 2023.
  • The Boilermakers are now 2-3 against ranked teams this season, but still rank second nationally in quad-1 wins (3), while tied for the most quad-1 games played (7).
  • Purdue's non-conference schedule ranks as the toughest in the country among high-major conferences after today's contest with Auburn.
  • Remarkably, Purdue's two wins against the SEC are tied for the most in the country with Oregon. The Boilermakers are 2-2 this season against the SEC.
  • Purdue's five non-conference games are the most in school history. Since the start of last season, nine of Purdue's 21 non-conference, regular-season games have come against nationally-ranked teams.
  • Purdue recorded 12 turnovers, but had a turnover percentage of just 17.6 percent. Since the start of last season, Purdue is now 36-2 when having a turnover percentage under 20 percent (UConn – National Championship game; Auburn).
  • Purdue's junior trio of Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn fell to 9-2 all-time against top-10 ranked teams (UConn, Auburn).
  • C.J. Cox scored a career-high 16 points, the first player outside of Purdue's top three (Kaufman-Renn, Loyer, Smith) to lead the team in scoring. It marked his third double-figure scoring game in his last four outings (9.5 PPG; 7-of-15 3Ps).
  • Braden Smith scored eight points with six assists, moving into 34th place on the Big Ten's career assists list (545), moving past Indiana's Quinn Buckner.
  • Fletcher Loyer scored 11 points, his sixth straight game in double figures.
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 points with eight rebounds, scoring in double-figures in all 12 games this season.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Johni Broome had 23 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a shoulder injury, and No. 2 Auburn beat No. 16 Purdue 87-69 on Saturday.

C.J. Cox led Purdue with 16 points while Trey Kaufman-Renn had 15 points and eight rebounds. He was just 1 for 7 from the free throw line, all in the first half.

Fletcher Loyer had 12 points on 3-for-12 shooting, and Braden Smith added eight points and six assists.