- No. 21-ranked Purdue improved to 9-4 overall with an 83-64 win over the defending MAC Champions Toledo in front of the 80th straight sellout crowd at Mackey Arena.
- Purdue finishes non-conference play with an 8-3 record, with the three losses coming to No. 2-ranked Auburn, No. 8-ranked Marquette and No. 13-ranked Texas A&M.
- The win was Purdue's 24th straight victory in Mackey Arena – the sixth-longest active streak in the country. It was also Purdue's 32nd straight non-conference victory at home – the longest streak in school history.
- Purdue committed just eight turnovers in the victory. In Purdue's nine victories, the Boilermakers average just 9.9 turnovers per game. In its four losses, the Boilermakers average 16.8 turnovers per game.
- Purdue won its 26th straight game when holding foes under 70 points.
- Purdue ended the 2024 calendar year with a 31-8 record from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31.
- Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Purdue is 101-23, the second-most victories in the country during that span.
- Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Purdue is 244-82 overall, the fifth-most victories in the country during that span (Gonzaga, Kansas, Houston, Duke).
- Purdue went 10-of-28 from 3-point range and has now won 11 straight games when making double-digit 3-pointers.
- Purdue is 99-3 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring 80 points in a game.
- The big three of Trey Kaufman-Renn (23), Fletcher Loyer (17) and Braden Smith (34) combined for 74 of Purdue's 83 points. When the trio scores 41 or more combined points, the Boilermakers are 8-0.
- Braden Smith scored a career-high 34 points to go along with 12 assists, four rebounds and three steals, while making a career-high six 3-pointers. Over the last four games, Smith is 18-of-38 (.474) from 3-point range, having three games of at least five 3-pointers.
- Smith is the first player in school history to have at least 30 points and 10 assists in the same game.
- Smith's career totals now stand at 997 points, 557 assists and 433 rebounds in 87 career games (11.5 PPG, 6.4 APG, 5.0 RPG).
- Smith moved into 31st place on the Big Ten's career assists list (557). He needs just 37 assists to move into the top 20 and 117 assists to move into the top 10.
- Smith becomes the first player to have at least 34 points and 12 assists in a regulation game since Oklahoma's Trae Young (39 pts, 14 asts) vs. TCU on Dec. 30, 2017. He and Young are the only players to do so in the last 20 years in regulation.
- The 34-point, 12-assist effort marked his 13th career point-assist double-double, just one shy of Cassius Winston's 14 career point-assist double-doubles over the last 20 years. Smith's 13 point-assist double-doubles have come in the last 51 games.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points with six rebounds and two assists, his fifth 20-point game of the season. Kaufman-Renn went 11-of-14 from the field.
- Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points, his most since having 17 in a win over No. 2-ranked Alabama on Nov. 15, 2024.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Braden Smith had 34 points and 12 assists Sunday night to lift No. 21 Purdue to an 83-64 victory over Toledo.
Smith sank 12 of 22 shots, including 6 of 13 from 3-point range, for the Boilermakers (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn contributed 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting and Fletcher Loyer added 17 points for Purdue.
Smith scored 17 of his points in the opening half to guide Purdue to a 39-28 halftime advantage. Purdue used an 18-2 spurt to take a 28-14 lead with 5:39 left in the first half.
Sonny Wilson and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points, and Seth Hubbard 11 points for the Rockets (6-6). Lewis had a team-high 11 rebounds as Toledo outrebounded Purdue 40-33.
The Boilermakers shot 49.2% from the field, while the Rockets shot 40.6%. Purdue had a 15-2 edge in fast break points.
Takeaways
Toledo: The Rockets were able to hold their own scoring inside with a 34-28 edge in the paint but shot 2 for 14 from 3. Toledo made just 4 of 9 free throws in the first half, including two consecutive air balls by Grgur Brcic.
Purdue: The Boilermakers rebounded from two straight losses to win their 32nd consecutive non-conference game at home. Purdue got most of their scoring from their top three season scorers: Smith, Kaufman-Renn and Loyer.
Key moment
After Toledo cut the deficit to 55-47 with 12:35 left, Smith hit a driving layup to start a 17-2 run for Purdue.
Key stat
The Boilermakers sank 10 of 28 3-pointers while Toledo was 2 of 14 on 3-pointers.