- No. 17-ranked Purdue won its seventh straight game with a 65-58 win over No. 13-ranked Oregon in a sold-out Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday. The win moved Purdue's record to 15-4 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference.
- Purdue is now 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference for the fourth time under Matt Painter (2025, 2023, 2018, 2008).
- The Boilermakers have now won four straight road games and seven straight overall in Big Ten play after losing the opener back in December. Purdue has won the four straight road games by at least 7 points.
- A month ago after a loss to Auburn, Purdue ranked 75th in defensive efficiency via KenPom. After the win over Oregon, Purdue is now 20th.
- The Boilermakers have held seven straight opponents to 68 or fewer points for the first time since early during the 2019-20 season. During the last seven games, opponents are averaging just 60.1 points per game.
- Purdue shot just 33.9 percent from the field and was 2-of-12 (.167) from 3-point range. Purdue held Oregon to 36.0 percent shooting from the field and 24.1 percent from 3-point range, while forcing 16 turnovers and outrebounding the Ducks 37-32.
- In the last four years, Purdue has defeated teams ranked No. 1 (Arizona), No. 2 (Alabama), No. 4 (Marquette), No. 5 (Villanova), No. 6 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Gonzaga), No. 7 (Tennessee), No. 8 (Duke), No. 9 (Illinois), No. 12 (Illinois), No. 13 (Oregon, Illinois), No. 16 (Ohio State), No. 17 (Illinois), No. 18 (North Carolina, Gonzaga) and No, 20 (Utah State). Only three of the 18 wins listed above have come in Mackey Arena.
- Purdue is now 22-2 in the month of January since the start of the 2022-23 season, having won 12 straight games in the month.
- The Purdue senior class (consisting of Caleb Furst) is now 107-23 during their career at Purdue. The 107 wins are tied for the third most by a senior class in school history (school record – 110, Class of 2024).
- Purdue has won 23 straight games when having fewer turnovers than its opponent.
- Purdue has won 250 games since the start of the 2015-16 season (10 seasons), the fifth team to reach that mark (Gonzaga, Kansas, Houston, Duke).
- Purdue's junior and senior class has now won in every possible Big Ten arena that it has played in (15 different arenas). The junior class will get the chance to win in every Big Ten arena next season when the Boilermakers travel to UCLA and USC.
- Purdue's 41 wins over AP Top 25 teams since the start of the 2017-18 season are the second most nationally (Kansas – 52). Purdue is 41-30 (.577) against ranked teams during that span, including 22-9 (.710) since the 2021-22 season.
- Purdue is 39-9 (.813) in Big Ten play since start of the 2022-23 season.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded his second double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Despite going 7-of-20 from the field, Kaufman-Renn went 9-of-9 from the free throw line and grabbed six offensive rebounds.
- Braden Smith added 15 points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals. He moved into 17th place on the Big Ten's career assists list (614) and into 11th on the Purdue single-season assists list (169).
EUGENE, Ore. -- Trey Kaufman-Renn had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 17 Purdue past No. 13 Oregon 65-58 on Saturday.
Kaufman-Renn missed his first six shots from the field, but finished 7 for 20 while making all nine of his free throws. Braden Smith added 15 points and seven rebounds as the Boilermakers (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) won their seventh straight game.
Nate Bittle led Oregon (15-3, 4-3) with 18 points, while Jackson Shelstad added 15 points and five rebounds as the Ducks shot 36% from the field, including going 7 of 29 on 3-pointers.
After Bittle opened the second half with a basket to put the Ducks ahead 33-30, Purdue scored 11 straight points while holding Oregon scoreless for more than eight minutes.
Oregon closed within 42-41 on a 3-pointer by Shelstad, but Kaufman-Renn scored the next six points. When Shelstad scored again to get Oregon within 52-48, Kaufman-Renn answered with two free throws before Smith scored the next four points to push Purdue ahead 58-48 with 2:33 left to play.
Shelstad scored eight points in the opening half as Oregon took a 31-30 lead while holding Purdue to 31.3 percent shooting from the field.
Takeaways
Purdue: The Boilermakers swept their first West Coast trip in the new-look Big Ten by following up a win at Washington with a victory over the Ducks. Purdue has won seven straight games, including six in conference, to move into second place in the Big Ten as it prepares to head home for three straight games.
Oregon: The Ducks continue to struggle at home where all three losses have come. The Ducks are now 7-3 at home, including a 1/3 mark in conference play, while going 4-0 in true road games and 4-0 in neutral-site games.
Key moment
Trailing 33-30 early in the second half, Purdue scored 11 straight points to take a lead it never relinquished. Caleb Furst dunked and Kaufman-Renn followed with a basket. After Furst scored again, Camden Heidi made a 3-pointer to put the Boilermakers up 39-33 with 13:29 left to play. Smith added two free throws before Jadrian Tracey snapped the streak with a 3-pointer for the Ducks.