- No. 11-ranked Purdue moved to 16-5 overall and 8-2 in the Big Ten Conference with a 91-64 win over No. 21-ranked Michigan in Mackey Arena on Friday night.
- The win gave Purdue four straight victories over Michigan for the first time since winning five straight from Jan. 31, 1990, to Jan. 15, 1992.
- Purdue was playing its sixth game in 16 days, posting a 5-1 record during that stretch with three road victories and two wins over nationally-ranked teams (Oregon and Michigan).
- Purdue is now ranked No. 2 nationally in strength of schedule behind Alabama (via KenPom).
- 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), No. 20 (Utah State), No. 21 (Michigan), No. 24 (Ohio State) and No. 25 (Texas). Only four of the 21 wins listed above have come in Mackey Arena.
- Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Purdue now has seven wins of at least 25 points against top-25 teams. The next closest team is Connecticut with four.
- Purdue owns the nation's best record against ranked teams since the start of the 2021-22 season, now with a 23-9 record (.719).
- Six of Purdue's eight wins in Big Ten play have come by at least 11 points. The others were by five (Maryland) and seven (Oregon).
- Purdue improved to 11-0 when holding foes to 69 or fewer points.
- Purdue forced 22 turnovers, equaling the most for an opponent since Grambling had 24 on Nov. 20, 2014. Purdue had three games of forcing 22 turnovers since that 2014 game vs. Grambling.
- Purdue is now 8-2 in Big Ten play for the sixth time under Matt Painter.
- The senior class consisting of Caleb Furst is now 108-24, the third-most wins for a senior class in school history (record is 110).
- Purdue is now 12-5 against KenPom top-100 teams this season.
- Purdue is now 40-10 in Big Ten play since the arrival of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer on campus.
- Braden Smith scored 24 points with 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals, while also only having one turnover. He is the first player this century (men or women) to have at least 20 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, four steals and one or fewer turnovers against a top-25 opponent.
- Smith recorded his 16th career point-assist double-double of his career and eighth this season. The career total is the most in the Big Ten in the last 20 years. His eight (this year and last) games are the most in the Big Ten over the last 20 years in a single-season.
- Smith has 17 career double-doubles. When Smith records a double-double, Purdue is 17-0 during his career.
- Smith has four games of 20 points and 10 assists this season. Prior to this season, there were two recorded 20-point, 10-assist games in school history.
- Smith's 187 assists this season already rank as the sixth most in school history.
- Smith has moved into second place on the Big Ten's assists per game list for a career (6.65), trailing only Magic Johnson.
- Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points, making 5-of-10 from long distance. Loyer now has 165 career 3-pointers, moving into 16th on the Purdue career chart.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 points, his 21st straight game of scoring at least 11 points.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 11 Purdue rout No. 21 Michigan 91-64 on Friday night.
Smith was 10 of 17 from the field and had only one turnover in 37 minutes to nearly join Joe Barry Carroll as the only Purdue players with a triple-double. Carroll had 16 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks against Arizona in December 1977.
Fletcher Loyer added 18 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 15 as the Boilermakers (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) rebounded from their first home loss of the season Tuesday night against Ohio State with a resounding celebration in the 500th Big Ten game at Mackey Arena.
Vladislav Goldin scored 14 points for Michigan (14-5, 6-2) in its second straight loss. Tre Donaldson, Nimari Burnett and Roddy Gayle Jr. each had 11 points.
But a motivated Smith made sure this game was never close.
Purdue opened with a 13-2 run and led 36-13 midway through the first half. The Boilermakers led by 29 before settling for their largest halftime lead this season at 51-26.
Takeaways
Michigan: Coach Dusty May's team has played well this season, but it wasn't ready for Purdue. The Wolverines had five turnovers in the first 3 1/2 minutes.
Purdue: The Boilermakers had something to prove after the loss to the Buckeyes on Tuesday. They dominated from start to finish.
Key moment
Purdue set the tone quickly with Smith's steal on the opening possession. C.J. Cox followed that by forcing a jump ball, another turnover, on Michigan's second possession.
Key stat
Michigan had 22 turnovers and shot 6 of 29 on 3-pointers.