- No. 10-ranked Purdue improved to 17-5 overall and 9-2 in the Big Ten standings with a hard-fought 81-76 win over Indiana in Mackey Arena.
- The Boilermakers won their second straight game overall and third in a row against the Hoosiers. Matt Painter is now 22-12 all-time against Indiana.
- Purdue has won 16 of its last 20 games against Indiana. Purdue is 9-1 against Indiana in the last 10 meetings in Mackey Arena.
- Purdue outscored Indiana, 20-9, in the last five minutes to rally from a 67-61 deficit.
- The win was Purdue's 1,946th all-time win, moving the Boilermakers past Indiana (1,945 wins) for 10th on the NCAA's all-time wins list.
- The victory was Purdue's 11th quad-one and two victory this season, good for the third most in the country (Auburn, Alabama – 13).
- Purdue is 9-2 in the Big Ten for the sixth time under Matt Painter (2025, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2008).
- Purdue is 4-1 in its last five games, despite going just 19-of-71 (.268) from 3-point range in the last five games.
- Purdue is now 103-3 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points.
- Purdue forced 20 Indiana turnovers, the second straight game that Purdue has forced at least 20 turnovers (Michigan – 22). It's the first time has forced 20 or more turnovers in consecutive games since Nov. 16 to 20, 2014 vs. IUPUI and Grambling. It's the first time in Big Ten play since Feb. 19 to Feb. 27, 2008 against Indiana and Minnesota.
- Purdue outscored Indiana 26-15 in points off turnovers. Over the last three games, Purdue holds an 85-28 advantage in points off turnovers.
- In the last three seasons with Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer as the starting backcourt, Purdue is now 80-16 (.833) overall and 41-10 (.804) in Big Ten play.
- The senior class, consisting of Caleb Furst, is now 109-24 (.820), tied for the second-most wins by a senior class in school history.
- Braden Smith scored 24 points with seven assists and six steals, becoming the second player nationally this season to reach those marks (Devin Askew, Long Beach State vs. Hawaii; Dec. 7, 2024).
- His six steals are tied for the fifth most in a game in school history and the second most in a Big Ten game in school history.
- Smith finished the month of January with 158 points, 82 assists and 28 steals in the nine games. He is the first player this century (men's or women's) to have reached 150+ points, 80+ assists and 25+ steals in any single calendar month.
- For his career, Smith now has 639 assists, moving past Michigan State's Mateen Cleaves for second for the most assists by a Big Ten player in his first three seasons (1st – Cassius Winston; 714). His 639 assists are now tied for the 14th most in Big Ten history.
- When Braden Smith surpasses 20 points during his career, Purdue is 12-0.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points with four rebounds, two steals and one assist, while going 10-of-13 from the field. Kaufman-Renn has scored at least 12 points in all 11 Big Ten games, while scoring at least 11 points in all 22 games this season. Kaufman-Renn was +21 in 26 minutes played.
- Gicarri Harris scored a career-high nine points and had a block on Indiana's final possession to secure the victory.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Braden Smith scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn made the go-ahead basket with 11 seconds left and No. 10 Purdue beat Indiana 81-76 on Friday night.
Kaufman-Renn finished with 23 points as Purdue (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) erased a seven-point first half deficit to beat their biggest rival.
Mackenzie Mgbako led Indiana (14-8, 5-6) with 25 points. Trey Galloway had 15 points and Oumar Ballo added 14 points and eight rebounds. The Hoosiers have lost three straight and six of seven.
There were six lead changes in the final four minutes — the last coming when Kaufman-Renn made a 12-foot hook shot to give Purdue a 77-76 lead. Gicarri Harris then made a block on a Myles Rice jumper and the Boilermakers closed it out at the free throw line.
Takeaways
Indiana: The Hoosiers have struggled all season against better teams, but this game was the exception. They took a halftime lead with their best half of the season and though they fell just short, it was a promising sign from a team that's been reeling.
Purdue: Coach Matt Painter has had the upper hand in this series in recent years with gritty, tough, overachieving rosters. A week between games might have contributed to a slow start, but Smith and Kaufman-Renn did just enough to win.
Key stat
Indiana had 20 turnovers to 10 for Purdue. That gave the Boilermakers a decisive 26-15 scoring advantage off turnovers.