- No. 20 Michigan edged No. 7 Purdue 75-73 on Tuesday night, ending Purdue's four-game winning streak and five-game winning streak against the Wolverines.
- The loss was Purdue's first on the road since Dec. 5, 2024, against Penn State, snapping a five-game road winning streak.
- Purdue fell to 8-6 when allowing 70 or more points. When foes score 69 or fewer points, Purdue is 11-0.
- Purdue saw a 42-game winning straek end when forcing between 10 and 15 turnovers. It also saw a 15-game winning streak end when outrebounding its opponent.
- Purdue fell to 4-4 this season against nationally-ranked teams. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Purdue is 14-5 against nationally-ranked teams, the best winning percentage in the country (.737).
- Braden Smith scored 24 points with six rebounds and five assists, going 10-of-21 from the field and 4-of-9 from 3-point range. Smith surpassed 1,200 career points in the loss and now has 1,219 points, 661 assists and 489 rebounds in 99 career games. The Boilermakers lost for the first time in his career (now 13-1) when scoring at least 20 points.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 22 points with seven rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes before fouling out. He has scored at least 20 points in four straight games and in six of the last seven contests.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Danny Wolf scored 15 points, including a pair of free throws in the final seconds, to lead No. 20 Michigan to its fifth straight win, 75-73 over No. 7 Purdue on Tuesday night.
Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 14 for the Wolverines (19-5, 11-2 Big Ten) while Tre Donaldson and Vladimir Goldin scored 12 apiece.
The Boilermakers (19-6, 11-3) were led by Braden Smith with a game-high 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn with 22 points and Fletcher Loyer with 15.
Michigan trailed most of the night, rallying from a 48-38 deficit with 14:44 remaining with a 19-9 run to tie it on a 3-pointer by Nimari Burnett with 5:51 to go. Neither team led by more than four the rest of the way.
The Boilermakers dominated for most of the game, but Michigan kept coming back and trailed 37-35 at the half.
It was the first time the teams had played each other when both were ranked since 2018. The loss ended a four-game winning streak for Purdue.
Takeaways
The Wolverines assured themselves of at least a tie for first place in the conference with the win.
Key Moment
Smith hit a 3-pointer for Purdue with 16 seconds left, then got the ball in the final seconds but missed on a 3-point attempt at the buzzer that would have won it.