Purdue earned a blowout win on Sunday, defeating Nebraska 104-68. Here's everything coach Matt Painter had to say after the victory.
Once again, Braden Smith connected with Cam Heide for an impressive alley-oop, this time in Purdue's Sunday afternoon showdown against Nebraska.
There was nothing fancy to Purdue’s offense, no gimmicks, no magic tricks as the Boilermakers methodically picked Nebraska basketball apart in Sunday's beatdown.
Freshman C.J. Cox had a career-day with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting to supplement Purdue's reliable Big Three.
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith might be the top passer in college basketball. But sometimes he falls into periods where he is too unselfish. No. 17 Purdue will be looking for all of Smith's talents to be on display when it battles Washington in Big Ten play on Wednesday night in Seattle.
No. 20 Purdue was in control all game in taking down Nebraska 104-68 in West Lafayette, Ind. Here are three takeaways from the game.
With Matt Painter's new lineup playing nasty defense, and with Braden Smith leading the offense like a lumberjack Bob Cousy, Purdue blows out Rutgers.
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Purdue men's basketball prevailed 104-68 over Nebraska to notch a fifth straight win. Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter addressed the phenomenal performances of juniors Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith in the victory.
Renn's early efficiency and C.J. Cox's second-lhalf breakout fueled Purdue's five straight victory by 18-plus points.
Freshman C.J. Cox scored a career-high 23 points and Fletcher Loyer had 19 to propel No. 20 Purdue to a 104-68 romp over Nebraska. Purdue hit four of its first six shots from long distance and finished 19 for 33 from 3-point range.
Purdue returns to Mackey Arena on Sunday afternoon and defeated Nebraska 104 to 68. It was the 57.6% shooting from behind the arc that led to the victory. C.J. Cox