When junior guard Braden Smith is in attack mode, No. 20 Purdue can beat anyone. In the Boilermakers' three-game winning streak, the Big Ten Conference's preseason Player of the Year has averaged 25.3 ...
No. 20 Purdue plays the Rutgers Scarlet Knights after Braden Smith scored 22 points in the Boilermakers' 79-61 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats.
Purdue's point guard won the Boilermakers their second weekly player award of the season on Monday. Smith eclipsed 1,000 points recently and led men's basketball's bounce back after the defeat to No.
Purdue got a complete team win over Northwestern on Sunday, but Braden Smith was the story again. He finished with 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds in 79-61 win.