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No. 20 Purdue wins 4th game in a row, 68-50 over Rutgers

AP
Jan 09, 2025

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 16 points apiece to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 68-50 win over Rutgers on Thursday night.

Smith, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, had 14 assists.

Fletcher Loyer added 13 points, giving him 1,009 for his career. He joined Smith in the 1,000-point barrier, which Smith accomplished earlier in the week.

The Boilermakers (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten) have won four straight for the second time this season. They opened the season on a four-game win streak.

Freshman sensation Ace Bailey led Rutgers (8-8, 1-4) with 17 points. Tyson Acuff added 10 points.

This was the second consecutive game in which the Scarlet Knights trailed throughout. They have dropped four of their last five games.

Rutgers' other talented freshman, Dylan Harper, who has been slowed down by the flu over the past week, scored six points in 28 minutes.

Bailey and Harper had combined to score an average of 40 points per game entering Thursday.

Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights were not able to put together sustainable runs with their two top scorers struggling. The most unanswered burst they had was a 6-0 blip.

Purdue: The Boilermakers continued to have a sparkling assists-to-turnover ratio. They dished out 18 makers and committed just eight turnovers. Purdue has just 30 turnovers over its last four games.

Rutgers got to within five points (46-41), before the Boilermakers went on a 9-0 run to increase its lead to 55-41 with 8:28 to play.

Rutgers committed 16 turnovers, which led to 11 points from Purdue.

Purdue hosts Nebraska on Sunday.

Rutgers ends its three-game homestand against No. 22 UCLA, which is making its first appearance at Jersey Mike's Arena, on Monday.

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1st Half
PUR
Boilermakers
33
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caleb Furst vs. Ace Bailey (Lathan Sommerville gains possession)
19:48		Dylan Harper turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals)
19:34		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive foul
19:34		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (offensive foul)
19:10		Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
19:08		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	2-0
18:38		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
18:36		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
18:26		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
18:24		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
18:15		Jeremiah Williams turnover (bad pass)
17:59		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
17:59		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:59		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:59		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
17:38		Dylan Harper turnover (traveling)
17:18	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	4-0
17:04		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
17:02		Dylan Harper offensive rebound
17:01		C.J. Cox shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
17:01	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-1
17:01	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
16:45		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (traveling)
16:36		Jeremiah Williams offensive foul
16:36		Jeremiah Williams turnover (offensive foul)
16:17	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot	6-2
15:58	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	6-5
15:32	+2	Caleb Furst makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	8-5
15:04		Lathan Sommerville turnover (traveling)
15:04		TV timeout
14:41	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot (Caleb Furst assists)	10-5
14:17		Ace Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals)
14:10		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
14:08		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
13:55		Dylan Harper misses two point layup
13:53		Boilermakers defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot	12-5
13:06		Jamichael Davis turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Furst steals)
12:57		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Caleb Furst draws the foul)
12:57	+1	Caleb Furst makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-5
12:57		Caleb Furst misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:57		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
12:33		Jamichael Davis turnover (lost ball) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
12:28		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
12:26		Myles Colvin offensive rebound
12:25		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
12:23		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
12:15		Raleigh Burgess personal foul
12:14		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive foul
12:14		Emmanuel Ogbole turnover (offensive foul)
11:58		Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
11:56		Camden Heide offensive rebound
11:53		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
11:51		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
11:51		Camden Heide personal foul
11:51		TV timeout
11:36		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
11:34		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound
11:25	+3	Dylan Grant makes three point jump shot (Tyson Acuff assists)	13-8
11:09	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	15-8
11:00		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
11:00		Jordan Derkack offensive rebound
11:00		Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul
10:50		Myles Colvin shooting foul (Tyson Acuff draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-9
10:50	+1	Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-10
10:39		Dylan Harper personal foul
10:22		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
10:20		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
10:10		Tyson Acuff misses two point jump shot
10:08		Camden Heide defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	17-10
9:38	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	17-13
9:18	+2	Caleb Furst makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	19-13
8:55		Jordan Derkack misses two point layup
8:53		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Camden Heide makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	21-13
8:27		Dylan Grant turnover
8:14		Camden Heide misses three point jump shot
8:12		Gicarri Harris offensive rebound
8:06		Dylan Harper blocks Fletcher Loyer's three point jump shot
8:04		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	21-15
7:29	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	23-15
7:04		Jordan Derkack misses two point layup
7:02		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound
7:01		Emmanuel Ogbole misses two point layup
6:59		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
6:55	+2	Dylan Grant makes two point layup	23-17
6:47	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot	26-17
6:33		Jump ball. (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
6:33		TV timeout
6:26		Scarlet Knights turnover
6:13		Jeremiah Williams shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-17
6:13	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-17
5:48	+2	Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point layup (Dylan Harper assists)	28-19
5:35		Jamichael Davis personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
5:35		Braden Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:35		Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound
5:18		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
5:16		Camden Heide defensive rebound
4:54		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
4:52		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
4:49		Gicarri Harris personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
4:49		Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:49		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
4:32		Ace Bailey blocks Camden Heide's two point layup
4:30		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
4:04		Jamichael Davis turnover (traveling)
3:43		Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
3:41		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
3:32		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
3:30		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
3:11		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
3:11		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
3:11		Caleb Furst personal foul
3:11		TV timeout
3:11	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-20
3:11	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-21
2:42	+3	C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	31-21
2:22	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (PJ Hayes IV assists)	31-24
2:21		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
1:58		Fletcher Loyer misses two point layup
1:56		Caleb Furst offensive rebound
1:52		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
1:51		Caleb Furst offensive rebound
1:51		PJ Hayes IV personal foul (Caleb Furst draws the foul)
1:51		Caleb Furst misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:51		PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound
1:24		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
1:22		Braden Smith defensive rebound
1:16	+2	Camden Heide makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	33-24
0:52		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
0:52		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
0:52		C.J. Cox personal foul
0:52		Ace Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:52		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
0:35		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass)
0:20		PJ Hayes IV misses three point jump shot
0:18		Myles Colvin defensive rebound
0:03		Camden Heide misses three point jump shot
0:01		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PUR
Boilermakers
35
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
26

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Fletcher Loyer turnover (bad pass) (Lathan Sommerville steals)
19:31		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
19:29		Lathan Sommerville offensive rebound
19:28		Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
19:19		Caleb Furst personal foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
19:19		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
19:17		Braden Smith defensive rebound
19:09	+3	Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	36-24
18:47		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
18:45		Braden Smith defensive rebound
18:39		Camden Heide misses three point jump shot
18:37		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
18:28		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
18:26		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
18:12		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
18:10		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
18:05		Caleb Furst personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
17:40		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
17:38		Lathan Sommerville offensive rebound
17:30		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
17:28		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
17:22	+2	Raleigh Burgess makes two point layup (C.J. Cox assists)	38-24
17:05	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup (Ace Bailey assists)	38-26
16:40		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass)
16:14	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point layup	38-28
15:55		Lathan Sommerville personal foul
15:55		TV timeout
15:53	+2	C.J. Cox makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	40-28
15:40		Ace Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Braden Smith steals)
15:24		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
15:22		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
15:13	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	40-31
14:50		Ace Bailey personal foul
14:35		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
14:33		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
14:15		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
14:13		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
13:55		Jamichael Davis personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
13:40		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
13:38		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
13:35		Official timeout
13:20	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	40-34
13:01		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
12:59		Camden Heide offensive rebound
12:53	+2	Camden Heide makes two point layup	42-34
12:43		Ace Bailey turnover (bad pass)
12:27	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	44-34
12:27		Emmanuel Ogbole shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
12:27		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:27		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	44-36
11:53	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	46-36
11:41		Tyson Acuff misses two point layup
11:39		Jordan Derkack offensive rebound
11:28	+2	Jordan Derkack makes two point jump shot	46-38
11:03		Camden Heide misses three point jump shot
11:01		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
10:54	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	46-41
10:51		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
10:51		TV timeout
10:32	+3	Gicarri Harris makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	49-41
10:13		Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
10:11		Gicarri Harris defensive rebound
9:59		Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
9:57		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	51-41
9:18		Jordan Derkack misses two point layup
9:16		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
9:16		Jordan Derkack personal foul (Caleb Furst draws the foul)
9:16		TV timeout
8:59	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot	53-41
8:39		Caleb Furst blocks Jordan Derkack's two point layup
8:37		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
8:29	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	55-41
8:25		Braden Smith personal foul
8:10	+2	Dylan Grant makes two point hook shot (Tyson Acuff assists)	55-43
7:50		Lathan Sommerville personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:43	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	57-43
7:30		Dylan Harper misses two point layup
7:28		Boilermakers defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Caleb Furst makes two point dunk (Gicarri Harris assists)	59-43
7:05		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
6:50		Caleb Furst blocks Ace Bailey's two point layup
6:48		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
6:33		Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
6:31		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
6:23		Braden Smith blocks Dylan Harper's three point jump shot
6:21		Gicarri Harris defensive rebound
6:04		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
6:02		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
5:57	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point layup (Tyson Acuff assists)	59-45
5:57		Braden Smith shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-46
5:30		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
5:30		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:30	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-46
5:17		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
5:15		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
4:49		Caleb Furst turnover (lost ball) (Ace Bailey steals)
4:39		Braden Smith personal foul
4:36		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
4:34		Boilermakers defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	62-46
4:16		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
4:16		TV timeout
4:01		PJ Hayes IV misses three point jump shot
3:59		Gicarri Harris defensive rebound
3:46		Caleb Furst offensive foul
3:46		Caleb Furst turnover (offensive foul)
3:34	+2	Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point layup	62-48
3:09		Emmanuel Ogbole personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-48
3:09	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-48
2:52		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
2:50		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
2:23		Jordan Derkack shooting foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-48
2:23		Braden Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound
1:57		Gicarri Harris blocks Jordan Derkack's two point layup
1:55		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound
1:51		PJ Hayes IV misses three point jump shot
1:49		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
1:45		Gicarri Harris misses two point dunk
1:43		Caleb Furst offensive rebound
1:29	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	67-48
1:29		Tyson Acuff shooting foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-48
1:17		Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass) (Gicarri Harris steals)
0:57		Gicarri Harris turnover (bad pass) (Ace Bailey steals)
0:53		PJ Hayes IV turnover (bad pass) (Myles Colvin steals)
0:28		Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot
0:26		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
0:14		Gicarri Harris shooting foul (Tyson Acuff draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-49
0:14	+1	Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-50
0:00		End of period

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Tyson Acuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2