Braden Smith had 24 points and 10 assists to lead No. 11 Purdue to a 91-64 rout of No. 21 Michigan in West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday in a Big Ten contest.
Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, Trey Kaufman-Renn added 15 points and C.J. Cox chipped in 11 points for Purdue (16-5, 8-2), which has won eight of its last nine games.
Vladislav Goldin scored 14 points and Roddy Gayle Jr., Tre Donaldson and Nimari Burnett each had 11 points for Michigan (14-5, 6-2).
The Boilermakers dominated the first half and led 51-26 at the break. They shot 57.6 percent overall and drilled 6 of 14 attempts from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.
The Wolverines went just 1-for-16 from distance in the first half and trailed by as many as 29 points (44-15) at the 5:29 mark.
Michigan didn’t make a serious dent in its deficit in the second half, as Purdue took a 74-45 lead with 9:48 remaining following a basket by Gicarri Harris.
The Wolverines had a brief flurry to close within 75-54 with 6:55 left after a basket by Goldin, but the Boilermakers surged ahead by 30 at 87-57 with 3:44 remaining.
Purdue finished the game shooting 54.8 percent overall 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from 3-point range. Michigan shot 37 percent for the game and 20.7 percent from 3-point range (6-of-29).
The Wolverines committed 22 turnovers and forced just six, while the Boilermakers held a 29-8 edge in points off turnovers.
Purdue jumped all over Michigan from the start, taking a 13-2 lead just 3:27 into the game.
The game continued to spiral for the Wolverines, who allowed 12 straight points as the Boilermakers built a 29-9 advantage with 11:18 left in the first half.
–Field Level Media
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