In the 1st half, TKR tied his career high for rebounds in a half with 9 (1H vs. Akron) He also tied his career high for offensive rebounds in a half with 5 (1H vs. Alabama, 2H vs USC on 2/7/25)

ppl forget what Jack Benter is capable of

Smith's 10 2nd half assists tonight vs. Memphis is his second highest in half. He had 11 in the 2nd half against Houston in last year's NCAA Tournament.

Fletcher Loyer's 18 points in the 2nd half tonight matches his career high for points in a half. He also had 18 points in the 1st half vs. Evansville earlier this season and 18 points in the 1st half vs. Arizona back on December 16, 2023

CJ Cox quietly the MVP of this tournament

Purdue Kill Shot in the Bahamas! It's Purdue's 6th 10-0 run of the season.

Hadn't had 6 players with 10 points in a game for over 8 years. And here we are with 2 times in 2 weeks. Jacobsen was 1 point away in the Akron game from making it 3 times in 2 weeks

Purdue is unbeaten in MTEs the last five years - wins over: No. 18 North Carolina No. 5 Villanova West Virginia No. 6 Gonzaga No. 8 Duke No. 11 Gonzaga No. 7 Tennessee No. 4 Marquette NC State No. 23 Ole Miss Memphis No. 15 Texas Tech 47-3 overall in non-conference in that span.

Purdue’s 30-point win over (15) Texas Tech is the largest non-conference win for a Big Ten team over an AP Top-15 opponent since Michigan State beat (14) Penn by 34 in the 1979 National Semifinal.

A note on this year's scoring balance and options. Last season, Purdue was 1-6 when the Smith, Loyer, and TKR would combine for 40 or fewer points. This season, they are 4-0 - averaging 83.8 points and a margin of victory of 20 points in those games.

After beating Texas Tech, Purdue surpassed its highest KenPom AdjEM from 2024 (+31.31 on 4/8/24) Currently at +31.61, Purdue is now chasing it highest mark of +32.81, set on 1/23/18. That team had an ORtg of 121.4 (4) and DRtg of 88.6 (3)

Purdue went on a big scoring run vs. Texas Tech - outscoring the Red Raiders 31-3. Here's how that run stacks up against some others in recent seasons

Garbage time reminder. With 6:13 left in the game, Purdue was at 1.75 points per possession in the 2nd half and EIU was at 0.44 for the half (and 39 total points).

Purdue's 57 bench points yesterday was its most since January 18, 2016 when they also had 57 bench points vs. Rutgers

Over at cobrastatistics.com, there is a toggle for B1G assist leaderboard too. From there, you can see the current leaderboard or flip to projected. The side "Projection" box allows you to adjust game remaining or assists per game (defaults to season average).

In the last 5 seasons, Purdue has only dropped 1 game in the month of November. Along the way, they've beaten 11 top-25 teams - 7 of which were in the top-10.

Note I missed from within the last few games. Braden Smith now has assisted on 150 made baskets for 3 different players.

Well this is nice

Purdue's 162 possessions (~31% of total poss) with both TKR and Cluff on the court (per hoop-explorer.com): - rebounded 54% of Purdue's misses (100th %ile orb%) - rebounded 81% of opponent misses (100th %ile drb%)