No. 1 Purdue made 11 3-pointers and pulled away late to beat Memphis basketball 80-71 at the Baha Mar Championship.

No. 1 Purdue will take on Memphis on the first day of the Baha mar Championship. Follow along with live updates throughout Thursday night's game.

No. 1 Purdue basketball deals with the physical Memphis Tigers to post an 80-71 win in the first round of the Baha Mar Championship in The Bahamas. Fletcher Loyer scores 18 of his 20 points in the second half, C.J. Cox scores 18 and Trey Kaufman-Renn has 12 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out. Braden Smith scores 5 with 10 assists.

Purdue Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter gave his thoughts on Penny Hardaway’s Memphis team following the win.

The Memphis Tigers face the Purdue Boilermakers in the semifinal of the Baha Mar Championship Thursday in Nassau, Bahamas.

Fletcher Loyer has made 3-pointers at a high clip in his career, so he may be onto something with his matter-of-fact claim. The numbers back it up.

Fletcher Loyer scored 20 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 80-71 victory over Memphis on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship.

Braden Smith scored 5 points on 2-of-14 shooting and had 11 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. He entered the game with 1,446 career points, 792 assists, 187 steals and 554 rebounds. He was a first-team All-American in 2024-25 and has a chance to set the Division I career assists record.