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.

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.

A Braden Smith steal started a fast break. The Purdue basketball senior made a highlight pass to trailing Jack Benter for the slam.

One of the biggest winners of last week was Louisville. The Cardinals jumped six spots to No. 6 after defeating in-state rival Kentucky 96-88 behind the brilliance of star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. The former five-star recruit scored a team-high 29 points in the win over the Wildcats. Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 after the loss.

The Boilermakers have a two-person tandem playing off the ball who are known for their defense. Gicarri Harris wants to start, but his approach leads to wins.

After losing his starting spot 5 games into last season, Gicarri Harris set a goal of starting as a sophomore. But he best helps Purdue elsewhere.

The Purdue basketball team found its way back to the top spot in the Associated Press poll after defeating Alabama.

Taking preseason bias out, Gonzaga has performed better than any team in college basketball thus far, according to Bart Torvik. The last three wins have come against high-major competition — Oklahoma, Creighton and Arizona State — and Gonzaga has outscored those three by 25 points per 100 possessions.

Four Purdue players from the 2024-25 roster transferred to new programs. How are Camden Heide, Myles Colvin, Will Berg and Brian Waddell performing?

It wasn't a surprise that when Matt Painter was asked about his career milestone he deflected praise. He embraced the celebration in the locker room.