BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Purdue takes on USC after Braden Smith scored 31 points in Purdue's 90-81 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Boilermakers have gone 11-1 in home games. Purdue ranks fourth in ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Purdue visits Rutgers after Braden Smith scored 22 points in ... Knights and Boilermakers match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

There aren't many players performing at a level higher than Purdue's Braden Smith right ... earning midseason first-team All-America honors from FOX. Smith was the only player from the Big Ten ...

EUGENE — By far Oregon’s biggest remaining home game this season, a top 20 clash with two-time reigning Big Ten champion Purdue carries significant stakes. The No. 13 Ducks (15-2, 4-2 Big Ten ...

15 Purdue at No. 14 Oregon, 3 p.m., Saturday; TV: NBC SEATTLE – Braden ... Smith’s defensive influence has ramped up over the past month. He averaged a solid 1.8 steals per game over his first ...

He has 15 points. Fletcher Loyer scores his first points of the game on free throws. There are four lead changes during that segment. Braden Smith hits Purdue's first 3 of the game at the 17:54 mark.

Purdue star point guard Braden Smith might be the top passer in college ... "He had a couple timely threes in the first half, and then he really got going in the second half and making shots." ...

Smith was named Big 10 Player of the Week, his first such honor, for his efforts. Purdue head coach Matt Painter realizes that as Braden Smith goes, so go his Boilermakers. Following the Northwestern ...