[14] Purdue 90, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 73 (Postgame Notes)
- No. 14-ranked Purdue opened its season with a 90-73 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in front of the 74th straight sellout in Mackey Arena.
- Purdue improved to 19-1 in season openers under Matt Painter, having won 12 straight openers by an average of 29.6 points per game.
- The win was Purdue’s 27th straight home win against non-conference teams, now tied for the longest streak in Mackey Arena history.
- Purdue has won 22 straight games in the month of November, the second-longest streak in America behind Arizona.
- The win was Purdue’s 36th straight regular-season win against a non-conference opponent, dating to a 58-54 loss at Miami, Florida, on Dec. 8, 2020. The 36 straight wins is now tied for the sixth-longest streak in NCAA history.
- The victory was Purdue’s 18th straight home win overall, the sixth-longest streak nationally. The 18 straight home wins is tied for the fifth-longest streak in Mackey Arena history.
- Purdue is 52-1 in its last 53 games against unranked foes in Mackey Arena.
- Purdue is now 14-0 all-time against the current members of the Southland Conference.
- Purdue is now 93-3 since the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points.
- Purdue is 69-6 since the 2017-18 season when making at least 10, 3-pointers.
- Purdue has won 26 straight games when shooting at least 48.0 percent from the field.
- Braden Smith’s 15 assists were the most for a Purdue player in a season opener in school history. He narrowly missed a triple-double with 12 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds.
- It marked Smith’s third career game of at least 15 assists. Only three players in the last 20 years have had more 15-assist games than Smith (Scott Machado, Kendall Marshall, Yuri Collins).
- Smith moved into a tie for sixth on the school’s career assists chart with 460.
- Fletcher Loyer tallied 21 points and made his 125th career 3-pointer in the victory.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 points with a career-high nine rebounds and three assists.
- In his first career game, Daniel Jacobsen had 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in 25 minutes.
- Myles Colvin tallied a career-high 14 points with four rebounds.