[1] Purdue 87, Oakland 77 (Postgame Notes)
- No. 1-ranked Purdue outlasted a pesky Oakland squad 87-77 at Mackey Arena on Friday night to improve to 2-0 on the season.
- The Boilermakers are 2-0 (or better) for the 17th time in Matt Painter’s 21 seasons, including for the fifth straight season.
- Purdue had six players score 10 or more points for the first time since Feb. 21, 2017, against Penn State.
- Purdue was just 5-of-20 from 3-point range in the opening half, but went 8-of-15 in the second half. Purdue averaged 1.09 points per possession in the opening 20 minutes, but was at 1.53 points per possession in the second half.
- Purdue had five players make two or more 3-pointers.
- Purdue’s had just five turnovers in the contest, including one in the first half. Purdue’s 4.40 assist-to-turnover ratio (22-to-5) is the 10th-best ratio in school history.
- Purdue was outrebounded by 10 in the opening half, but outrebounded Oakland by eight boards in the second half.
- The win was Purdue’s 34th straight non-conference win at Mackey Arena.
- Purdue improved to 30-1 (.968) in the month of November since the start of the 2021-22 season – the best mark in the country.
- Purdue is 108-5 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring 80 or more points.
- Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer tied a school record on Friday, by making their 112th consecutive start (Bruce Parkinson – also 112 straight starts).
- Braden Smith scored 20 points with 9 assists and 7 rebounds, moving past 1,400 career points. Smith moved into 63rd on the NCAA career assists list (778 assists).
- Purdue improved to 17-1 during his career when Braden Smith scores 20 or more points.
- Oscar Cluff tied a career high with four blocked shots.
- Purdue’s seven blocked shots were the most for the Boilermakers since Nov. 6, 2023, vs. Samford (10).