[13] Purdue 87, [2] Alabama 78 (Postgame Notes)
- No. 13-ranked Purdue improved to 4-0 with a 87-78 win over No. 2-ranked Alabama in front of 14,876 fans in Mackey Arena.
- Alabama was the highest-ranked, non-conference opponent that Purdue has ever beaten in Mackey Arena.
- Purdue is now 6-6 in its last 12 games played against the AP No. 2-ranked team.
- Purdue is now 4-0 for the fourth straight season (8-0 in 2021-22, 13-0 in 2022-23, 7-0 in 2023-24).
- Purdue has now won 39 straight regular-season, non-conference games, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in NCAA history. Eight of the wins have come against teams ranked in the top 11 of the AP poll, including six coming against the top seven.
- Purdue has won 25 straight games in the month of November with seven of the wins coming against teams ranked in the nation’s top 11 of the AP poll. With Arizona falling, Purdue has the nation’s-longest win streak in the month of March.
- Purdue is now 10-2 since the 2021-22 season against top-10 ranked teams, and 20-6 against ranked teams. Both marks are the best in the country.
- Purdue has won 21 straight home games, and 30 straight games against non-conference opposition.
- Purdue has won 12 of its last 15 games against top-15 ranked teams.
- Purdue is now 96-19 since the start of the 2021-22 season.
- Purdue’s three turnovers tied the school record for the fewest turnovers in a game.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds and four assists.
- Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points with two rebounds and two assists. In last year’s contest with Alabama, Loyer had four points, going 0-of-5 from the field.
- Braden Smith tallied his 11th career double-double with 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, while committing just one turnover. He is the first player in at least the last 25 years to have at least 17 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds against a top-2 ranked opponent.
- Smith moved into third place on Purdue’s career assists list with 483 in just 78 games. He only trails Bruce Parkinson (690) and Brian Walker (572).
- Smith also moved into 23rd on the Big Ten’s all-time assists list.
- C.J. Cox scored 11 points, including three straight 3-pointers as Purdue turned a two-point deficit into a seven-point lead.
- Purdue’s bench scored 27 points, going 8-of-13 from the field to go along with 14 rebounds.