No. 8 Purdue 83, Maryland 78 (Postgame Notes)
- No. 8-ranked Purdue rallied for an 83-78 win over Maryland in the Boilermakers’ Big Ten home opener on Sunday afternoon. The win moves Purdue’s overall record to 8-2 and to 1-1 in the Big Ten Conference.
- The win moves Purdue’s record against Maryland to 10-6 overall and the Boilermakers have won seven straight home games against the Terrapins (lone loss: Jan. 10, 2015). Purdue has won those seven games by a combined 26 points. The last five wins have each come by fewer than four points.
- The Boilermakers are 8-2 overall, playing the 14th most-difficult schedule in the country.
- One game after having 24 turnovers, Purdue had just eight turnovers against the team that ranked No. 9 nationally in defensive turnover percentage entering the contest. In Purdue’s eight wins, it is averaging just 10.1 turnovers. In its two losses, it is averaging 19.5 turnovers.
- Purdue won its 23rd straight home game, good for the fifth-longest streak in America. The Boilermakers have won 12 straight home games against Big Ten foes.
- Purdue is now 98-3 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points.
- Purdue has won 16 straight games when having fewer turnovers than its opponent.
- Purdue has won 26 straight games when having a run of 10-0 or larger.
- Purdue is now 100-21 since the start of the 2021-22 season, the second team nationally to reach 100 wins in that span (Houston – 102). The class consisting of Caleb Furst becomes the seventh Purdue class with 100 career victories.
- Braden Smith recorded his 14th career double-double with 24 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds against just one turnover while playing all 40 minutes. He becomes the first Purdue player with a 20-point, 10-assist double-double since Troy Lewis had 22 points and 14 assists against Indiana in Feb. 1988. He also made a career-high five 3-pointers.
- Smith also becomes the first big Ten player since Minnesota’s Nate Mason (Jan. 1, 2017 vs. Purdue) to have at least 24 points and 10 assists with one or fewer turnovers.
- Purdue improved to 25-1 during their careers when Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer combine to score 25 points (Smith 24, Loyer 12).
- Trey Kaufman-Renn tallied 21 points, eight rebounds and two assists – his fourth 20-point game of the season. He scored 15 points (7-10 FGs) in the second half. He has scored at least 14 points in all 10 games this season.
- Camden Heide tied a season high with 15 points, going 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. He added three rebounds and two blocked shots and is now shooting 54.3 percent (19-of-35) and 86.4 percent (19-of-22) from the free throw line.
- Fletcher Loyer scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds.