Purdue whips Indiana, 93-64
(West Lafayette) — By Friday night, classes are over at Purdue, but it was in session at Mackey Arena.
Trey Kauffman-Renn scored 20 points and Braden Smith added 15 points and eight assists, helping No. 7 Purdue taught a lesson to rival Indiana, 93-64, to earn a split in this season’s series.
The Boilermakers (22-5 overall, 12-4 in Big Ten) emphatically ended their two-game losing streak against the Hoosiers by producing their highest point total in the series since scoring 94 points in 1998. It also was their largest victory margin in the series since a 44-point shellacking in 1969.
Fletcher Loyer and Omar Mayer each scored 18 points, as Purdue shot a sparkling 65% from the floor, including 10-18 from three-point range.
Lamar Wilkerson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead Indiana (17-10, 9-7), but the Hoosier offense never got in sync and post players struggled against the Boilermakers’ size.
Purdue took control quickly, using an 11-4 spurt to take a commanding 26-14 lead. The Boilermakers extended the margin to 46-29 by halftime.
Kaufman-Renn and Loyer opened the second half with Purdue’s first three baskets to make it 54-32 with 17:41 to go, and the Hoosiers never recovered as the Boilermakers led wire to wire.
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