No. 20 Purdue cruises past Minnesota 81-61 with sharp 2nd half shooting by Loyer and Smith
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Braden Smith had 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as No. 20 Purdue pulled away from Minnesota for an 81-61 victory Thursday night.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 17 points for the Boilermakers (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten), who notched their first road win of the season after losing at Marquette and Penn State. Purdue, the two-time defending regular-season Big Ten champion, has the best cumulative road record in conference play over the last three seasons at 15-7.
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points for the Gophers (8-6, 0-3), who had a one-point lead early in the second half before the Boilermakers got hot. Loyer and Smith each hit four 3-pointers after halftime.
Minnesota, last in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting, went 4 for 17 from deep.
Purdue: Coach Matt Painter gave freshman guard C.J. Cox and senior center Caleb Furst their first starts of the season and brought Myles Colvin and Camden Heide off the bench. Furst had 11 points and six rebounds in 30 minutes.
Minnesota: Coach Ben Johnson has not beaten a ranked team in four seasons, falling to 0-16 against AP Top 25 opponents. The Gophers have lost 18 games in a row to ranked foes since beating No. 24 Purdue 71-68 at home on Feb. 11, 2021, under coach Richard Pitino.
Heide, who helped lead Wayzata to a Minnesota Class 4A state championship in 2021, hit a 3-pointer with 14:49 left for a 40-35 lead after a Gophers turnover.
Smith became the first Big Ten player with at least 1,000 points, 500 assists and 400 rebounds in a career before the end of his junior season.
Purdue hosts Northwestern on Sunday. Minnesota hosts Ohio State on Monday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Caleb Furst vs. Dawson Garcia (Golden Gophers gains possession) | |||
19:40 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
19:38 | Braden Smith defensive rebound | |||
19:20 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot | |||
19:18 | Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound | |||
19:06 | +2 | Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot (Parker Fox assists) | 0-2 | |
18:43 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot | |||
18:41 | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
18:20 | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup (Mike Mitchell Jr. assists) | 0-4 | |
17:52 | Parker Fox blocks Trey Kaufman-Renn's two point jump shot | |||
17:50 | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
17:27 | Mike Mitchell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals) | |||
17:21 | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
17:19 | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | |||
17:15 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup | 2-4 | |
16:49 | Dawson Garcia misses two point layup | |||
16:47 | Caleb Furst defensive rebound | |||
16:37 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 4-4 | |
16:08 | Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot | |||
16:06 | Braden Smith defensive rebound | |||
15:54 | +2 | Caleb Furst makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 6-4 | |
15:30 | Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot | |||
15:28 | C.J. Cox defensive rebound | |||
15:15 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup | 8-4 | |
14:55 | +2 | Femi Odukale makes two point layup | 8-6 | |
14:23 | Braden Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
14:21 | Boilermakers offensive rebound | |||
14:21 | Boilermakers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
14:21 | TV timeout | |||
13:52 | Femi Odukale misses three point jump shot | |||
13:50 | Braden Smith defensive rebound | |||
13:29 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup (Raleigh Burgess assists) | 10-6 | |
13:02 | +2 | Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot | 10-8 | |
12:32 | Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot | |||
12:30 | Trey Edmonds defensive rebound | |||
12:14 | Myles Colvin personal foul | |||
12:12 | +2 | Isaac Asuma makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists) | 10-10 | |
11:54 | Femi Odukale shooting foul (Raleigh Burgess draws the foul) | |||
11:54 | TV timeout | |||
11:54 | +1 | Raleigh Burgess makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-10 | |
11:54 | Raleigh Burgess misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:54 | Trey Edmonds defensive rebound | |||
11:29 | Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot | |||
11:27 | Braden Smith defensive rebound | |||
11:17 | Camden Heide misses three point jump shot | |||
11:15 | Trey Edmonds defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:05 | Boilermakers defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Kadyn Betts blocks Camden Heide's two point layup | |||
10:43 | Isaac Asuma defensive rebound | |||
10:40 | Mike Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:39 | Kadyn Betts offensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul | |||
10:36 | +2 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup (Isaac Asuma assists) | 11-12 | |
10:15 | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
10:13 | Myles Colvin offensive rebound | |||
10:12 | Mike Mitchell Jr. personal foul | |||
10:09 | Braden Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
10:07 | Isaac Asuma defensive rebound | |||
9:47 | Frank Mitchell misses two point layup | |||
9:45 | Boilermakers defensive rebound | |||
9:18 | +3 | Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Gicarri Harris assists) | 14-12 | |
8:40 | Golden Gophers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
8:26 | +3 | Gicarri Harris makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists) | 17-12 | |
7:59 | +2 | Frank Mitchell makes two point dunk (Lu'Cye Patterson assists) | 17-14 | |
7:40 | Frank Mitchell personal foul | |||
7:40 | TV timeout | |||
7:27 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 19-14 | |
7:02 | Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot | |||
7:00 | Boilermakers defensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot | |||
6:43 | Golden Gophers defensive rebound | |||
6:42 | Caleb Furst personal foul | |||
6:28 | Frank Mitchell misses two point hook shot | |||
6:26 | Caleb Furst defensive rebound | |||
6:19 | Gicarri Harris turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Asuma steals) | |||
6:06 | Caleb Furst shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul) | |||
6:06 | +1 | Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-15 | |
6:06 | Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:06 | C.J. Cox defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (lost ball) | |||
5:41 | Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot | |||
5:39 | Isaac Asuma offensive rebound | |||
5:34 | +2 | Mike Mitchell Jr. makes two point jump shot (Isaac Asuma assists) | 19-17 | |
5:05 | Raleigh Burgess misses three point jump shot | |||
5:03 | Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound | |||
4:58 | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup | |||
4:56 | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
4:35 | Parker Fox turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:20 | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 21-17 | |
3:52 | +2 | Isaac Asuma makes two point layup (Femi Odukale assists) | 21-19 | |
3:17 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 23-19 | |
3:14 | Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul | |||
3:14 | TV timeout | |||
2:51 | Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point layup | |||
2:49 | Camden Heide defensive rebound | |||
2:31 | +2 | Fletcher Loyer makes two point jump shot | 25-19 | |
2:10 | +2 | Parker Fox makes two point layup (Lu'Cye Patterson assists) | 25-21 | |
1:49 | +2 | Myles Colvin makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 27-21 | |
1:25 | Fletcher Loyer personal foul | |||
1:12 | +3 | Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Parker Fox assists) | 27-24 | |
0:51 | Braden Smith misses two point layup | |||
0:49 | Caleb Furst offensive rebound | |||
0:49 | Parker Fox shooting foul (Caleb Furst draws the foul) | |||
0:49 | +1 | Caleb Furst makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-24 | |
0:49 | Caleb Furst misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:49 | Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound | |||
0:25 | +2 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup | 28-26 | |
0:25 | Raleigh Burgess shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul) | |||
0:25 | +1 | Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-27 | |
0:25 | Boilermakers 30 second timeout | |||
0:02 | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Dawson Garcia defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |