NCAAB

NC State Wolfpack at Purdue Boilermakers

· Rady Children's Invitational
5-1, 0-0 Away
Final
61 - 71
6-1, 5-0 Home

Kaufman-Renn takes over in second half as No. 13 Purdue beats NC State 71-61

It was a rematch of last season’s Final Four game, which Purdue won 63-50 before losing to UConn in the championship game.

Braden Smith had 11 points and and Fletcher Loyer 10 for Purdue (6-1).

Jayden Taylor scored 15 and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 13 for N.C. State (5-1).

Purdue’s biggest lead was 71-56 after Heider made a corner 3-pointer with 1:48 left.

Takeaways N.C. State: The Wolfpack stayed close through the first half, trailing 33-32 at the break, but couldn’t slow down Kaufman-Renn’s inside game in the second half.

Purdue: Purdue is trying for its fourth straight Thanksgiving week tournament title. This is the third straight year the Boilermakers have headed west for the holiday weekend. Last year it won the Maui Invitational and two years ago it won the Phil Knight Legacy in Portland. The Boilermakers beat Gonzaga in both tournaments.

Key moment Kaufman-Renn scored Purdue’s first six points of the second half as the Boilermakers expanded their 33-32 halftime lead to 39-34. The 6-foot-9 big man made a layup, hit two free throws and added another layup, all in the first 2:05.

Key stat The Boilermakers outrebounded the Wolfpack 38-28, with Kaufman-Renn grabbing eight.

Up next Purdue advances to Sunday’s championship game against the winner of the second game between No. 23 Mississippi and BYU.

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Matchup Prediction

Purdue: 69.3%
NC State: 30.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 71
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 71
2nd 0:23 Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound. 61 - 71
2nd 0:23 Ben Middlebrooks missed Free Throw. 61 - 71
2nd 0:23 Foul on Gicarri Harris. 61 - 71

Statistics

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23-53 FG 23-54
43.4 Field Goal % 42.6
4-17 3PT 5-16
23.5 Three Point % 31.3
11-15 FT 20-26
73.3 Free Throw % 76.9
28 Rebounds 38
9 Offensive Rebounds 13
19 Defensive Rebounds 25
13 Assists 12
4 Steals 4
4 Blocks 1
8 Turnovers 6
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 14
8 Fast Break Points 7
30 Points in Paint 34
21 Fouls 18
5 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: LionTree Arena

Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: 4,000 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 2-0 - 10-2
UCLA 2-0 - 10-2
Michigan 2-0 - 9-3
Oregon 1-1 1 11-1
Maryland 1-1 1 10-2
Penn State 1-1 1 10-2
Nebraska 1-1 1 9-2
Iowa 1-1 1 9-3
Northwestern 1-1 1 9-3
Indiana 1-1 1 9-3
Illinois 1-1 1 8-3
USC 1-1 1 9-4
Ohio State 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue 1-1 1 8-4
Rutgers 1-1 1 7-5
Wisconsin 0-2 2 10-3
Washington 0-2 2 8-4
Minnesota 0-2 2 7-5
Full Standings