
Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's BasketballNo. 20 Purdue cruises past Minnesota 81-61 with sharp 2nd half shooting by Loyer and Smith
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.
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.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 61 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 61 |
2nd 0:11 | Lu'Cye Patterson made Free Throw. | 81 - 61 |
2nd 0:11 | Lu'Cye Patterson made Free Throw. | 81 - 60 |
2nd 0:11 | Foul on Camden Heide. | 81 - 59 |
Statistics
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29-58 | FG | 25-52 |
50.0 | Field Goal % | 48.1 |
11-25 | 3PT | 4-17 |
44.0 | Three Point % | 23.5 |
12-16 | FT | 7-16 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 43.8 |
34 | Rebounds | 31 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
21 | Assists | 17 |
3 | Steals | 1 |
1 | Blocks | 5 |
3 | Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
3 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
15 | Fouls | 15 |
22 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 9,754 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 19-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |