Purdue set the tone from the opening jump on Friday night. The defensive effort and Braden Smith's impressive night led to a blowout win over Michigan.
In the first half of Friday's Purdue-Michigan game, Braden Smith connected with Caleb Furst for an impressive alley-oop, helping the Boilers extend their lead.
With his dominant performance, Braden Smith took control of Michigan from the jump and performed strong until the end.
No. 21 Michigan takes on No. 11 Purdue, who is coming off of a home loss, in a clash of two of the best team in the Big Ten.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 11 Purdue rout No. 21 Michigan 91-64 on Friday night.
After a strong start to the year during the non-conference portion of the schedule, the beginning of Big Ten play has brought tougher times for Michigan’s defense. Sitting at 24th in the country and fifth in the Big Ten in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency certainly isn’t bad,
Plenty of high marks to go around for the No. 12 Boilermakers’ 91-64 victory over No. 20 Michigan at Mackey Arena. (*denotes Man of the Match) Braden Smith: 9/10* Need a break?
After losing to Ohio State on Tuesday to snap their seven-game winning streak, the Purdue Boilermakers took it to Michigan in every which way. The post #11 Purdue, Smith Dominate #21 Michigan appeared first on Stadium Rant.
Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 11 Purdue rout No. 21 Michigan 91-64 on Friday night. Smith was 10 of 17 from the field and had only one turnover in 37 minutes to nearly join Joe Barry Carroll as the only Purdue players with a triple-double.
Purdue never trailed against the Wolverines thanks to a Braden Smith double-double and exceptional defense. Michigan turned the ball over 22 times Friday night, including 14 steals by Boilermakers.
On the first possession of Friday's important Big Ten clash between Purdue and Michigan, Boilermakers point guard Braden Smith stole a Wolverines pass and went the other way for a