Purdue men’s basketball scored triple-digit points for the second time this season in its final home game of the season to beat Rutgers. The game was powered by 3-pointers, as the Boilermakers also said goodbye to lone senior forward Caleb Furst.
Over eight combined seasons in high school and college, Caleb Furst's teams went 217-39. But his greatest impact is yet to come,
Bailey kept Rutgers in it with a tough pull-up jumper and made free throw to tie the game again at 32-32. Harper returned with 4:59 remaining in the half after the Scarlet Knights fell behind, 40-36. But then Smith kept coming, punctuating his early output with an alley oop to senior Caleb Furst and then hitting another three to go up, 45-37.
Purdue has righted itself after a four-game losing streak, and by that I mean: Braden Smith has found his second wind. And poor Rutgers had no chance.
For the 10th time this season, Purdue made double-digit 3s. The Boilermakers rolled over Rutgers to improve to 21-9.
Former Northwestern star Boo Buie commented on Anthony Leal's kick on Caleb Furst during Sunday's Purdue-Indiana game. He wasn't a fan of the move.
Loyer and Smith each made seven 3-pointers as the Boilermakers went 18 of 36 from beyond the arc. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points for Purdue (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten), which has won two in a row following a four-game skid.
Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith scored 23 points apiece to lead No. 18 Purdue past Rutgers 100-71 on Tuesday night.Loyer and Smith each made seven 3-pointers as the Boilermakers went 18 of 36 from beyond the arc.
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