Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Braden Smith leads 2nd-half charge in No. 5 Purdue's 79-72 comeback victory over Iowa
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points, Fletcher Loyer had 11 and Oscar Cluff 10 to help the Boilermakers (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) win their eighth straight game. They have won their first six conference games for only the fifth time since 1940.
Smith finished the game with 478 assists in league games — the same number former Michigan State player Cassius Winston had.
Bennett Stirtz had 19 points to lead Iowa (12-5, 2-4). Kael Combs added 16 points as the Hawkeyes lost their third in a row overall, fell to 0-4 against ranked teams this season and extended their losing streak against top-10 opponents to 10 since 2021-22.
The Hawkeyes certainly had their chances to join Iowa State as the only teams to beat Purdue on its home court this season. They used a 10-0 run to take a 48-39 lead with 14:36 to play only to watch Smith take charge during a 14-4 run that put Purdue back in front 53-52 with 9:33 left.
Iowa retook the lead two more times, 58-57 and 61-59, and tied the score at 64 on Tate Sage's 3-pointer at the 5:17 mark.
But Kaufman-Renn broke the tie by making one of two free throws, Smith fed Cluff for a layup, Loyer added two free throws and Smith's two free throws with 1:04 left sealed it.
Purdue: At Southern California on Saturday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Bennett Stirtz misses free throw 2 of 2 | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2 | 72 - 79 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 PUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-51 | FG | 27-51 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 12-25 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 6-10 | FT | 19-22 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 14 | Lead Changes | 14 |
| 56 | Percent Led | 31 |
Game Information
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Attendance: 14,876 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7-0 | - | 18-0 |
| Purdue | 7-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Michigan | 6-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| Michigan State | 6-1 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Illinois | 6-1 | 1 | 15-3 |
| Wisconsin | 5-2 | 2 | 13-5 |
| Ohio State | 4-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 4-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| USC | 3-4 | 4 | 14-4 |
| Iowa | 3-4 | 4 | 13-5 |
| Indiana | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| Minnesota | 3-4 | 4 | 10-8 |
| Washington | 2-5 | 5 | 10-8 |
| Rutgers | 2-5 | 5 | 9-9 |
| Oregon | 1-6 | 6 | 8-10 |
| Maryland | 1-6 | 6 | 8-10 |
| Penn State | 0-7 | 7 | 9-9 |
| Northwestern | 0-7 | 7 | 8-10 |