NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Purdue Boilermakers 80
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Michigan Wolverines 72
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Match Report

Cluff and Kaufman-Renn power No. 18 Purdue past No. 3 Michigan 80-72 in Big Ten final

— Purdue closed the regular season with four losses in six games. It won four games in four days at the Big Ten Tournament.

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Team Stats

PUR MICH
30-57
FG
30-64
53
Field Goal %
47
4-14
3PT
7-24
29
Three Point %
29
16-22
FT
5-6
73
Free Throw %
83
29
Rebounds
33
7
Offensive Rebounds
11
22
Defensive Rebounds
22
21
Assists
15
4
Steals
2
5
Blocks
3
2
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
0
2
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
13
Points Off Turnovers
2
2
Fast Break Points
8
40
Points in Paint
46
13
Fouls
18
14
Largest Lead
6
5
Lead Changes
5
67
Percent Led
21

Highlights

00:21 Yaxel Lendeborg catches the alley-oop Watch on ESPN 00:20 Braden Smith hits a mid-range jumper Watch on ESPN 00:32 Braden Smith finishes with and-1 opportunity Watch on ESPN 00:28 Trey Kaufman-Renn gets his defender in the air for a crafty layup Watch on ESPN

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