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01/14 20:03 CST Braden Smith leads 2nd-half charge in No. 5 Purdue's 79-72
comeback victory over Iowa
Braden Smith leads 2nd-half charge in No. 5 Purdue's 79-72 comeback victory
over Iowa
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) --- Braden Smith scored all 16 of his points in the
second half and tied the Big Ten record for assists in conference play, and No.
5 Purdue overcame a nine-point to beat Iowa 79-72 on Wednesday night.
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.
Up next
Iowa: At Indiana on Saturday
Purdue: At Southern California on Saturday night.
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