Braden Smith has 26 points, 14 assists to lead No. 5 Purdue to a 93-85 win against Penn State
AP
Jan 10, 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Braden Smith had 26 points and 14 assists and Oscar Cluff had 23 points to lead No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers to a 93-85 win against Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday.
Fletcher Loyer scored 17 and C.J. Cox 16 for the Boilermakers (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten), who won their seventh consecutive game.
Freddie Dilione V scored 25, Melih Tunca scored 14 and Ivan Juric had nine points and 10 rebounds for Penn State (9-7, O-5).
Leading by one at halftime, the Boilermakers opened the second half with a 15-5 advantage to go up 60-49. Penn State narrowed the deficit to seven points several times but could get no closer.
The Boilermakers shot 58% while the Nittany Lions made 57%. Penn State had a 28-27 rebounding advantage. Purdue committed just three turnovers while Penn State had 10. The Boilermakers biggest issue was making just 6 of 14 from the foul line. Penn State was 9 of 10 from the free-throw line.
The Nittany Lions were without leading scorer Kayden Mingo, who suffered an injury in practice on Monday and missed his second consecutive game. The freshman was averaging 14.9 points per game. Freshman reserve Tibor Mirtic also was sidelined after being injured in a 74-72 loss to No. 2 Michigan on Tuesday.
Smith scored 17 in the first half. The Nittany Lions had a 14-2 edge with points off the bench in the first half to keep things close. They finished with a 29-4 edge in points off the bench.
Penn State: Hosts UCLA on Wednesday.
Purdue: Hosts No. 19 Iowa on Wednesday.
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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
44
PUR
Boilermakers
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ivan JuriÄ vs. Oscar Cluff (Boilermakers gains possession)
19:35
Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot
19:33
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
19:11
Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
19:09
C.J. Cox defensive rebound
18:58
C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
18:56
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
18:33
+3
Eli Rice makes three point jump shot (Dominick Stewart assists)
3-0
18:12
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)
3-2
17:46
Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup
17:44
C.J. Cox defensive rebound
17:35
+3
Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)
3-5
17:01
Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot
16:59
Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
16:43
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)
3-7
16:25
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot
5-7
16:03
Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
16:01
Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
15:58
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point dunk (Oscar Cluff assists)
5-9
15:43
+3
Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Freddie Dilione V assists)
8-9
15:11
Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
15:09
Freddie Dilione V defensive rebound
15:04
Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot
15:02
Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
14:51
Dominick Stewart shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
14:51
TV timeout
14:51
+1
Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-10
14:51
Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:51
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
14:22
Ivan JuriÄ turnover (lost ball) (Trey Kaufman-Renn steals)
14:13
Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
14:11
Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
14:05
Braden Smith turnover (bad pass)
13:35
Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
13:33
Saša Ciani offensive rebound
13:28
+2
Saša Ciani makes two point layup
10-10
13:10
+3
Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
10-13
12:50
+2
Mason Blackwood makes two point jump shot
12-13
12:30
+2
Braden Smith makes two point layup
12-15
12:16
Saša Ciani misses three point jump shot
12:14
Gicarri Harris defensive rebound
12:08
+2
Braden Smith makes two point jump shot (Gicarri Harris assists)
12-17
11:46
+3
Melih Tunca makes three point jump shot (Mason Blackwood assists)
15-17
11:26
Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
11:24
Josh Reed defensive rebound
11:05
Trey Kaufman-Renn shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
11:05
TV timeout
11:05
+1
Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-17
11:05
+1
Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-17
10:41
Daniel Jacobsen misses two point hook shot
10:39
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
10:30
Mason Blackwood misses three point jump shot
10:28
Daniel Jacobsen defensive rebound
10:17
Jack Benter misses three point jump shot
10:15
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
9:58
Ivan JuriÄ misses three point jump shot
9:56
Jack Benter defensive rebound
9:48
+2
Braden Smith makes two point layup
17-19
9:27
+2
Saša Ciani makes two point layup (Dominick Stewart assists)
19-19
9:09
+3
Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Gicarri Harris assists)
19-22
8:37
+3
Ivan JuriÄ makes three point jump shot (Melih Tunca assists)
22-22
8:13
+2
Daniel Jacobsen makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)
22-24
7:53
+2
Melih Tunca makes two point layup
24-24
7:27
Gicarri Harris misses two point layup
7:27
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
7:27
TV timeout
7:06
+2
Ivan JuriÄ makes two point layup (Freddie Dilione V assists)
26-24
6:42
Omer Mayer misses three point jump shot
6:40
Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul
6:13
Dominick Stewart misses three point jump shot
6:11
Ivan JuriÄ offensive rebound
5:57
+3
Freddie Dilione V makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)
29-24
5:36
Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
5:34
Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
5:34
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point layup
29-26
5:34
Josh Reed shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
5:34
Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:34
Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
5:20
Freddie Dilione V turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Cox steals)
4:57
+2
Braden Smith makes two point jump shot
29-28
4:45
Eli Rice offensive foul
4:45
Eli Rice turnover (offensive foul)
4:34
+3
Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (C.J. Cox assists)
29-31
4:12
Saša Ciani turnover (lost ball) (Braden Smith steals)
4:03
+2
Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup
29-33
4:03
Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
4:03
TV timeout
3:40
Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
3:38
Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
3:38
Mason Blackwood personal foul
3:21
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)
29-35
2:59
+3
Melih Tunca makes three point jump shot
32-35
2:41
Melih Tunca shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
2:41
+1
Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-36
2:41
+1
Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-37
2:30
+3
Eli Rice makes three point jump shot (Freddie Dilione V assists)
35-37
2:09
+3
Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
35-40
2:01
C.J. Cox shooting foul (Freddie Dilione V draws the foul)
2:01
+1
Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-40
2:01
+1
Freddie Dilione V makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-40
1:51
Oscar Cluff turnover (lost ball) (Freddie Dilione V steals)
1:46
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point dunk
39-40
1:27
+3
C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
39-43
1:13
+3
Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Freddie Dilione V assists)
42-43
0:52
Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
0:52
Dominick Stewart personal foul
0:50
+2
C.J. Cox makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
42-45
0:40
Ivan JuriÄ misses three point jump shot
0:38
Melih Tunca offensive rebound
0:36
Oscar Cluff personal foul
0:22
+2
Eli Rice makes two point layup (Melih Tunca assists)
44-45
0:03
C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
0:01
Melih Tunca defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
41
PUR
Boilermakers
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:51
Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
19:49
C.J. Cox defensive rebound
19:32
+3
Braden Smith makes three point jump shot
44-48
19:18
Dominick Stewart misses two point jump shot
19:16
C.J. Cox defensive rebound
19:07
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point dunk (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
44-50
18:35
Fletcher Loyer shooting foul (Dominick Stewart draws the foul)
18:35
+1
Dominick Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 3
45-50
18:35
+1
Dominick Stewart makes regular free throw 2 of 3
46-50
18:35
+1
Dominick Stewart makes regular free throw 3 of 3
47-50
18:07
+2
Braden Smith makes two point jump shot
47-52
17:56
Oscar Cluff blocks Freddie Dilione V's two point layup
17:54
Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
17:18
Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
17:16
Eli Rice defensive rebound
17:15
Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
17:13
Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
17:09
+3
C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
47-55
17:09
Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
17:09
TV timeout
16:55
C.J. Cox shooting foul (Ivan JuriÄ draws the foul)
16:54
+1
Ivan JuriÄ makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-55
16:54
+1
Ivan JuriÄ makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-55
16:41
C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
16:39
Boilermakers offensive rebound
16:39
Ivan JuriÄ personal foul
16:36
+2
Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)
49-57
16:21
Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
16:19
Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
16:10
+3
C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
49-60
15:39
Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot
15:37
Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
15:22
Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
15:20
Eli Rice defensive rebound
15:02
+2
Melih Tunca makes two point jump shot (Freddie Dilione V assists)
51-60
14:42
Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
14:40
Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
14:40
Josh Reed personal foul
14:40
TV timeout
14:35
Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
14:33
Dominick Stewart defensive rebound
14:22
+2
Saša Ciani makes two point layup (Dominick Stewart assists)
53-60
14:21
Daniel Jacobsen shooting foul (Saša Ciani draws the foul)
14:21
Saša Ciani misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:21
Daniel Jacobsen defensive rebound
14:06
+3
Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
53-63
13:43
Melih Tunca misses three point jump shot
13:41
Melih Tunca offensive rebound
13:32
+2
Melih Tunca makes two point layup (Mason Blackwood assists)
55-63
13:17
Gicarri Harris misses three point jump shot
13:15
Eli Rice defensive rebound
12:58
Melih Tunca misses two point jump shot
12:56
Boilermakers defensive rebound
12:35
Saša Ciani shooting foul (Daniel Jacobsen draws the foul)
12:35
Daniel Jacobsen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:35
Daniel Jacobsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:35
Mason Blackwood defensive rebound
12:12
Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot
12:10
Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
11:49
+2
Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup
55-65
11:48
Dominick Stewart shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
11:48
TV timeout
11:48
+1
Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 1
55-66
11:34
+2
Mason Blackwood makes two point layup
57-66
11:16
+2
Braden Smith makes two point jump shot
57-68
11:03
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup
59-68
10:53
Dominick Stewart personal foul
10:48
Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
10:46
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
10:41
+2
Mason Blackwood makes two point dunk (Melih Tunca assists)
61-68
10:22
Jack Benter turnover (bad pass) (Mason Blackwood steals)
10:19
Gicarri Harris personal foul
10:09
Oscar Cluff personal foul
10:04
Ivan JuriÄ turnover (bad pass) (Gicarri Harris steals)
9:53
+2
Gicarri Harris makes two point layup
61-70
9:45
Melih Tunca misses three point jump shot
9:43
Jack Benter defensive rebound
9:41
Ivan JuriÄ personal foul
9:36
Jack Benter misses three point jump shot
9:34
Ivan JuriÄ defensive rebound
9:26
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup (Mason Blackwood assists)
63-70
9:03
Omer Mayer misses two point jump shot
9:01
Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
8:56
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point layup
63-72
8:35
+2
Ivan JuriÄ makes two point layup
65-72
8:16
+2
Braden Smith makes two point layup
65-74
7:54
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup
67-74
7:34
C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
7:32
Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
7:27
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point layup
67-76
7:12
Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
7:12
TV timeout
7:04
+2
Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup
69-76
6:50
+3
Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
69-79
6:35
+2
Melih Tunca makes two point layup
71-79
6:22
Freddie Dilione V personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
6:22
Fletcher Loyer misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:22
Eli Rice defensive rebound
6:09
Freddie Dilione V turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Cox steals)
6:03
Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
6:01
Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
5:56
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
71-81
5:41
+3
Eli Rice makes three point jump shot (Josh Reed assists)
74-81
5:17
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
