WASH

PURDUE

Braden Smith overcomes foul trouble by scoring 23 and leading No. 5 Purdue past Washington 81-73

AP
Jan 07, 2026

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Braden Smith finished with 23 points and seven assists and made two late free throws to help No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers fend off Washington Huskies's late rally for an 81-73 victory Wednesday night.

Trey Kaufman-Renn added 14 points and 14 rebounds as the Boilermakers won their fifth in a row and matched a school-best start at 14-1 (4-0 Big Ten) for the ninth time in program history.

It came on a night Purdue honored Smith, an Associated Press preseason All-American guard, before the national anthem by presenting the Big Ten's new career assists leader with a framed poster. Smith broke the record Friday at Wisconsin and pushed his career total to 900 on Wednesday.

Yet, it was an odd night for Smith, who went 10 of 15 from the field with only one 3-pointer while committing six turnovers and spending nearly 8 1/2 consecutive minutes on the bench after drawing his third foul with 4:20 left in the first half.

Hannes Steinbach had 17 points to lead the Huskies (9-6, 1-3). Quimari Peterson had 15 and Zoom Diallo added 14 points. Franck Kepnang had 10 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 9:14 to play.

Purdue's inability to close out the victory allowed Washington to cut a 22-point deficit into single digits several times in the final three minutes.

But it was never really close after Washington's early turnovers helped fuel Purdue's 9-0 run to open the game - the Huskies first at Mackey Arena. Purdue extended the lead to 31-15 midway through the first half and looked like it would pull away after opening the second half with six straight points to make it 51-28.

Washington: Begins a three-game homestand Saturday against Ohio State.

Purdue: Hosts Penn State on Saturday.

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1st Half
WASH
Huskies
28
PUR
Boilermakers
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Franck Kepnang vs. Oscar Cluff (Huskies gains possession)
19:47		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
19:42	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup (C.J. Cox assists)	0-2
19:26		Hannes Steinbach misses three point jump shot
19:24		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	0-4
18:51		Hannes Steinbach turnover (traveling)
18:35	+3	C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	0-7
18:13		Zoom Diallo turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals)
18:07	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup (C.J. Cox assists)	0-9
17:49	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot	3-9
17:21		Oscar Cluff misses two point hook shot
17:19		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
17:07		Franck Kepnang misses two point layup
17:05		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
16:57		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass)
16:31		Zoom Diallo misses two point layup
16:29		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
16:27		Braden Smith personal foul
16:21	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	6-9
16:03	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	6-11
15:51		Franck Kepnang turnover (traveling)
15:51		TV timeout
15:35	+2	Daniel Jacobsen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	6-13
15:17		Gicarri Harris shooting foul (Franck Kepnang draws the foul)
15:17	+1	Franck Kepnang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-13
15:17	+1	Franck Kepnang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-13
14:58	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	8-15
14:47		Zoom Diallo turnover (bad pass)
14:28		Fletcher Loyer misses two point layup
14:26		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
14:16		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
14:14		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
14:07		Daniel Jacobsen blocks Franck Kepnang's two point dunk
14:05		Nikola Dzepina offensive rebound
13:58		Nikola Dzepina misses three point jump shot
13:56		Gicarri Harris defensive rebound
13:50		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
13:48		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
13:41		Zoom Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
13:35		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
13:35		Boilermakers offensive rebound
13:21	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	8-17
13:02		Hannes Steinbach misses two point layup
13:02		Daniel Jacobsen defensive rebound
13:02		Hannes Steinbach personal foul
12:52		Nikola Dzepina personal foul
12:46	+2	Daniel Jacobsen makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	8-19
12:14	+2	Hannes Steinbach makes two point layup (Nikola Dzepina assists)	10-19
12:14		Fletcher Loyer shooting foul (Hannes Steinbach draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Hannes Steinbach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-19
12:02		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
12:00		Bryson Tucker defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Bryson Tucker makes two point jump shot (Nikola Dzepina assists)	13-19
11:28	+2	Daniel Jacobsen makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	13-21
11:01		Nikola Dzepina misses three point jump shot
10:59		Huskies offensive rebound
10:58		Daniel Jacobsen personal foul (Hannes Steinbach draws the foul)
10:58		TV timeout
10:52		Courtland Muldrew misses three point jump shot
10:50		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
10:43		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
10:41		Jack Benter offensive rebound
10:36	+2	Jack Benter makes two point layup	13-23
10:17		Nikola Dzepina misses three point jump shot
10:15		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
10:02		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass)
9:51		Hannes Steinbach turnover (traveling)
9:29		Franck Kepnang personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul)
9:25		Braden Smith offensive foul
9:25		Braden Smith turnover (offensive foul)
9:01		Desmond Claude misses two point layup
8:59		Huskies offensive rebound
8:45		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
8:43		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup	15-23
8:25		Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
8:23		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
8:14		Courtland Muldrew misses two point jump shot
8:12		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
8:04		Desmond Claude shooting foul (C.J. Cox draws the foul)
8:04	+1	C.J. Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-24
8:04	+1	C.J. Cox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-25
7:51		Quimari Peterson turnover (traveling)
7:51		TV timeout
7:33	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Fletcher Loyer assists)	15-27
7:21		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
7:19		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
7:07	+3	C.J. Cox makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	15-30
7:07		Zoom Diallo shooting foul (C.J. Cox draws the foul)
7:07	+1	C.J. Cox makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-31
6:58		Omer Mayer personal foul
6:53		Daniel Jacobsen shooting foul (Zoom Diallo draws the foul)
6:53	+1	Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-31
6:53	+1	Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-31
6:36		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (bad pass) (Bryson Tucker steals)
6:20	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	19-31
6:00	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup (Daniel Jacobsen assists)	19-33
6:00		Hannes Steinbach shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-34
5:48		Bryson Tucker misses three point jump shot
5:46		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot (Braden Smith assists)	19-36
5:14	+3	Zoom Diallo makes three point jump shot (Quimari Peterson assists)	22-36
4:53		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
4:51		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
4:37		Nikola Dzepina misses three point jump shot
4:35		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
4:22		Braden Smith turnover (lost ball) (Franck Kepnang steals)
4:21		Braden Smith personal foul (Franck Kepnang draws the foul)
4:21		Franck Kepnang misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:21		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
4:04	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Omer Mayer assists)	22-38
3:45		C.J. Cox shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-38
3:45	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-38
3:25	+3	Omer Mayer makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	24-41
3:05		Zoom Diallo turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals)
2:59		Omer Mayer turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Claude steals)
2:40	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	26-41
2:19		Zoom Diallo shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
2:19		Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:19		Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:19		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
2:07		Franck Kepnang offensive foul
2:07		Franck Kepnang turnover (offensive foul)
1:44		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (bad pass)
1:29	+2	Bryson Tucker makes two point dunk (Desmond Claude assists)	28-41
1:13		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
1:11		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
1:07	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	28-43
0:56		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
0:54		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
0:40		Official timeout
0:40		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (lost ball) (Hannes Steinbach steals)
0:28		Hannes Steinbach misses three point jump shot
0:26		Omer Mayer defensive rebound
0:18		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:00	+2	Omer Mayer makes two point jump shot	28-45
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WASH
Huskies
45
PUR
Boilermakers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Omer Mayer misses two point jump shot
19:43		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
19:39	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	28-47
19:18		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
19:16		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
19:00	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (C.J. Cox assists)	28-49
18:40		Zoom Diallo misses two point layup
18:38		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point jump shot	28-51
17:47	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point jump shot (Quimari Peterson assists)	30-51
17:29		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (Quimari Peterson steals)
17:22		Quimari Peterson misses two point jump shot
17:20		Boilermakers defensive rebound
16:53		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup
16:51		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
16:47	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup	30-53
16:23	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	32-53
16:03		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (Hannes Steinbach steals)
15:57	+2	Hannes Steinbach makes two point layup (Quimari Peterson assists)	34-53
15:57		TV timeout
15:42		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
15:40		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
15:34	+3	Braden Smith makes three point jump shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	34-56
15:18		Hannes Steinbach misses two point jump shot
15:16		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
15:12	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup	36-56
14:58	+2	Daniel Jacobsen makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	36-58
14:37	+2	Hannes Steinbach makes two point layup (Zoom Diallo assists)	38-58
14:16		Hannes Steinbach personal foul
14:03		Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot
14:01		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
13:50		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
13:48		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
13:29		Daniel Jacobsen blocks Nikola Dzepina's three point jump shot
13:27		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
13:17		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses three point jump shot
13:15		Courtland Muldrew defensive rebound
13:06	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	40-58
12:42	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	40-60
12:10		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
12:08		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
11:52		Franck Kepnang personal foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:38		Braden Smith turnover (Franck Kepnang steals)
11:33		Courtland Muldrew misses two point layup
11:31		Jack Benter defensive rebound
11:22		Daniel Jacobsen misses two point jump shot
11:20		Bryson Tucker defensive rebound
10:57		Quimari Peterson turnover (Braden Smith steals)
10:44	+2	Daniel Jacobsen makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists)	40-62
10:30	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point dunk (Zoom Diallo assists)	42-62
10:16	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	42-64
10:09		Zoom Diallo offensive foul
10:09		Zoom Diallo turnover (offensive foul)
9:57		Franck Kepnang personal foul
9:51		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
9:49		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	44-64
9:33		Jack Benter shooting foul
9:33	+1	Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-64
9:14		Franck Kepnang personal foul
9:12		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
9:10		Huskies defensive rebound
9:10		Daniel Jacobsen personal foul
8:59	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	48-64
8:42		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
8:42		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
8:38		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
8:35		Bryson Tucker defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Hannes Steinbach makes two point layup (JJ Mandaquit assists)	50-64
8:13		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
8:13		TV timeout
7:56	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	50-66
7:43	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	53-66
7:15	+3	Omer Mayer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	53-69
6:55		Oscar Cluff personal foul
6:55		TV timeout
6:52		JJ Mandaquit misses three point jump shot
6:50		C.J. Cox defensive rebound
6:31		C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot
6:29		JJ Mandaquit defensive rebound
6:17		Oscar Cluff blocks Zoom Diallo's two point jump shot
6:15		Huskies offensive rebound
6:05	+2	Hannes Steinbach makes two point layup (JJ Mandaquit assists)	55-69
5:49	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup	55-71
5:42	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (JJ Mandaquit assists)	58-71
5:12		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
5:11		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
5:11		Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (Bryson Tucker steals)
4:55		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
4:53		Boilermakers defensive rebound
4:33		Zoom Diallo personal foul
4:26		C.J. Cox misses two point jump shot
4:24		Huskies defensive rebound
4:24		Oscar Cluff personal foul
4:13		JJ Mandaquit misses two point jump shot
4:11		Huskies offensive rebound
4:10		Huskies 30 second timeout
4:03		TV timeout
4:03		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
4:01		Hannes Steinbach offensive rebound
3:50		JJ Mandaquit misses three point jump shot
3:48		Huskies offensive rebound
3:48		Oscar Cluff personal foul
3:48		Hannes Steinbach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48	+1	Hannes Steinbach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
3:35	+2	Hannes Steinbach makes two point layup (Zoom Diallo assists)	61-71
3:35		Oscar Cluff shooting foul
3:35		Hannes Steinbach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:35		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
3:21	+2	Braden Smith makes two point jump shot	61-73
3:09	+3	Quimari Peterson makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	64-73
3:07		Huskies 30 second timeout
2:44	+2	C.J. Cox makes two point jump shot	64-75
2:31		JJ Mandaquit turnover (Braden Smith steals)
2:24		Oscar Cluff misses two point layup
2:22		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
2:20		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup
2:20		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
2:20		JJ Mandaquit personal foul
2:20	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-76
2:20	+1	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-77
2:08		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
2:06		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
1:55		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
1:53		Hannes Steinbach defensive rebound
1:47		Oscar Cluff blocks JJ Mandaquit's two point layup
1:45		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
1:23		Bryson Tucker personal foul
1:23		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:23		Hannes Steinbach defensive rebound
1:13	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	66-77
1:07		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
1:07		Braden Smith turnover
1:00		Quimari Peterson misses two point layup
0:58		Braden Smith defensive rebound
0:51		Fletcher Loyer turnover (Hannes Steinbach steals)
0:45		Quimari Peterson misses three point jump shot
0:43		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point layup (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)	66-79
0:26	+3	Hannes Steinbach makes three point jump shot (JJ Mandaquit assists)	69-79
0:22		JJ Mandaquit personal foul
0:22		Braden Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22		Hannes Steinbach defensive rebound
0:13	+2	Bryson Tucker makes two point layup (Zoom Diallo assists)	71-79
0:12		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:12		Zoom Diallo personal foul
0:11	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-80
0:11	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-81
0:06	+2	JJ Mandaquit makes two point layup	73-81
0:00		End of period

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JJ Mandaquit makes two point layup