Braden Smith stars as No. 8 Purdue beats Maryland 83-78
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Braden Smith had 24 points and 10 assists, and No. 8 Purdue held off Maryland for an 83-78 win on Sunday.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 21 points for the Boilermakers (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten), who bounced back after a loss to Penn State on Thursday. Camden Heide added 15 points and Fletcher Loyer finished with 12.
Derik Queen led the Terrapins (8-2, 1-1) with 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 18 points and Selton Miguel and Rodney Rice each had 13. Julian Reese fouled out with five points and seven rebounds.
Purdue used an 8-0 run to take a 77-67 lead with 2:00 left. Smith sparked the run with a 3-pointer.
Heide made three late foul shots to help close it out.
The Terrapins led 36-31 at halftime. Both teams made 13 of 35 shots in the first half, but the Terrapins had three more 3-pointers
Maryland: The Terrapins held its own for most of the game in a road battle. Maryland held a 37-34 rebounding advantage, but that narrowed from a 25-16 edge in the opening half.
Purdue: After shooting 37% in the first half, the Boilermakers made 53% of their shots in the second half. Despite Maryland’s size advantage, Purdue had a 42-32 edge in points in the paint.
Kaufman-Renn’s layup put Purdue up for good at 63-62 with 7:01 left.
The Boilermakers went 7 for 16 from 3-point range in the second half after going 2 for 10 from deep in the first half.
Maryland hosts St. Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 17, and Purdue plays No. 22 Texas A&M on Saturday in Indianapolis.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Julian Reese vs. Trey Kaufman-Renn (Terrapins gains possession) | ||
| 19:48 |  | Derik Queen misses two point layup | ||
| 19:46 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | ||
| 19:29 | | Fletcher Loyer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:27 | | Terrapins defensive rebound | ||
| 19:11 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul) | ||
| 19:07 | | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:05 | | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | ||
| 18:49 | | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:47 | | Rodney Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 18:38 | | +2 | Rodney Rice makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | | Camden Heide misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:11 | | Myles Colvin offensive rebound | ||
| 18:10 | | +2 | Myles Colvin makes two point dunk | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:20 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 17:15 | | Rodney Rice turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 17:08 | | Julian Reese personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul) | ||
| 16:58 | | +2 | Camden Heide makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | | Selton Miguel shooting foul (Camden Heide draws the foul) | ||
| 16:58 | | +1 | Camden Heide makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Julian Reese assists) | 7-5 |
| 16:23 | | Derik Queen blocks Trey Kaufman-Renn's two point layup | ||
| 16:21 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 16:16 | | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:14 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | ||
| 16:01 | | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn shooting foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul) | ||
| 15:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:49 | | +1 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 15:49 | | +1 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 15:42 | | Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 15:23 | | Raleigh Burgess misses two point layup | ||
| 15:21 | | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | ||
| 15:01 | | Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:59 | | Raleigh Burgess defensive rebound | ||
| 14:42 | | Braden Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:40 | | DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 14:20 | | Derik Queen turnover (traveling) | ||
| 13:57 | | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:55 | | Julian Reese defensive rebound | ||
| 13:40 | | Julian Reese misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:38 | | Camden Heide defensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | +2 | Braden Smith makes two point layup | 9-9 |
| 13:13 | | Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals) | ||
| 13:08 | | +2 | Camden Heide makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 9-11 |
| 12:48 | | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:46 | | Braden Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 12:41 | | +3 | Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 9-14 |
| 12:37 | | Boilermakers 30 second timeout | ||
| 12:22 | | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot | 12-14 |
| 12:03 | | Derik Queen personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul) | ||
| 11:54 | | +2 | Will Berg makes two point hook shot (Braden Smith assists) | 12-16 |
| 11:44 | | +3 | Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists) | 15-16 |
| 11:27 | | Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Gicarri Harris personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:07 | | Derik Queen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Julian Reese offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Julian Reese turnover (lost ball) (Fletcher Loyer steals) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Braden Smith makes two point jump shot | 15-18 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 17-18 |
| 10:26 | | Boilermakers 30 second timeout | ||
| 10:22 | | C.J. Cox turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 10:20 | | Official timeout | ||
| 10:16 | | Julian Reese misses two point layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Julian Reese offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | C.J. Cox shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:14 | | +1 | Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-18 |
| 9:57 | | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup | 18-20 |
| 9:27 | | Julian Reese turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 9:08 | | Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 8:57 | | Rodney Rice misses two point layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | C.J. Cox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Myles Colvin offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Myles Colvin makes two point layup | 18-22 |
| 8:37 | | Camden Heide blocks Julian Reese's two point layup | ||
| 8:35 | | Selton Miguel offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Selton Miguel misses two point layup | ||
| 8:28 | | Julian Reese offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Camden Heide blocks Julian Reese's two point layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Camden Heide defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Julian Reese blocks Braden Smith's two point layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists) | 21-22 |
| 7:27 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point dunk (Selton Miguel assists) | 23-22 |
| 7:01 | | Camden Heide misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Myles Colvin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Myles Colvin misses two point dunk | ||
| 6:54 | | Julian Reese defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | Braden Smith makes three point jump shot | 23-25 |
| 6:11 | | Rodney Rice misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Derik Queen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point dunk | 25-25 |
| 5:54 | | C.J. Cox misses two point layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Derik Queen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Braden Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | TV timeout | ||
| 5:13 | | Tafara Gapare misses two point layup | ||
| 5:11 | | DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Rodney Rice offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Rodney Rice makes two point jump shot | 27-25 |
| 4:23 | | Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Julian Reese defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Braden Smith makes two point jump shot | 27-27 |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Jay Young assists) | 30-27 |
| 2:59 | | Caleb Furst misses two point dunk | ||
| 2:57 | | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +2 | Selton Miguel makes two point layup | 32-27 |
| 2:32 | | DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Derik Queen blocks Trey Kaufman-Renn's two point layup | ||
| 1:49 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | Myles Colvin blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's two point layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Myles Colvin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Caleb Furst makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 32-29 |
| 1:12 | | Caleb Furst shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-29 |
| 1:12 | | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-29 |
| 0:52 | | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Selton Miguel personal foul (Trey Kaufman-Renn draws the foul) | ||
| 0:50 | | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-30 |
| 0:50 | | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 0:33 | | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jay Young offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Fletcher Loyer personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul) | ||
| 0:09 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Derik Queen assists) | 36-31 |
| 0:02 | | Julian Reese blocks Gicarri Harris's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Boilermakers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |