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Braden Smith collects 16 more assists as No. 18 Purdue beats Northwestern 81-68 in Big Ten tourney

— Braden Smith had 16 assists to climb into second on the NCAA career list, and No. 18 Purdue outmuscled Northwestern for an 81-68 victory on Thursday that moved the Boilermakers into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Mar 12, 2026, 08:43 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--NU
100%
--PUR

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • C.J. Cox misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Jake West misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Oscar Cluff makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Jayden Reid misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Fletcher Loyer assists)
  • Oscar Cluff makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes layup (Oscar Cluff assists)
  • Nick Martinelli makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Braden Smith misses driving layup
  • Angelo Ciaravino makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Fletcher Loyer makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses driving layup
  • Tyler Kropp misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tyler Kropp makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Fletcher Loyer makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
  • Tyler Kropp misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Braden Smith makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jake West makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Tyler Kropp assists)
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jack Benter misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clayton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Daniel Jacobsen misses layup
  • Daniel Jacobsen misses tip in layup
  • Fletcher Loyer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
  • Nick Martinelli makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Angelo Ciaravino assists)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes layup (Fletcher Loyer assists)
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses driving layup
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
  • Nick Martinelli makes 5-foot hook shot
  • Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)
  • Jayden Reid misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Omer Mayer makes 24-foot three pointer (Braden Smith assists)
  • Jake West misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Gicarri Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists)
  • Justin Mullins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Oscar Cluff makes driving layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Jordan Clayton makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)
  • Gicarri Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omer Mayer assists)
  • Omer Mayer makes layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Jayden Reid makes 18-foot jumper (Jordan Clayton assists)
  • Omer Mayer misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Angelo Ciaravino makes driving layup (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Oscar Cluff misses layup
  • Jordan Clayton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayden Reid misses driving layup
  • Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Angelo Ciaravino assists)
  • Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Daniel Jacobsen makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Fletcher Loyer assists)
  • Nick Martinelli misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Daniel Jacobsen misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • C.J. Cox makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
  • Jake West misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • C.J. Cox misses driving layup
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre Singleton makes layup (Nick Martinelli assists)
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Fletcher Loyer misses driving layup
  • Angelo Ciaravino misses driving layup
  • Nick Martinelli misses tip in layup
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Oscar Cluff misses 5-foot hook shot
  • Jayden Reid makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • C.J. Cox makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists)
  • C.J. Cox misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nick Martinelli makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Braden Smith makes layup
  • Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Fletcher Loyer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists)
  • Jayden Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Oscar Cluff misses layup
  • Jayden Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clayton assists)
  • Jack Benter misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Oscar Cluff makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Jayden Reid makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists)
  • Fletcher Loyer makes driving layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Nick Martinelli misses 20-foot jumper
  • Oscar Cluff makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Oscar Cluff makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Justin Mullins misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tyler Kropp makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Tyler Kropp makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Daniel Jacobsen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Daniel Jacobsen misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Daniel Jacobsen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Daniel Jacobsen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Omer Mayer misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jayden Reid makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Omer Mayer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists)
  • Tyler Kropp makes 8-foot jumper (Angelo Ciaravino assists)
  • Omer Mayer misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clayton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
  • C.J. Cox misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses free throw 2 of 2
  • C.J. Cox misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes layup (Omer Mayer assists)
  • Jayden Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kropp assists)
  • Jordan Clayton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
  • Tyler Kropp misses layup
  • Tyler Kropp misses tip in layup
  • Jayden Reid makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jordan Clayton assists)
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Jordan Clayton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Braden Smith misses 11-foot jumper
  • Nick Martinelli misses 10-foot jumper
  • Oscar Cluff makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Oscar Cluff makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists)
  • Nick Martinelli makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nick Martinelli misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
  • Nick Martinelli misses 21-foot jumper
  • Braden Smith misses 10-foot floating jump shot
  • Jordan Clayton makes layup (Jayden Reid assists)
  • C.J. Cox misses 17-foot jumper
  • Nick Martinelli makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Jordan Clayton assists)
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jayden Reid makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jake West assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Northwestern WildcatsNUNU
(15-19)
(15-19, 5-15 Conf)
o147.5
-105
+13.5
-112
o139.5
-108
+650
Purdue BoilermakersPURPUR
(24-8)
(24-8, 13-7 Conf)
-10.5
-110
-13.5
-108
u139.5
-112
-1000
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