The Hoosiers went on a 9-0 run that flipped a 29-27 Purdue lead into a seven-point IU lead. Piloted by point guard Braden Smith, the Boilermakers crept within striking distance by halftime.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Ohio State lit a fire under Purdue ... Smith picked off a Tre Donaldson pass and scored a fastbreak layup. Twenty-one seconds after the first steal, a second by C.J. Cox led ...

More than kicks:Purdue basketball coaches to wear shoes designed by kids with cancer C.J. Cox: 8/10 Dropped a can of gasoline on the already hot start. Forced a tie-up for a turnover on the ...

denotes Man of the Match) Braden Smith: 9/10* Need ... More than kicks:Purdue basketball coaches to wear shoes designed by kids with cancer C.J. Cox: 8/10 Dropped a can of gasoline ...

This was Thursday night at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, N.J., where No. 19 Purdue won 68-50: Braden Smith, looking like a lumberjack with ... 6-5 wing Myles Colvin with burly 6-3 freshman C.J.

Purdue doesn’t play well against Rutgers. Not in recent years. Not unless Zach Edey is there to rescue the Boilermakers, and even then, that’s no guarantee. For example: Edey was on the court ...