On a night when shots weren't falling from behind the 3-point line, No. 20 Purdue relied heavily on its defensive effort to pick up an important 68-50 road win over Rutgers on Thursday night.

Purdue upped the challenge level facing the No. 1 tandem in college basketball. Rutgers freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey entered Thursday's game averaging a combined 40.1 points. Against the ...

PISCATAWAY – This was a major opportunity for Rutgers at a time it badly needed it. A ranked opponent in Purdue ... underwhelming half of basketball from the Scarlet Knights, who shot just ...

When junior guard Braden Smith is in attack mode, No. 20 Purdue can beat anyone ... N.J., for a Big Ten matchup with Rutgers (8-7, 1-3). Averaging 15.4 points, 8.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds ...

and while Rutgers is absolutely capable of winning this game on talent alone, as long as Purdue keeps their turnovers under control and doesn’t get beat up on the glass (they shouldn’t ...

Purdue men’s basketball has picked up some steam with four straight wins. With their latest 68-50 victory over Rutgers, the No. 20 Boilermakers moved to 4-1 in Big Ten action. Despite a cold ...

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save the Rutgers basketball season? With the Scarlet Knights in desperation mode as 20 th-ranked Purdue visits Thursday (6 p.m., Fox Sports 1) and 22 nd-ranked UCLA comes in Monday, it’s time to ...

The Boilermakers extended their winning streak over Wisconsin to five games, but it was their first Big Ten regular-season ...

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No. 19 Purdue held Rutgers to 32.7% shooting and, again, put its opponent away in a 68-50 victory at Jersey Mike's Arena.