Braden Smith stars as No. 8 Purdue defeats Maryland 83-78

Braden Smith stars as No. 8 Purdue defeats Maryland 83-78

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith had 24 points and 10 assists and No. 8 Purdue held off Maryland 83-78 on Sunday.

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 21 points for the Boilermakers (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten), who bounced back from 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 minutes left. Smith started the run with a 3-pointer.

Heide made three late foul throws to help close things 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

Takeaways

Maryland: The Terrapins held their own in a road battle for most of the game. Maryland had a 37-34 advantage in rebounding, but that narrowed after a 25-16 lead in the first 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 points advantage of 42-32.

Key moment

Kaufman-Renn’s layup gave Purdue the lead for good, 63-62, with 7:01 left.

Key statistics

The Boilermakers shot 7 for 16 from 3-point range in the second half after going 2 for 10 from distance in the first half.

Next

Maryland hosts St. Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 17 and Purdue plays No. 22 Texas A&M in Indianapolis on Saturday.

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