Topic - Braden Smith

Loyer fell a point short of his career high on 9-of-14 shooting, including 7-of-10 from three, while Smith, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-American, added four 3-pointers as the Big Ten’s best in that category shot 50% (15-of-30) from long distance. Smith added 6 assists to also become only the fifth player in NCAA history to eclipse 1,700 points and

Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith combine for 48 points as No. 12 Purdue routs Maryland →

“I don’t think we’re really worried about what happened last year,” Smith said matter-of-factly.

Purdue faces the ghost of a shocking March Madness loss. Virginia has some advice on how to move on →