Purdue Boilermakers vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PUR	45	44	89
WISC	38	35	73

Game Recap

Braden Smith sets Big Ten's career assists record as No. 5 Purdue defeats Wisconsin 89-73. Braden Smith became the Big Ten’s career assists leader, Fletcher Loyer scored 20 points and No. 5 Purdue defeated Wisconsin 89-73 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

PURDUE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Trey Kaufman-Renn	33	5-13	0-0	1-2	5	3	0	1	1	1	11
45Oscar Cluff	26	5-7	0-0	2-3	11	2	1	0	0	4	12
0C.J. Cox	23	4-11	3-8	3-4	3	1	3	0	0	0	14
3Braden Smith	37	6-11	0-2	2-2	4	12	1	0	3	3	14
2Fletcher Loyer	34	6-15	4-10	4-5	5	3	0	0	1	2	20
12Daniel Jacobsen	14	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	4	7
17Omer Mayer	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	2	0	2	0	3
14Jack Benter	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
24Gicarri Harris	15	2-7	2-5	0-1	0	1	1	0	0	4	6


TOTAL	-	33-7146.5%	10-2737.0%	13-1968.4%	32	22	8	3	7	18	89

WISCONSIN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Aleksas Bieliauskas	13	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	3	2
31Nolan Winter	37	5-7	1-2	7-10	10	1	1	2	2	2	18
7Andrew Rohde	22	1-4	0-3	1-2	3	1	1	0	1	1	3
25John Blackwell	28	4-11	0-5	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	3	9
2Nick Boyd	33	7-13	0-1	10-10	6	2	1	0	1	0	24
22Austin Rapp	24	3-9	1-6	2-2	4	1	2	0	1	2	9
23Will Garlock	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0
13Hayden Jones	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Jack Janicki	18	0-2	0-1	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	3	0
4Zach Kinziger	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
0Braeden Carrington	8	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	4-2516.0%	21-2680.8%	35	7	7	2	11	17	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPURWISC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Wisconsin.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Purdue.
+2 (19:35) John Blackwell makes 4-foot floating jump shot.
02
(19:11) C.J. Cox misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Nick Boyd Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Nick Boyd misses layup.
(19:05) Nolan Winter Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:05) Nolan Winter makes 0-foot tip in layup.
04
(19:05) Foul on Braden Smith.
+1 (19:05) Nolan Winter makes free throw 1 of 1.
05
(18:48) C.J. Cox misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:42) C.J. Cox Offensive Rebound.
(18:37) Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:34) Braden Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:32) Braden Smith makes 11-foot jumper.
25
+2 (18:20) John Blackwell makes driving layup.
27
(18:03) Foul on Aleksas Bieliauskas.
(17:58) Fletcher Loyer misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:51) Aleksas Bieliauskas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:49) John Blackwell makes driving layup.
29
+2 (17:31) Fletcher Loyer makes driving layup (Braden Smith assists).
49
(17:16) Aleksas Bieliauskas bad pass turnover.
(17:16) C.J. Cox Steal.
(17:11) C.J. Cox misses driving layup.
(17:11) Nolan Winter Block.
(17:08) Fletcher Loyer Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:00) C.J. Cox makes 23-foot three point jumper (Fletcher Loyer assists).
79
(16:42) Aleksas Bieliauskas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:38) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:29) Fletcher Loyer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists).
109
+2 (16:07) Aleksas Bieliauskas makes 11-foot jumper (Andrew Rohde assists).
1011
(15:40) Gicarri Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:36) Jack Janicki Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Nick Boyd makes driving layup.
1013
(15:02) Foul on Jack Janicki.
+1 (15:02) Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 1 of 3.
1113
+1 (15:02) Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 2 of 3.
1213
(15:01) Fletcher Loyer misses free throw 3 of 3.
(15:00) Jack Janicki Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Foul on Daniel Jacobsen.
+1 (14:50) Nolan Winter makes free throw 1 of 2.
1214
+1 (14:50) Nolan Winter makes free throw 2 of 2.
1215
+2 (14:33) Daniel Jacobsen makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot (Fletcher Loyer assists).
1415
+3 (14:22) Austin Rapp makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jack Janicki assists).
1418
+2 (13:59) Braden Smith makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1618
(13:38) Austin Rapp misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:36) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) Daniel Jacobsen misses layup.
(13:22) Nolan Winter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Nolan Winter makes driving layup.
1620
+2 (12:51) Daniel Jacobsen makes 5-foot hook shot (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists).
1820
+2 (12:28) Nick Boyd makes driving layup.
1822
(12:14) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 15-foot jumper.
(12:10) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
(11:59) Gicarri Harris misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:55) Andrew Rohde Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Zach Kinziger misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:37) Wisconsin Offensive Rebound.
(11:23) John Blackwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:10) Gicarri Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
2122
+2 (10:50) Andrew Rohde makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2124
(10:27) Omer Mayer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:25) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on Andrew Rohde.
(10:20) Omer Mayer bad pass turnover.
(10:20) Andrew Rohde Steal.
(10:15) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
(10:04) Will Garlock bad pass turnover.
(9:40) Oscar Cluff misses 4-foot hook shot.
(9:38) Nick Boyd Defensive Rebound.
(9:33) Nolan Winter bad pass turnover.
(9:33) Omer Mayer Steal.
(9:33) Foul on John Blackwell.
+2 (9:15) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 12-foot hook shot.
2324
(9:03) Nick Boyd bad pass turnover.
(9:03) Oscar Cluff Steal.
(8:54) Foul on John Blackwell.
+1 (8:54) Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2424
+1 (8:54) Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2524
(8:30) Nolan Winter misses layup.
(8:25) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(8:23) C.J. Cox misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:20) Andrew Rohde Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:09) Nick Boyd makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
2526
(7:34) Fletcher Loyer misses 4-foot jumper.
(7:26) C.J. Cox Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:25) Omer Mayer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Fletcher Loyer assists).
2826
(7:16) Andrew Rohde misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Wisconsin Offensive Rebound.
(7:11) Nolan Winter bad pass turnover.
(7:11) Braden Smith Steal.
+2 (6:58) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
3026
(6:39) Andrew Rohde misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) Wisconsin Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:34) Braeden Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nolan Winter assists).
3029
(6:05) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 11-foot jumper.
(6:03) Nick Boyd Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Austin Rapp misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:55) Daniel Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:47) Braden Smith makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
3229
(5:28) Austin Rapp bad pass turnover.
(5:28) C.J. Cox Steal.
(5:23) Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) Austin Rapp Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Braeden Carrington misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:54) Foul on Will Garlock.
(4:38) Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:35) Nolan Winter Defensive Rebound.
(4:27) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
(4:22) Andrew Rohde bad pass turnover.
(4:22) Gicarri Harris Steal.
+2 (4:17) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 1-foot dunk (Braden Smith assists).
3429
+3 (4:02) Braeden Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Garlock assists).
3432
(3:40) Fletcher Loyer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:38) Braden Smith Offensive Rebound.
(3:38) Foul on Will Garlock.
+1 (3:38) Daniel Jacobsen makes free throw 1 of 2.
3532
(3:37) Daniel Jacobsen misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:37) Jack Janicki Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Aleksas Bieliauskas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:11) Braden Smith Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Gicarri Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:52) Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
(2:46) Foul on Daniel Jacobsen.
(2:46) Nolan Winter misses free throw 1 of 3.
(2:46) Wisconsin Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:46) Nolan Winter misses free throw 2 of 3.
(2:46) Wisconsin Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:46) Nolan Winter makes free throw 3 of 3.
3533
+2 (2:33) Daniel Jacobsen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists).
3733
(2:23) Foul on Gicarri Harris.
(2:10) Braeden Carrington misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Fletcher Loyer misses layup.
(1:59) Jack Janicki Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Foul on Gicarri Harris.
(1:55) Nolan Winter misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:55) Wisconsin Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:55) Nolan Winter makes free throw 2 of 2.
3734
+2 (1:37) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
3934
+2 (1:22) Nick Boyd makes driving layup.
3936
+2 (1:08) Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists).
4136
(1:08) Foul on Jack Janicki.
(1:08) Oscar Cluff misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:07) Braeden Carrington Defensive Rebound.
(0:58) Braeden Carrington traveling turnover.
+2 (0:44) Oscar Cluff makes 1-foot dunk (Braden Smith assists).
4336
(0:25) Nick Boyd misses driving layup.
(0:21) Austin Rapp Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:21) Austin Rapp makes 0-foot tip in layup.
4338
+2 (0:03) Braden Smith makes 8-foot jumper.
4538

2nd half

Team Stats

PUR

WISC

89Points73

33-71(46.5%)Field Goal(%)24-57(42.1%)

10-27(37.0%)3-Point(%)4-25(16.0%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)21-26(80.8%)

37(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

22Assists7

8Steals7

3Blocks2

7Turnovers11

18(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

25Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Kohl Center · Madison, WI

attendance: 15,421 (89.2%)

tv: FOX

spread: PUR -5.5

over/under: 153.5