Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	21	47	68
PUR	45	36	81

Game Recap

Braden Smith collects 16 more assists as No. 18 Purdue beats Northwestern 81-68 in Big Ten tourney. Braden Smith had 16 assists to climb into second on the NCAA career list, and No. 18 Purdue outmuscled Northwestern for an 81-68 victory on Thursday that moved the Boilermakers into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	4	2
2Nick Martinelli	39	10-16	1-1	4-5	4	3	1	0	1	3	25
44Angelo Ciaravino	29	2-6	0-0	0-0	4	3	0	1	0	2	4
3Jake West	29	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2
4Jayden Reid	36	8-12	3-4	0-0	2	9	1	1	3	0	19
1Tyler Kropp	19	2-5	0-0	2-3	3	2	0	0	0	3	6
13Phoenix Gill	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Justin Mullins	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
11Jordan Clayton	23	4-7	2-5	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	1	10
TOTAL	-	28-5352.8%	6-1442.9%	6-875.0%	22	22	3	2	9	17	68

PURDUE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Trey Kaufman-Renn	30	8-9	0-0	3-6	6	2	0	0	0	1	19
45Oscar Cluff	30	7-10	0-0	5-5	10	2	1	1	2	3	19
0C.J. Cox	28	2-8	1-4	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	2	5
3Braden Smith	36	2-8	1-4	0-0	2	16	2	1	1	2	5
2Fletcher Loyer	28	5-12	2-7	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	2	14
12Daniel Jacobsen	10	1-4	0-0	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
17Omer Mayer	13	3-6	2-4	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	8
14Jack Benter	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
24Gicarri Harris	15	2-2	2-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	-	30-6149.2%	8-2334.8%	13-1776.5%	30	25	4	2	6	12	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUPUR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Purdue.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern.
(19:30) C.J. Cox misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(19:26) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(19:21) Jake West misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:17) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
(19:10) Fletcher Loyer misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:04) Oscar Cluff makes 0-foot tip in layup.
02
(18:46) Jayden Reid misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:43) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:33) Oscar Cluff makes layup (Fletcher Loyer assists).
04
(18:33) Foul on Tre Singleton.
+1 (18:33) Oscar Cluff makes free throw 1 of 1.
05
+2 (18:17) Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jayden Reid assists).
25
+2 (17:54) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes layup (Oscar Cluff assists).
27
+2 (17:32) Nick Martinelli makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Jayden Reid assists).
47
(17:11) Braden Smith misses driving layup.
(17:11) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
(17:10) Oscar Cluff bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:53) Angelo Ciaravino makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Jayden Reid assists).
67
(16:41) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
+2 (16:36) Fletcher Loyer makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
69
(16:20) Angelo Ciaravino misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:19) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:59) Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists).
611
(15:33) Nick Martinelli bad pass turnover.
(15:33) Oscar Cluff Steal.
(15:15) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses driving layup.
(15:08) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
(14:55) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
(14:55) Tyler Kropp misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:55) Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:55) Tyler Kropp makes free throw 2 of 2.
711
+2 (14:41) Fletcher Loyer makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
713
(14:15) Tyler Kropp misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:12) Braden Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:09) Braden Smith makes 25-foot three pointer.
716
+2 (13:45) Jake West makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Tyler Kropp assists).
916
(13:32) Fletcher Loyer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
(13:19) Jack Benter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Jordan Clayton Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Jordan Clayton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:50) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Daniel Jacobsen misses layup.
(12:37) Daniel Jacobsen Offensive Rebound.
(12:37) Daniel Jacobsen misses tip in layup.
(12:37) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Foul on Justin Mullins.
(12:37) Justin Mullins turnover.
+3 (12:22) Fletcher Loyer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists).
919
(12:02) Foul on Braden Smith.
+2 (11:51) Nick Martinelli makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Angelo Ciaravino assists).
1119
+2 (11:24) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes layup (Fletcher Loyer assists).
1121
(10:58) Angelo Ciaravino misses driving layup.
(10:58) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Omer Mayer bad pass turnover.
(10:39) Tre Singleton Steal.
(10:28) Jake West bad pass turnover.
(10:28) Foul on Jake West.
+2 (10:18) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
1123
+2 (9:57) Nick Martinelli makes 5-foot hook shot.
1323
(9:32) Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Jayden Reid bad pass turnover.
(9:16) Braden Smith Steal.
+2 (8:57) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists).
1325
(8:35) Jayden Reid misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:31) Gicarri Harris Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
+3 (8:19) Omer Mayer makes 24-foot three pointer (Braden Smith assists).
1328
(7:46) Jake West misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:43) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:35) Gicarri Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
1331
(7:10) Justin Mullins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:07) Gicarri Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:57) Oscar Cluff makes driving layup (Braden Smith assists).
1333
+2 (6:38) Jordan Clayton makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Nick Martinelli assists).
1533
+3 (6:17) Gicarri Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omer Mayer assists).
1536
(5:52) Justin Mullins bad pass turnover.
(5:52) Braden Smith Steal.
+2 (5:47) Omer Mayer makes layup (Braden Smith assists).
1538
(5:31) Foul on Jack Benter.
+2 (5:09) Jayden Reid makes 18-foot jumper (Jordan Clayton assists).
1738
(4:43) Omer Mayer misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:43) Jayden Reid Block.
(4:39) Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Angelo Ciaravino makes driving layup (Jayden Reid assists).
1938
(4:12) Oscar Cluff misses layup.
(4:09) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(4:05) Jayden Reid bad pass turnover.
(3:48) Fletcher Loyer bad pass turnover.
(3:48) Jayden Reid Steal.
(3:48) Foul on Fletcher Loyer.
(3:32) Jordan Clayton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:29) Tre Singleton Offensive Rebound.
(3:26) Angelo Ciaravino misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(3:26) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
+1 (3:10) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes free throw 1 of 2.
1939
(3:09) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:07) Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Jayden Reid misses driving layup.
(3:03) Braden Smith Block.
(2:59) Angelo Ciaravino Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:57) Nick Martinelli makes 18-foot jumper (Angelo Ciaravino assists).
2139
(2:38) Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Trey Kaufman-Renn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:27) Daniel Jacobsen makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Fletcher Loyer assists).
2141
(2:13) Nick Martinelli misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:09) C.J. Cox Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Fletcher Loyer misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(2:06) Angelo Ciaravino Block.
(2:06) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
(1:48) Daniel Jacobsen misses 6-foot hook shot.
(1:44) Trey Kaufman-Renn Offensive Rebound.
(1:43) Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:40) C.J. Cox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:38) C.J. Cox makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
2143
(1:17) Tre Singleton bad pass turnover.
(1:17) Fletcher Loyer Steal.
(1:01) Braden Smith bad pass turnover.
(0:44) Jayden Reid turnover.
+2 (0:27) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
2145
(0:07) Foul on Fletcher Loyer.
(0:01) Jake West misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:00) C.J. Cox Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PUR

68Points81

28-53(52.8%)Field Goal(%)30-61(49.2%)

6-14(42.9%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

6-8(75.0%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

23(7)Rebounds(Offensive)35(16)

22Assists25

3Steals4

2Blocks2

9Turnovers7

17(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

0Largest Lead26

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Mackey Arena · West Lafayette, IN

capacity: 14,804

tv: BTN

spread: PUR -13.5

over/under: 139.5