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’s good," Pikiell said ... But for the most part, that energy didn’t last. It mostly means Rutgers needs to beat UCLA (6:30 p.m., FS1) on Monday at Jersey Mike’s Arena.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 16 points apiece to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 68-50 win over Rutgers on Thursday night. Smith, the reigning Big Ten Player of the ...

Rutgers DoyelThis time Purdue plays for keeps as Braden Smith ... from the outside but continues to be crafty enough to beat faster defenders and get his points, scoring 13. Braden Smith, Purdue ...

Losing to Ohio State doesn't make or break Purdue's season. It doesn't even eliminate the Boilermakers from the Big Ten ...

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 ...

Britt Prince was one point off of her career high as the Huskers rallied from a small halftime deficit to beat struggling ...

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 ...