WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Braden Smith had 34 points and 12 assists Sunday night to lift No. 21 Purdue to an 83-64 victory over Toledo.
Smith sank 12 of 22 shots, including 6 of 13 from 3-point range, for the Boilermakers (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn contributed 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting and Fletcher Loyer added 17 points for Purdue.
Smith scored 17 of his points in the opening half to guide Purdue to a 39-28 halftime advantage. Purdue used an 18-2 spurt to take a 28-14 lead with 5:39 left in the first half.
Sonny Wilson and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points, and Seth Hubbard 11 points for the Rockets (6-6). Lewis had a team-high 11 rebounds as Toledo outrebounded Purdue 40-33.
The Boilermakers shot 49.2% from the field, while the Rockets shot 40.6%. Purdue had a 15-2 edge in fast break points.
Toledo: The Rockets were able to hold their own scoring inside with a 34-28 edge in the paint but shot 2 for 14 from 3. Toledo made just 4 of 9 free throws in the first half, including two consecutive air balls by Grgur Brcic.
Purdue: The Boilermakers rebounded from two straight losses to win their 32nd consecutive non-conference game at home. Purdue got most of their scoring from their top three season scorers: Smith, Kaufman-Renn and Loyer.
After Toledo cut the deficit to 55-47 with 12:35 left, Smith hit a driving layup to start a 17-2 run for Purdue.
The Boilermakers sank 10 of 28 3-pointers while Toledo was 2 of 14 on 3-pointers.
Purdue is at Minnesota Thursday while Toledo opens Mid-American Conference play at Western Michigan on Saturday.
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| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Lewis | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Wilson | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Simmons | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| I. Adams | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Ouwinga | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Hubbard | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Brcic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Lorentsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| X. Thomas | – | – | – | – |
| T. Ode | – | – | – | – |
| K. Stillman | – | – | – | – |
| C. O’Rourke | – | – | – | – |
| J. Murphy | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 64 | 40 | 7 | 13 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Smith | 34 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| T. Kaufman-Renn | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| F. Loyer | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| C. Heide | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Colvin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |