C.J. Cox’s 5 made 3-pointers are tied for the second most in an exhibition game in school history. 7 | Ryan Cline (Nov. 1, 2018) 5 | C.J. Cox (Oct. 18, 2026) 5 | Braden Smith (Oct. 26, 2024)

Box score from Purdue's exhibition win over Ball State.

During the Matt Painter (2005-06), Purdue's six consensus first-team All-Americans are the second most nationally during that span. 10 | Duke 6 | Purdue 6 | North Carolina 6 | Kansas

Since the 2016 NBA Draft, 5 of the 6 Purdue players selected were ranked No. 70 or lower in their respective HS recruiting rankings (via 247). 2016 - A.J. Hammons (74th) 2018 - Vince Edwards (157th) 2019 - Carsen Edwards (139th) 2022 - Jaden Ivey (99th) 2024 - Zach Edey (436th)

Oscar Cluff is 1-of-9 players in NCAA Tournament history to have at least 40 pts, 30 rebs, 10 asts & 8 blks in 4 or fewer NCAA games (same season). Evan Mobley Brandon Clarke Aaron Gordon Ekpe Udoh Eric Coley Tim Duncan Jevon Crudup Pervis Ellison sports-reference.com/stathea…

With Purdue's final ranking of 6th in the AP Top 25 poll, Purdue has been ranked in 172 of 214 polls since the start of the 2015-16 season. Weeks ranked since start of the 2015-16 season. 206 | Kansas 196 | Duke 187 | Gonzaga 172 | Purdue 172 | Kentucky 156 | Arizona

Purdue has had a player earn at least ONE first-team All-America honor in 5 straight years (Ivey - 2022; Edey - 2023, 2024; Smith - 2025, 2026). It's the longest streak for a CBB program since UCLA had 9 straight years with a first-team selection from 1971-79.

Should Braden Smith play at least 14 minutes on Saturday, he will (unofficially) play the most minutes for a 4-year player in NCAA history, via @Stathead. 5,045 | Lionel Simmons, La Salle (1987-90) 5,041 | Kevin Anderson, Richmond (2008-11) 5,032 | Braden Smith, Purdue (2023-p.)

Purdue is now 17-3 in games played away from Mackey Arena, including 9-0 in neutral-site games. All seven of Purdue’s wins over ranked teams have come away from Mackey Arena (7-0 record). Miami entered the game ranked No. 25 in the AP poll.

Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 7 FGAs vs. Miami. It’s the 6th-most points in @MarchMadnessMBB Tournament history on 7 or fewer attempts.

There have been six seasons of 450 points, 250 assists and 125 rebounds in Big Ten history. Braden Smith has three of them. 2026 | Braden Smith 2025 | Braden Smith 2024 | Braden Smith 2010 | Demetri McCamey 2005 | Deron Williams 1979 | Magic Johnson

Purdue's six straight wins in the United Center are the longest since the Chicago Bulls won nine straight games in the building from Nov. 2021 to Jan. 2022.

This week's game with Michigan State marks the 19th top-15 matchup for the Boilermakers since the 2023-24 season. Most top-15 matchups since 2023-24 nationally. 22 | Tennessee (11-11) 21 | Alabama (9-12) 21 | Houston (11-9... play tonight vs. #14 Kansas) 19 | Purdue (12-6)

Trey Kaufman-Renn became the third player in the last 20 years to have at least 27 points and 12 rebounds against the No. 1 team in the country. 27 & 12 | Trey Kaufman-Renn vs. Michigan (2-17-26) 31 & 13 | J.T. Toppin vs. Arizona (2-14-26) 30 & 15 | Luke Maye vs. Duke (2-20-19)

Most rebounds in a road game vs. Top-10 opponent in last 20 years. 23 | DeJuan Blair vs. #1 UConn (2-16-09) 20 | Cole Aldrich vs. #3 Oklahoma (2-23-09) 20 | Ivan Rabb vs. #4 UCLA (1-5-17) 19 | Trey Kaufman-Renn vs. #7 Nebraska (2-10-26)

Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue is now 11-4 (.733) against Top-10 ranked teams, the best record in the country (min. 5 GP). 11-4 (.733) | Purdue 12-5 (.706) | Connecticut 4-2 (.667) | Clemson 12-7 (.632) | Iowa State 9-7 (.563) | Arizona

With last night's win and Illinois' loss, Purdue now has the Big Ten's best record in each of the last 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 and 3-year spans. Previously, Illinois had the best record since the 2019-20 season -- the last 7 years. Purdue: 91-41 (.689) Illinois: 92-42 (.687)

Highest rebound margin this season in a road game against a top-10 ranked team. +24 | #2 Purdue at #8 Alabama (11-13-25) +20 | #4 Arizona at #3 Connecticut (11-19-25) +17 | #13 Purdue at #7 Nebraska (2-10-25)

With Braden Smith's 33 points produced (assisted / scored) against Maryland, he surpassed 4,000 career points coming on either points or assists. He has helped account for 4,008 of 10,375 points during his career at Purdue (38.6 percent of all points).

Braden Smith has played 4 of the other 9 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award (will play Fears & MSU on Feb. 26). In the 4 games, Smith is averaging 16.5 points, 6.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds, while shooting 22-44 (.500) on FGs, 8-of-14 (.571) from 3P range and 14-of-17 (.824) FTs.