Braden Smith was the star for Purdue against a Rutgers team boasting two potential top-5 2025 NBA draft picks.

Insider:To hell with what NBA mock drafts say, Braden Smith was best player on ... Rutgers freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey entered Thursday's game averaging a combined 40.1 points.

The Boilermakers (12-4, 4-1) host Nebraska on Sunday. Braden Smith has 11 points and 10 assists. Ace Bailey has 14 points on 4-of-7 on 3-pointers. Rutgers is 7-of-16 from deep, Purdue 3-of-19.

The Boilermakers' solid start has increased hopes for another potential long run in the NCAA Tournament on the heels of last ...

January 10 - Braden Smith scored 16 points and dished out ... Fletcher Loyer chipped in 13 points for the Boilermakers. Freshman Ace Bailey scored a game-high 17 points for the Scarlet Knights ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored ... Freshman sensation Ace Bailey led Rutgers (8-8, 1-4) with 17 points. Tyson Acuff added 10 points. This was the second ...

Scouts consider Purdue basketball’s Braden Smith ... reserved for Scarlet Knights freshman wunderkinds Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper. Smith, though, left no doubt as to the identity of the ...

No. 19 Purdue held Rutgers to 32.7% shooting and, again, put its opponent away in a 68-50 victory at Jersey Mike's Arena.