It proved costly in No. 18 Purdue basketball's 88-80 loss to Illinois at State Farm Center. The Boilermakers nearly got a triple-double from junior point guard Braden Smith, who had 18 points ...

Braden Smith of Purdue was named the Associated Press Big Ten player of year on Tuesday, Michigan State's Tom Izzo the coach of the year and Wisconsin's John Tonje the newcomer of the year.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Braden Smith almost found another way to make Purdue men's basketball history. The junior point guard was a rebound short of the second triple-double in Boilermaker history on ...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Braden Smith reached one of Purdue men’s basketball’s longest-standing career records before the end of his third season. Smith became the Boilermakers’ all-time assists ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Braden Smith almost found another way to make Purdue men's basketball history. The junior point guard was a rebound short of the second triple-double in Boilermaker history on ...

The 19th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers defeated the UCLA Bruins 76-66, ending their four-game losing streak. Braden Smith broke Purdue's all-time assist record, previously held by Bruce Parkinson. Trey ...