Rutgers took another step backward in a season that is quickly flying off the rails.

Purdue point guard Braden Smith notched his seventh points-and-assists double-double in a road win at Rutgers.

Purdue takes advantage of 12 Rutgers first-half turnovers. The Boilermakers make just 4-of-24 3-pointers but 24-of-32 from inside the arc. Start the day smarter. Get all the news

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.

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 Week, had 14 assists.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — 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 Week, had 14 assists.

Steve Pikiell's Scarlet Knights lose to Purdue, 68-50, in a crucial Big Ten basketball game for Rutgers, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Piscataway, N.J.

The No. 19 Boilermakers (11-4, 3-1) pounced on Northwestern from the jump and kept pouring it on Sunday in a blowout victory. During its three-game winning streak, Purdue opponents have shot 23.2% from 3-point range,

The No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) head to the east coast to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-7, 1-3 Big Ten) Thursday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Rutgers prediction and pick.