Braden Smith had another double-double Thursday, scoring 16 points and dishing out 14 assists. Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell called the junior a 'special player.'

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

With Matt Painter's new lineup playing nasty defense, and with Braden Smith leading the offense like a lumberjack Bob Cousy, Purdue blows out Rutgers.

No. 20 Purdue plays the Rutgers Scarlet Knights after Braden Smith scored 22 points in the Boilermakers' 79-61 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats.

Braden Smith scored 16 points and dished out 14 assists Thursday night and visiting Purdue never trailed in a 68-50 Big Ten Conference win over Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. Trey

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

The Purdue Boilermakers seek their fourth straight win when they visit Rutgers. Stay here for updates throughout.

When junior guard Braden Smith is in attack mode, No. 20 Purdue can beat anyone. In the Boilermakers' three-game winning streak, the Big Ten Conference's preseason Player of the Year has averaged 25.3 points and 9.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman ... Freshman sensation Ace Bailey led Rutgers (8-8, 1-4) with 17 points. Tyson Acuff added 10 points. This was the second consecutive game in which the Scarlet Knights trailed throughout.

No. 20 Purdue faces Rutgers after Braden Smith scored 22 points in Purdue’s 79-61 win against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Scarlet Knights are 7-1 on their home court. Rutgers averages 78.2 ...

Entering Friday, 15 of the 18 Big Ten teams are ranked inside the top 70 on kenpom.com. There's also been a real pivot to playing with more pace. The Big Ten is now up to third amongst all the conferences in tempo after rating 24th last year out of 32 leagues.

We're through a quarter of Big Ten play for most teams and there's a new team atop this week's conference power rankings.