No. 18 Purdue cruises to wire-to-wire win vs. Northwestern
Published on March 13, 2026.
No. 18 Purdue defeated Northwestern 81-68 in the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago. Trey Kaufman-Renn and Oscar Cluff each scored 19 points for Purdue, while Fletcher Loyer added 14 points and Cluff grabbed 10 rebounds. The Boilermakers dominated the first half and headed into the halftime with a 24-point lead. Braden Smith set a new Big Ten tournament single-game record with 16 assists. Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 25 points for Northwestern, Jayden Reid contributed 19 points and nine assists, and Jordan Clayton contributed 10 points for the Wildcats. The victory moves Purdue to a quarterfinal showdown with second-seeded Nebraska.
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