LIVE BLOG: Follow No. 1 Purdue Basketball's Game Against New Orleans in Real Time
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For the first time in school history, Purdue basketball plays at Mackey Arena as the No. 1 team in the nation. It tips off against New Orleans beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
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11:01 p.m. ET, FINAL — In the absence of Zach Edey, Trey Kaufman-Renn scores a career-high 24 points, including 17 in the second half to push No. 1 Purdue basketball to a 74-53 win over New Orleans.
10:53 p.m. ET — New Orleans forward Simeon Kirkland has fouled out of the game, sending Trey Kaufman-Renn to the free-throw line.
10:49 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Purdue leads New Orleans 66-49 with 3:35 left to play. The Boilermakers are shooting 56% from the field tonight.
10:44 p.m. ET — New Orleans calls a timeout with 4:22 left to play in the game. Trey Kaufman-Renn has 13 of Purdue's 25 points in the second half, and the redshirt freshman leads all scorers with 20. Boilermakers lead 66-49.
10:42 p.m. ET — Scoring slowing down for Purdue as it hasn't made a field goal in three minutes. Trey Kaufman-Renn stops the drought after a feed from Braden Smith. Kaufman-Renn is up to 18 points on the night.
10:35 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue has a 60-45 lead over New Orleans, but the Privateers have made their last five shots from the field. Jordan Johnson leads all scorers with 17 points.
10:24 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Trey Kaufman-Renn has seven of the last 10 points for Purdue and now leads the team with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting. He's also 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. The Boilermakers have a 55-35 lead with 11:57 left to play.
10:22 p.m. ET — Brandon Newman buries a 3-pointer for Purdue and Mackey Arena erupts. The play came after a superb effort by Mason Gillis and Braden Smith to dive on the floor for a loose ball. Boilermakers up 52-35.
10:12 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads 45-28 with 15:53 left in the second half. The Boilermakers haven't made a shot from the field in nearly three minutes. Mason Gillis has 11 points on the night, just his second game this season in double figures.
10:08 p.m. ET — Caleb Furst continues to come down with offensive rebounds and secure second-chance points for Purdue. He has nine points, making all four of his shots from the field to go along with five rebounds.
9:48 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Brandon Newman gets another basket before the end of the first half, coming away with a steal and a dunk on the other end of the court. Purdue leads New Orleans 41-21 at the break. All six of the team's scorers have at least four points.
9:46 p.m. ET — Tyson Jackson snaps a scoring drought of nearly nine minutes for New Orleans, but Braden Smith answers with his third basket of the game on the next offensive possession. He has eight of Purdue's last 10 points.
9:40 p.m. ET, UNDER 4 — Purdue leads New Orleans 30-19 with 3:28 left in the first half. The Boilermakers are on a 13-0 run while the Privateers have failed to score in almost seven minutes.
9:37 p.m. ET — Braden Smith drills a 3-pointer as Purdue's lead continues to increase. The Boilermakers are 4-of-10 from deep in the first half.
9:35 p.m. ET — It's now a 10-0 run by Purdue as Caleb Furst slips into the paint for an easy dunk. New Orleans calls a timeout after not scoring in the last four-plus minutes. The Boilermakers lead 27-19 with 5:51 left before halftime.
9:30 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue takes advantage of a three-plus minute scoring drought by New Orleans, putting together a 6-0 run to take a 23-19 lead with 7:17 left before halftime. Fletcher Loyer knocked down his second 3-pointer before the media timeout.
9:26 p.m. ET — New Orleans with a 19-17 lead with under nine minutes to play before halftime. The Privateers are 5-of-9 from the 3-point line. Both teams are 6-of-12 overall from the field.
9:22 p.m. ET — New Orleans junior guard Jordan Johnson leads all scorers with nine points. He's 3-of-4 from the 3-point line so far as the Privateers have yet to score inside the paint.
9:17 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Purdue locks down New Orleans on the defensive end of the court before the media timeout, forcing a shot clock violation. The Boilermakers lead 15-13 with 11:57 left to play before halftime.
9:16 p.m. ET — Trey Kaufman-Renn snaps the scoring drought for Purdue, getting a shot to fall through a foul and knocking down the subsequent free throw. It's a two-point lead for the Boilermakers.
9:15 p.m. ET — New Orleans has its second lead of the game thanks to an 8-0 run. Purdue trails 13-12 and hasn't scored in more than two minutes.
9:14 p.m. ET — Trey Kaufman-Renn, Ethan Morton, David Jenkins Jr. and Brian Waddell all check into the game for the Boilermakers.
9:13 p.m. ET — Mason Gillis getting plenty of opportunities after not seeing much action against Davidson over the weekend. He's now 2-of-4 from the field and leads the team with seven points after knocking down a 3-pointer from the corner.
9:11 p.m. ET — Brandon Newman into the game for Purdue after the media timeout. Caleb Furst also checks back in, taking the place of Trey Kaufman-Renn.
9:07 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads New Orleans 7-5 with 15:37 left in the first half. The Boilermakers are 3-of-6 from the field but have made just one of their four shots from the 3-point line.
9:06 p.m. ET — Purdue is getting some open looks from the 3-point line early on, even without all the attention that would normally be drawn by Zach Edey. Fletcher Loyer gets the first deep shot to fall for the Boilermakers, making it 7-5 after nearly four minutes of play.
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— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 22, 2022
9:02 p.m. ET — Purdue gets to the end of the shot clock and Fletcher Loyer has to force up a deep shot. Braden Smith pulls in an offensive rebound and gets the ball to Mason Gillis for a wide-open shot which falls short as well.
Caleb Furst snags a second offensive rebound and puts the ball in the basket for the team's first points of the night.
Tipoff — New Orleans wins the tip, and we're underway here in Mackey Arena. The Privateers are unable to get a 3-pointer to fall, and starting forward Simeon Kirkland fights for an offensive rebound that eventually goes out of bounds.
Purdue starters:
Note: Junior center Zach Edey is OUT for Wednesday night's matchup against New Orleans due to an illness.
- Freshman guard Braden Smith
- Freshman guard Fletcher Loyer
- Junior guard Ethan Morton
- Junior forward Mason Gillis
- Sophomore forward Caleb Furst
The Last Game Before Holiday Break ✋🏽
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) December 22, 2022
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F | @GillisMason
F | @calebfurst
NOTE: Zach Edey is doubtful for tonight's contest (sick). pic.twitter.com/F9P0Symh4i
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