Live Blog: Follow Purdue's Game vs. Yale in Real Time
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue begins the second week of the college basketball season with a home game against Yale on Monday night. The Boilermakers enter the contest with a 2-0 record, having defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Northern Kentucky in the first two games.
Yale brings a 1-1 record into Mackey Arena, posting a win over Quinnipiac and falling to UIC. The Bulldogs have one of the longest-tenured coaches in college basketball, with James Jones in his 26th year at the helm of the program.
Tipoff between Purdue and Yale is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and the game airs on Big Ten Network. Follow along with live blog for updates throughout Monday's game (all times ET).
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10:16 PM — FINAL: Purdue 92, Yale 84. It took a long time, but the Boilermakers escape with a win, getting a major scare from the Bulldogs. Braden Smith led the way with 22 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 17 and Fletcher Loyer added 14. CJ Cox gave Purdue 12 points off the bench. Yale was led by John Poulakidas, who finished the night with 23 points.
10:07 PM — Yale's Samson Aletan fouls out. He scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
10:05 PM — John Poulakidas knocks down another 3-pointer for Yale. Purdue leads 86-79 with 51.1 seconds remaining, but the Bulldogs won't go away.
10:02 PM — Yale's Bez Mbeng fouls out. He ends the night with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
9:55 PM — A huge momentum shift out of the under-4 timeout. Yale travels, commits a foul and Cam Heide makes a pair of free throws. Then, Braden Smith steals the inbound pass and gets an easy layup, pushing Purdue's lead back up to 10 points with under 3 minutes to play.
9:51 PM — Myles Colvin picks up an offensive foul on a questionable illegal screen call. Yale has pulled to within 6 points at 75-69 with 3:20 to play in the game. The Bulldogs have the ball out of the under-4 media timeout.
9:46 PM — Yale takes a timeout after Yassine Gharram connects on a 3-pointer, drawing the Bulldogs within 9 points. With 5:02 left, if the Bulldogs are going to make a push, it has to be soon.
9:41 PM — Purdue has picked up the defensive intensity, forcing a few Yale turnovers. Defense has been a problem at times this evening, but the Boilers are putting a little more pressure on the ball.
9:35 PM — Everyone in Mackey Arena is on their feet after a steal and an assist from Braden Smith led to huge breakaway dunk for Myles Colvin. Purdue increases its lead on Yale to 72-60 with 7:22 to play.
9:33 PM — He's been a little sluggish in the first two games, but sophomore Cam Heide has hit two huge 3-pointers for the Boilermakers in the second half. He's playing with more confidence right now. His latest triple put Purdue ahead 70-60.
9:29 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn gets tangled up and fouls Yale's Bez Mbeng. The Purdue forward was on the ground for a few moments holding his ankle but got up on his own power. He heads to the bench for a breather.
9:23 PM — Freshman CJ Cox with a strong take to the basket, drawing a foul and getting the bucket as we head into the under-12 media timeout. That was Cox's second bucket of the night and he'll get a chance to add one more to his total out of the break. It's 61-52 in favor of the Boilermakers, but Yale continues to hit shots and remains within striking distance.
9:15 PM — Purdue has done a good job limiting turnovers thus far, with just 6 through the first 25 minutes. The Boilermakers head into the under-16 media timeout with a costly one, though, as Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer have a miscommunication which leads to the pass going out of bounds. Purdue leads 54-45 with 14:57 left in the second half.
9:11 PM — Yale has scored the first 4 points out of halftime, cutting Purdue's 11-point lead at the break down to 7 early in the second half.
8:51 PM — Fletcher Loyer hits a 3-pointer as time expires to close out the half. He finishes the half with 12 points and gives Purdue a 45-34 halftime lead. Braden Smith leads the way for Purdue with 15 points. Yale was led by Samson Aletan with 12 and John Poulakidas who scored 8.
8:47 PM — After Yale pulled within 5 points at 32-27, Purdue went on an 8-0 lead to stretch the lead out to 40-27. A solid response from Matt Painter's team.
8:44 PM — Myles Colvin picks up an intentional foul with 2:56 to play in the first half. Yale's Bez Mbeng misses both free throw attempts. Mackey Arena erupts because of the free fries promotion on two missed free throws.
8:40 PM — Purdue's Trey Kaufman-Renn gets his first bucket of the game off a beautiful pass from Braden Smith. He was fouled on the layup, giving the Boilermakers an and-1 opportunity out of the under-4 media timeout. Purdue leads 36-27.
8:35 PM — Yale's John Poulakidas is starting to come to life, knocking down another 3-pointer for his 8th point and cutting the Purdue lead down to just 6 points.
8:32 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn is whistled for his first foul as we enter the under-8 media timeout. Purdue has now committed 7 fouls in the first half, putting Yale in the bonus. The Boilermakers lead 28-19 with 6:39 to play. Braden Smith has more than half of Purdue's points with 15. Nobody else has more than 3 points.
8:28 PM — Yale's John Poulakidas becomes the first Bulldog to knock down a triple. It was also the first basket of the night for senior guard.
8:23 PM — Braden Smith's big night continues, as he's now at 11 points at the under-12 media timeout. The Boilermakers are getting the job done defensively, as Yale is shooting just 33.3% from the floor and 0-of-6 from 3-point range. The Boilers lead the Bulldogs 22-12 with 10:35 to play in the first half.
8:21 PM — After four straight misses from Purdue, Braden Smith knocks down a 3-pointer to end a 2:21 scoring drought.
8:12 PM — At the first media timeout, Purdue leads 14-8. Braden Smith has 6 points to lead the Boilermakers. Purdue is shooting 5-of-6 from the floor and a perfect 3-of-3 from 3-point range.
8:09 PM — Yale's Samson Aletan is giving Purdue some trouble, scoring 6 early points. He has attempted 6 of Yale's first 7 shots.
8:06 PM — Purdue wins the opening tip and Will Berg is fouled at the rim. He connects on 1-of-2, giving the Boilermakers a 1-0 lead to open the game.
7:30 PM — Purdue's starting lineup vs. Yale: G Braden Smith, G Fletcher Loyer, G Gicarri Harris, F Trey Kaufman-Renn, C Will Berg.
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