Live Blog: Follow Purdue's Exhibition Game vs. Grand Valley State in Real Time
Purdue takes the floor for its final exhibition game of the season on Wednesday, hosting NAIA foe Grand Valley State. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET inside Mackey Arena.
Coach Matt Painter took his Boilermakers to Omaha over the weekend, playing in a charity exhibition game against Creighton. Purdue got great production from Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn on the offensive end, but the Boilers struggled defensively, falling 93-87.
Purdue looks to end the exhibition portion of the season on a high note against a Grand Valley State team that finished 16-15 last year. Follow along as we provide updates throughout the game in real time.
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8:53 PM — Purdue defeats Grand Valley State 99-41 to close out exhibition play.
8:48 PM — Matt Painter empties the Purdue bench. The lineup now includes Jace Rayl, Josh Furst, Jack Lusk, Sam King and Aaron Fine.
8:46 PM — At the under-4 media timeout, Purdue leads 94-41. A total of 14 different players have seen the floor for Purdue and 12 have scored.
8:35 PM — Purdue leads Grand Valley State 84-35 at the under-8 media timeout. Caleb Furst will shoot two free throws when play resumes.
8:34 PM — Purdue freshman Jack Benter scores his first points, making two free throws to give Purdue an 84-32 lead with 8:37 to play.
8:30 PM — Five Boilermakers have reached double figures in the scoring column after a Myles Colvin 3-pointer, which gives him 10 for the evening. Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer each have 15, CJ Cox has 11 and Gicarri Harris has 10.
8:27 PM — At the under-12 media timeout, Purdue leads Grand Valley State 75-32.
8:26 PM — Purdue is able to get the ball inside to 7-foot-2 sophomore Will Berg on back-to-back possessions, resulting in two dunks. Berg, who struggled with fouls in Saturday's game against Creighton, has four 4 points and 4 rebounds tonight.
8:20 PM — Freshman Gicarri Harris gets into double figures with a bucket and an and-1 opportunity. The guard from Atlanta has 10 points to go along with 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
8:19 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn grabs an offensive rebound, giving him 10 boards for the game. He now has a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in 18 minutes.
8:13 PM — Braden Smith picks the pocket of Grand Valley State's William Dunn and finds Fletcher Loyer for an easy layup, giving the Boilermakers a 66-28 advantage with 15:55 left in the second half. Grand Valley State takes a timeout.
8:10 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn's big night continues, this time from behind the 3-point line. Kaufman-Renn gave the Boilermakers a 60-28 advantage and has 15 points while shooting 7-of-7 from the floor.
8:05 PM — The second half is underway in West Lafayette. Purdue uses the same lineup it did to start the game: Trey Kaufman-Renn, Daniel Jacobsen, Gicarri Harris, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith.
7:48 PM — Braden Smith fouls Grand Valley State's Mason Docks on a 3-point attempt just before halftime. Docks makes all three, making the score 53-25 in favor of the Boilermakers at halftime. Purdue was led by Fletcher Loyer, who scored 11 points. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 10 points. GVSU was led by Docks, who also had 10 points.
7:39 PM — Purdue has its first turnover of the game, a shot clock violation with 3:57 left in the first half.
7:37 PM — We're at the final media timeout of the first half from Mackey Arena. Purdue leads Grand Valley State 42-17. In addition to shooting 57.1% from the floor, the Boilermakers also have 0 turnovers through the first 16 minutes.
7:35 PM — Caleb Furst picked up his third foul while going after a rebound. That brings in Trey Kaufman-Renn, who hasn't played in the game since the 14-minute mark of the first half.
7:31 PM — Senior Caleb Furst picks up a hard foul at the basket and was on the ground for a few moments. He was able to get up on his own power and stayed in the game. He immediately gets a bucket on the other end of the floor, his first points of the night.
7:27 PM — Purdue is getting much more offensive balance than it had on Saturday against Creighton. So far, seven different Boilermakers have scored. Trey Kaufman-Renn still leads the way with 8 points, while CJ Cox and Myles Colvin each have 7. Gicarri Harris has scored 5, Fletcher Loyer has 4, Braden Smith has 3 and Daniel Jacobsen has 2. The Boilers lead the Lakers 36-9 with 7:47 remaining in the first half.
7:20 PM — We've reached the under-12 timeout and Purdue owns a 26-9 lead over Grand Valley State. Sophomore Myles Colvin checked in and made an immediate impact, scoring 7 points in 3 minutes of action. Grand Valley State's offense is struggling, shooting just 3-of-12 from the floor.
7:15 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn has been dominant in the first 6 minutes of action. He has 8 points on 4-of-4 shooting. He's also collected 5 rebounds. He's been subbed out as Cam Heide and Myles Colvin check in.
7:13 PM — Purdue made two substitutions at the first media timeout, bringing in freshmen Raleigh Burgess and CJ Cox.
7:10 PM — At the first media timeout, Purdue owns a 12-3 lead. Grand Valley State took a 3-2 lead after a 3-pointer from Jalen Charity, but the Boilermakers went on a 10-0 run after. Trey Kaufman-Renn leads Purdue with 4 points and 3 rebounds. Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each have 3 points and freshman Daniel Jacobsen has 2 points.
7:03 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn gets the first basket of the game with an easy shot at the rim. The Boilermakers open the game ahead 2-0.
6:40 PM — Purdue releases its starting lineup: Trey Kaufman-Renn (forward), Daniel Jacobsen (center), Gicarri Harris (guard), Fletcher Loyer (guard) and Braden Smith (guard).
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