Live Blog: Follow Purdue Basketball's Season Opener vs. Texas A&M-CC in Real Time
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue basketball has finally returned. On Monday evening, the Boilermakers open the 2024-25 regular season against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. It's the starting point for a new journey, as Matt Painter's team attempts to win a third straight Big Ten title and make another deep run in the NCAA Tournament.
Purdue returns starters Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn, as well as key contributors Myles Colvin, Cam Heide and Caleb Furst. The Boilermakers have also brought in a highly-ranked recruiting class, which includes guards CJ Cox and Gicarri Harris and big men Daniel Jacobsen and Raleigh Burgess.
Follow along Monday night as Purdue begins another college basketball season (all times ET).
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7:53 PM — FINAL: Purdue 90, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 73. Five Boilermakers scored in double figures, led by Fletcher Loyer with 21 points. Trey Kaufman-Renn had 15 points, Myles Colvin had 14, Daniel Jacobsen had 13 and Braden Smith ended with 12. Smith also had 15 assists on the night. Purdue starts the season 1-0.
7:51 PM — Braden Smith starts the season with a double-double. He gets his 10th point to go along with 14 assists tonight.
7:46 PM — Purdue goes on an 11-4 run to push the lead back out to 10 points with 3:30 to play in the game. Daniel Jacobsen gets the crowd on its feet after slamming home an alley-oop from Braden Smith. Jacobsen has 11 points and Smith has 14 assists.
7:41 PM — After the Islanders pulled within three points, Purdue got back-to-back buckets from Daniel Jacobsen and Trey Kaufman-Renn, pushing the Boilermaker lead back to 7 points at 74-67. Texas A&M-CC takes a timeout with 5:35 to play.
7:35 PM — The game remains tight in Mackey Arena, as Purdue leads 68-61 as we head to the under-8 media timeout. Fletcher Loyer is Purdue's leading scorer with 18 points so far.
7:33 PM — Texas A&M-CC's Sheldon Williams has fouled out with 8:05 to play in the game.
7:23 PM — It's a 5-point game in favor of the Boilers, who lead 61-56. Turnovers and poor free throw shooting continue to hurt Purdue in the second half. Purdue is also 0-of-8 from 3-point range in the second half. There's 10:33 remaining.
7:20 PM — The Islanders continue to cut into the Purdue lead. A 3-pointer from Dian Wright-Forde makes the score 59-52 with 12:01 to play in the game.
7:09 PM — Texas A&M-CC outscored Purdue 11-5 in the first 4:23 of the second half, trimming their deficit down to just 10 points at 54-44. We've reached the under-16 media timeout.
7:03 PM — Purdue opens the half with another turnover, its 10th of the game. This one leads to an easy layup for Texas A&M-CC's Jordan Roberts for the first points of the second half. It's 49-35 Boilers.
6:45 PM — To close out the half, Myles Colvin gets a breakaway dunk but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi gets a bucket from Isaac Williams at the buzzer. Purdue leads 49-33. Colvin leads the way with 14 points and Fletcher Loyer has 12. Braden Smith has 9 assists at the break. Purdue had trouble with turnovers in the first half, finishing the half with 9.
6:38 PM — Myles Colvin's hot shooting night continues. He hit another 3-pointer from the corner and is now 4-of-4 from long range and has 12 points on the night. Daniel Jacobsen was fouled during the shot. Purdue's lead is now 38-27, it's first double-digit advantage of the game as we enter the under-4 media timeout.
6:29 PM — The Purdue defense forces a shot clock violation and the Mackey Arena crowd erupts. Purdue takes a 28-21 lead into the under-8 media timeout. 6:55 remains in the first half. Sophomore Myles Colvin has hit two huge triples to help Purdue build a lead.
6:26 PM — Loud ovation from the Mackey Arena crowd after CJ Cox forced a jump ball in the backcourt. The freshman guard has made a big impact early in the game. The Islanders take a timeout with 9:11 remaining in the first half.
6:23 PM — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ties the game at 17-17 with a dunk from Owen Dease. But Purdue freshman guard CJ Cox answers with his first bucket of the game, knocking down a 3-pointer and putting the Boilers back in front 20-17.
6:19 PM — Purdue leads 17-15 at the under-12 media timeout. The Boilermakers have been sloppy, with 4 turnovers in the first 8 minutes. Purdue has also made just 2-of-5 of its free throw attempts. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Owen Dease has caused some problems, scoring 7 points and grabbing 2 rebounds early.
6:08 PM — 7-foot-4 freshman Daniel Jacobsen makes his first big play with a block on the defensive end. It leads to a layup for the Boilermakers. Purdue owns a 9-7 lead on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at the first media timeout of the game.
6:04 PM — Fletcher Loyer gets the first basket of the game, a 3-pointer, to give Purdue a 3-0 advantage.
6:02 PM — Trey Kaufman-Renn is whistled for his first foul of the game just 10 seconds into the first half.
5:56 PM — Purdue officially unveils the 2024 Final Four banner.
5:27 PM — Purdue announces the starting lineup: Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Daniel Jacobsen and Gicarri Harris.
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