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'Locking in' Defensive Flipped Switch for Purdue Basketball, Trey Kaufman-Renn Says
Purdue leveraged a 21-0 second-half run and a 40-24 paint scoring advantage to dominate Minnesota, exploiting size and bench depth issues, officials said.
- On Dec. 10, 2025, No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers defeated Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team 85-57 at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana at 7 p.m. ET.
- Minnesota entered the game shorthanded with two starters and two backups out, leaving only 10 healthy players, and coach Niko Medved warned Purdue would bring its best.
- Starting the second half, Purdue opened with a 29-2 run, led by Braden Smith with 15 points and 12 assists, and dominated inside with a 40-24 paint and 46-23 rebounding edge.
- Minnesota Gophers drop to 5-5, 1-1 Big Ten and have three days before hosting Texas Southern, highlighting their thin rotation and injury challenges with a seven-player lineup.
- Later this month, Purdue hosts Marquette on Dec. 13 and faces Auburn on Dec. 20, with its veteran culture, coaching and cohesion explaining sustained success.
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Half empty: Gophers blown out in second half of 85-57 loss at No. 6 Purdue
Head coach Niko Medved had a sneaking suspicion the Gophers men’s basketball team was going to get Purdue’s best after the former top-ranked Boilermakers suffered an uncharacteristic home loss to Iowa State on Saturday. “I thought Iowa State played terrific, and if Purdue was being honest, they missed a lot of plays that they normally make,” Medved told the Pioneer Press on Tuesday. “I’m fairly confident we will see and ‘A’ effort from Purdue on…
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