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No. 2 Purdue wins 75-69 at No. 6 Wisconsin for 7th consecutive victory

AP
Feb 05, 2024

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Purdue's inside-outside combination of Zach Edey and Braden Smith is a tough matchup for the Boilermakers' opponents.

Even the strongest ones.

Smith scored 19 points and Edey joined another exclusive club as the second-ranked Boilermakers beat No. 6 Wisconsin 75-69 on Sunday for their seventh consecutive victory. Purdue is 6-0 this season against teams that were ranked 11th or higher at the time of the game.

“We have an elite point guard and we have an elite center,” coach Matt Painter said. “So when you go into a team, you’ve got to be able to game-plan for Zach Edey. It’s obvious, right? But then, you’ve also got to game-plan for Braden Smith and his ability to pass, because they both make other people better.”

Lance Jones scored 20 points for Purdue (21-2, 10-2), which took the lead for good midway through the first half and extended its Big Ten lead to 1½ games.

Wisconsin (16-6, 8-3) lost its second straight as it prepares for a two-game trip to Michigan and Rutgers.

Edey had 18 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots. The 7-foot-4 center has 201 career blocks, joining Patrick Ewing and David Robinson as the only players in NCAA history to combine 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 200 blocks while shooting at least 60% from the field.

“Those are elite, elite basketball players, Hall of Famers,” Edey said. “Being mentioned in the same air as them is great, obviously. I kind of want to keep working. I'm not satisfied with just, ‘Oh, I can tell my grandkids I did this.’ I want to keep going. I want to keep becoming a better basketball player every year.”

Edey has scored at least 10 points in an NCAA-leading 74 straight games. Edey broke Rick Mount’s 54-year-old school record for consecutive double-figure scoring games on Wednesday by going for 30 points in a 105-96 overtime victory over Northwestern.

Tyler Wahl led Wisconsin with a season-high 20 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists.

This marked the sixth consecutive Purdue-Wisconsin game to be decided by six points or fewer. The teams meet again March 10 at Purdue.

Purdue took the lead for good midway through the first half and extended the margin to 10 with about 14 1/2 minutes remaining.

Wahl converted an offensive rebound off his own missed 3-point attempt to cut Purdue’s lead to 59-57 with 4:46 left. Edey then missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity for the second time in the second half, but Mason Gillis got the offensive rebound to set up Jones’ driving layup with 4:15 remaining.

Wisconsin trailed 66-61 when Chucky Hepburn got a midcourt steal with 1½ minutes left, but the Badgers couldn't convert the turnover into points. Jones then made a driving layup attempt with 59 seconds left to give Purdue all the breathing room it would need.

“They're really complete,” Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. “They've got a lot of pieces. We have a lot of pieces. But the difference maker obviously is Zach. You can't replicate or simulate that.”

BIG PICTURE

Purdue: The Boilermakers won this one by outrebounding Wisconsin 42-29 and outscoring the Badgers 21-14 in second-chance points. Edey had six of Purdue's 14 offensive rebounds. “He's the best that I've been around at tapping the ball back,” Painter said. “You always think it's over-the-back, and then you go back and watch and he's just 7 inches taller than the guy. His effort is amazing, for someone who is carrying around that kind of cargo.”

Wisconsin: The Badgers hurt themselves by shooting 3 of 19 from 3-point range. Although AJ Storr scored 14 points, he shot 4 of 15 overall and 0 of 4 from beyond the arc.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Purdue figures to stay at No. 2. The Badgers may have trouble remaining in the top 10.

UP NEXT

Purdue: Hosts Indiana on Saturday.

Wisconsin: At Michigan on Wednesday.

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1st Half
PUR
Boilermakers
34
WISC
Badgers
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zach Edey vs. Steven Crowl (Chucky Hepburn gains possession)
19:42		Tyler Wahl misses two point jump shot
19:40		Braden Smith defensive rebound
19:17		Braden Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
19:15		AJ Storr defensive rebound
19:00		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
18:58		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
18:54	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point putback layup	0-2
18:37		Braden Smith turnover (traveling)
18:29		Chucky Hepburn misses two point turnaround jump shot
18:27		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
18:12		Fletcher Loyer misses two point floating jump shot
18:10		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Max Klesmit makes two point layup (AJ Storr assists)	0-4
17:37		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
17:35		Zach Edey offensive rebound
17:34		Tyler Wahl shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
17:34		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:34	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-4
17:16		AJ Storr misses two point pullup jump shot
17:14		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
17:05		Tyler Wahl blocks Fletcher Loyer's two point layup
17:03		Boilermakers offensive rebound
17:01	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point floating jump shot (Lance Jones assists)	3-4
16:43		Steven Crowl turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals)
16:30	+2	Braden Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	5-4
16:14	+2	AJ Storr makes two point driving reverse layup (Tyler Wahl assists)	5-6
15:47		Fletcher Loyer turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Wahl steals)
15:33	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point cutting dunk (Max Klesmit assists)	5-8
15:02	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point turnaround jump shot	7-8
14:49	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Tyler Wahl assists)	7-11
14:31		Braden Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Wahl steals)
14:27		Lance Jones shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
14:27		TV timeout
14:27		AJ Storr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:27	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-12
14:08		Zach Edey offensive foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
14:08		Zach Edey turnover (offensive foul)
13:45		John Blackwell turnover (bad pass) (Fletcher Loyer steals)
13:37		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
13:35		Zach Edey offensive rebound
13:34		Connor Essegian shooting foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
13:34	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-12
13:34	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
13:11		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
13:09		Zach Edey defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point driving floating jump shot	11-12
13:02		Carter Gilmore shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
13:02	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-12
12:33	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point driving layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	12-14
12:19	+2	Braden Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	14-14
11:55	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Connor Essegian assists)	14-17
11:38		John Blackwell personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:30		Lance Jones misses two point floating jump shot
11:28		John Blackwell defensive rebound
10:58		AJ Storr misses two point layup
10:56		Caleb Furst defensive rebound
10:49	+2	Lance Jones makes two point pullup jump shot	16-17
10:16		Tyler Wahl misses two point jump shot
10:14		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
10:04		Tyler Wahl blocks Lance Jones's two point jump shot
10:02		Trey Kaufman-Renn offensive rebound
9:55	+2	Braden Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	18-17
9:26		Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
9:21		Official timeout
9:14		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
9:12		Lance Jones defensive rebound
8:56	+3	Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	21-17
8:42		AJ Storr misses two point stepback jump shot
8:40		Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound
8:18		Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
8:16		Zach Edey offensive rebound
8:07	+2	Braden Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	23-17
7:48	+3	Max Klesmit makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	23-20
7:32	+2	Braden Smith makes two point driving layup	25-20
7:32		Chucky Hepburn shooting foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:32	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-20
7:10	+2	AJ Storr makes two point jump shot	26-22
6:53		Nolan Winter personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
6:50		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
6:48		John Blackwell defensive rebound
6:30		John Blackwell misses two point jump shot
6:28		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point putback layup	26-24
6:07		Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
6:05		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
6:01		Braden Smith misses three point jump shot
5:59		Braden Smith offensive rebound
5:52	+2	Lance Jones makes two point driving layup	28-24
5:37		AJ Storr offensive foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
5:37		AJ Storr turnover (offensive foul)
5:26		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
5:24		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
5:11		Nolan Winter misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:09		Zach Edey defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Zach Edey makes two point hook shot (Mason Gillis assists)	30-24
4:24		John Blackwell misses three point stepback jump shot
4:22		Lance Jones defensive rebound
4:03		Zach Edey turnover (lost ball) (Nolan Winter steals)
3:57		Braden Smith personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:50	+2	Max Klesmit makes two point driving floating jump shot	30-26
3:26		Chucky Hepburn blocks Zach Edey's two point jump shot
3:24		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
2:57		Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
2:55		Lance Jones defensive rebound
2:34		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
2:32		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
2:24		Zach Edey blocks Steven Crowl's two point jump shot
2:22		Badgers offensive rebound
2:14		Tyler Wahl misses two point floating jump shot
2:12		Braden Smith defensive rebound
2:03		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
2:01		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
2:01		Max Klesmit personal foul (Mason Gillis draws the foul)
2:01	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-26
2:01	+1	Mason Gillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-26
1:32	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point stepback jump shot (Tyler Wahl assists)	32-28
1:20		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:58		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
0:56		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
0:41	+2	AJ Storr makes two point layup (Tyler Wahl assists)	32-30
0:18		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-30
0:18	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-30
0:02	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point cutting layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	34-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PUR
Boilermakers
41
WISC
Badgers
37

Time		Play	Score
19:37		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
19:35		Lance Jones defensive rebound
19:11		Official timeout
19:04	+2	Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup	36-32
18:45	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point reverse layup	36-34
18:30	+2	Lance Jones makes two point pullup jump shot	38-34
18:30		AJ Storr shooting foul (Lance Jones draws the foul)
18:30	+1	Lance Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-34
18:11		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
18:09		Zach Edey defensive rebound
17:54		Zach Edey turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Wahl steals)
17:31	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot (Tyler Wahl assists)	39-36
17:06		Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point jump shot
17:04		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
17:00		Max Klesmit misses three point stepback jump shot
16:58		Braden Smith defensive rebound
16:51	+3	Lance Jones makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists)	42-36
16:32		Zach Edey blocks Steven Crowl's two point reverse layup
16:30		Zach Edey defensive rebound
16:22		Steven Crowl personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
16:19	+2	Braden Smith makes two point layup (Lance Jones assists)	44-36
15:48	+2	John Blackwell makes two point cutting layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	44-38
15:30	+2	Zach Edey makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists)	46-38
15:17		Chucky Hepburn misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:15		Zach Edey defensive rebound
15:10		Lance Jones misses three point jump shot
15:08		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
15:03		Lance Jones personal foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
15:03		TV timeout
14:51		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
14:49		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
14:36	+2	Zach Edey makes two point alley-oop dunk (Fletcher Loyer assists)	48-38
14:21		Zach Edey shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
14:21	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-39
14:21	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-40
14:07	+2	Zach Edey makes two point jump shot (Mason Gillis assists)	50-40
13:42		AJ Storr misses two point driving floating jump shot
13:40		Lance Jones defensive rebound
13:34		Max Klesmit kicked ball violation
13:24		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
13:22		AJ Storr defensive rebound
13:01		Steven Crowl misses two point hook shot
12:59		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
12:43		Fletcher Loyer misses two point driving layup
12:41		Tyler Wahl defensive rebound
12:20	+2	AJ Storr makes two point driving finger roll layup	50-42
12:20		Mason Gillis shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
12:20	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-43
12:01		Ethan Morton misses two point jump shot
11:59		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
11:47		TV timeout
11:42	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point jump shot	50-45
11:21	+2	Braden Smith makes two point driving floating jump shot (Zach Edey assists)	52-45
10:50		Zach Edey blocks Tyler Wahl's two point layup
10:48		Zach Edey defensive rebound
10:39		Steven Crowl personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
10:33		Zach Edey turnover (traveling)
10:16	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point layup (Steven Crowl assists)	52-47
10:03		Braden Smith offensive foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
10:03		Braden Smith turnover (offensive foul)
9:40	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	52-49
9:23	+3	Lance Jones makes three point pullup jump shot (Caleb Furst assists)	55-49
9:11		Camden Heide personal foul (Tyler Wahl draws the foul)
9:07		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
9:05		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
9:05		Lance Jones personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
8:55		Ethan Morton personal foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
8:55	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-50
8:55	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-51
8:42		Connor Essegian personal foul (Camden Heide draws the foul)
8:41		Fletcher Loyer misses two point jump shot
8:39		Badgers defensive rebound
8:27		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
8:25		Lance Jones defensive rebound
8:18		Jump ball. Trey Kaufman-Renn vs. Max Klesmit (Boilermakers gains possession)
8:07		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
8:05		Zach Edey offensive rebound
8:03		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
8:03	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-51
7:43		Chucky Hepburn misses two point floating jump shot
7:41		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point putback layup	57-53
7:19		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
7:17		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
6:56		Max Klesmit misses two point floating jump shot
6:54		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
6:44		Braden Smith misses two point layup
6:42		Zach Edey offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Zach Edey makes two point putback dunk	59-53
6:25		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
6:23		Boilermakers defensive rebound
6:23		Tyler Wahl personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
6:23		TV timeout
6:13		Nolan Winter personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
6:13		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:13		Max Klesmit defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point hook shot	59-55
5:37		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
5:35		Zach Edey offensive rebound
5:34		Max Klesmit blocks Lance Jones's three point jump shot
5:32		Boilermakers offensive rebound
5:19		Zach Edey misses two point hook shot
5:17		John Blackwell defensive rebound
4:52		Tyler Wahl misses three point jump shot
4:50		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point putback layup	59-57
4:26		Nolan Winter personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
4:26		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:26		Mason Gillis offensive rebound
4:17	+2	Lance Jones makes two point driving layup	61-57
4:03		Fletcher Loyer personal foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
4:03		Max Klesmit misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:02		Boilermakers defensive rebound
3:50		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
3:48		Boilermakers offensive rebound
3:48		TV timeout
3:41	+2	Zach Edey makes two point hook shot	63-57
3:26		AJ Storr misses two point stepback jump shot
3:24		Braden Smith defensive rebound
3:06		Tyler Wahl personal foul (Zach Edey draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Zach Edey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-57
3:06		Zach Edey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:06		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Tyler Wahl makes two point driving reverse layup	64-59
2:27	+2	Fletcher Loyer makes two point pullup jump shot (Zach Edey assists)	66-59
2:08		Tyler Wahl misses two point driving layup
2:06		Braden Smith defensive rebound
1:47		Braden Smith misses two point jump shot
1:45		Badgers defensive rebound
1:45		Zach Edey personal foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
1:45	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
1:45		Badgers 30 second timeout
1:45		TV timeout
1:32		Braden Smith turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
1:27		Chucky Hepburn misses two point driving layup
1:25		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
1:19		Official timeout
1:11		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
1:09		Tyler Wahl offensive rebound
1:04		Tyler Wahl turnover (bad pass) (Lance Jones steals)
0:58	+2	Lance Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup	68-61
0:52		Max Klesmit turnover (lost ball) (Braden Smith steals)
0:52		Max Klesmit personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-61
0:52	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-61
0:40		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
0:38		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
0:37	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point putback layup	70-63
0:37		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:30		Braden Smith turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
0:28	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point dunk (John Blackwell assists)	70-65
0:28		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:28		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:27		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Braden Smith draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-65
0:27	+1	Braden Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-65
0:19		Max Klesmit misses three point jump shot
0:17		Chucky Hepburn offensive rebound
0:17		Braden Smith shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-66
0:17	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
0:12	+2	Zach Edey makes two point dunk (Lance Jones assists)	74-67
0:09		Braden Smith personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-68
0:09	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-69
0:09		Boilermakers 30 second timeout
0:09		Mason Gillis offensive foul (Max Klesmit draws the foul)
0:09		Mason Gillis turnover (offensive foul)
0:09		Official timeout
0:08		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
0:06		Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound
0:05		Chucky Hepburn personal foul (Fletcher Loyer draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-69
0:05		Fletcher Loyer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:05		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
0:02		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
0:00		Zach Edey defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Zach Edey defensive rebound