No. 18Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten Tournament · Final

YES!

Purdue Boilermakers beat the Michigan Wolverines

Ranked #18 · 27-8 80 – 72

Ranked #3 · 31-3

Final · Sun, Mar 15

Game Details

United Center (Chicago) · 16,807 fans · CBS

Highlights

Cluff and Kaufman-Renn power No. 18 Purdue past No. 3 Michigan 80-72 in Big Ten final

Purdue closed the regular season with four losses in six games. It won four games in four days at the Big Ten Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

0:21 Yaxel Lendeborg catches the alley-oop

0:20 Braden Smith hits a mid-range jumper

0:32 Braden Smith finishes with and-1 opportunity

0:28 Trey Kaufman-Renn gets his defender in the air for a crafty layup

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
PUR	38	42	80
MICH	38	34	72

Game Flow

PUR MICH

H1H2

9-0Biggest Run5-0

14Largest Lead6

5 lead changes · tied 4 times

Win Probability · Purdue Boilermakers

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Game Leaders

Purdue Boilermakers

Oscar Cluff · 21Points
Braden Smith · 11Assists
Oscar Cluff · 5Rebounds

Michigan Wolverines

Yaxel Lendeborg · 20Points
Elliot Cadeau · 10Assists
Aday Mara · 7Rebounds

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
Michigan	-
Nebraska	4
Michigan State	4
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	5
Purdue	6
UCLA	6
Ohio State	7
Iowa	9
Indiana	10
Minnesota	11
USC	12
Washington	12
Rutgers	13
Northwestern	14
Oregon	14
Maryland	15
Penn State	16

Team Stats

Purdue BoilermakersMichigan Wolverines

Shooting

30-57, 53% Field Goals 30-64, 47%

4-14, 29% 3-Pointers 7-24, 29%

16-22, 73% Free Throws 5-6, 83%

Possessions

29 Rebounds 33

7 Offensive Rebounds 11

21 Assists 15

4 Steals 2

5 Blocks 3

2 Turnovers 7

13 Fouls 18

Scoring

40 Points in Paint 46

2 Fast Break Points 8

14 Largest Lead 6

Box Score

Purdue Boilermakers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. Kaufman-RennF	20	3	1	28	10-15	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	3	3
O. CluffC	21	5	1	25	7-11	0-0	7-11	0	0	1	1	4	4
C.J. CoxG	4	3	0	27	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	2	1	2	0
B. SmithG	14	5	11	38	6-12	0-3	2-2	0	3	1	2	3	1
F. LoyerG	14	4	5	33	4-7	3-4	3-5	1	0	0	1	3	0
Bench
D. JacobsenC	0	1	1	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
O. MayerG	0	1	0	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
J. BenterG	7	2	2	24	1-3	1-2	4-4	0	0	0	0	2	4
G. HarrisG	0	1	0	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1
S. KingF	DNP: Did not play
R. BurgessF	DNP: Did not play
L. MurphyF	DNP: Did not play
J. LuskG	DNP: Did not play
A. FineG	DNP: Did not play
J. RaylG	DNP: Did not play
A. West JrG	DNP: Did not play
Team	80	29	21		30-57	4-14	16-22	2	4	5	7	22	13

Michigan Wolverines ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Y. LendeborgF	20	5	1	35	8-14	4-7	0-0	2	0	0	0	5	3
M. Johnson Jr.F	8	4	0	24	3-5	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	4	0	2
A. MaraC	14	7	1	27	7-9	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	7	3
E. CadeauG	10	1	10	38	4-12	1-5	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	2
N. BurnettG	12	4	0	28	5-9	2-5	0-0	0	1	0	2	2	3
Bench
W. TschetterF	0	4	0	13	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	3	2
R. Gayle Jr.G	2	0	0	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
T. McKenneyG	6	6	3	23	2-8	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	3	3	3
O. GoodmanF	DNP: Did not play
H. HochbergF	DNP: Did not play
M. KordelC	DNP: Did not play
R. LiburdG	DNP: Did not play
H. Eisley Jr.G	DNP: Did not play
L.J. CasonG	DNP: Did not play
W. GradyG	DNP: Did not play
C. MayG	DNP: Did not play
Team	72	33	15		30-64	7-24	5-6	7	2	3	11	22	18

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