Point guard Braden Smith averaged 25 points, 9.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 49.1% and 43.8% from 3-point range in three wins last week.

Braden Smith joined Purdue's 1,000 point club in Thursday night's game against Minnesota. He entered the game needing just three points to reach the milestone.

When you play with a guy like Zach Edey, a two time national player of the year, it’s easy to feel, and actually become, overlooked. Not that any Purdue fan has overlooked Braden Smith since that first moment two seasons ago,

The Gophers are ninth in the country in attacking the rim, per ShotQualityBets, while Purdue is outside the Top 300 in defending the rim. The Boilermakers are outside the Top 200 in opponent 2-point percentage (52.2%) and opponent turnover rate (16.5%) and have surrendered at least 78 points in four of their last six contests.