by West Lafayette, Ind.-Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 29 points and Brewing Smith added 23 to help No. 20 Purdue beat UCLA 76-66 on Friday evening and finish a four-game Losing Streak.
Kaufman-Renn shot 11 for 15 from the field and 7 for 10 on free throws. Fletcher Loyer scored 11 points for the boiler makers (20-9, 12-6 Big ten).
Tyler Bilodeau had 15 points for the Bruins (20-9, 11-7) and Sebastian Mack scored 10.
Purdue shot 52% out of the field, while UCLA hit 48% in a match that went back and forth until the last 6 minutes.
With 56-55, Kaufman-Renn scored six consecutive points to put Purdue 61-56 forward with 5:35. Camden Heide and Fletcher Loyer then made 3-Pointers to lock up a 12-0 run.
Aday Mara hit a Turnaround-Jumper to make 67-58 and put an end to the scoring drought of UCLA, but Smith helped Purdue to effectively seal it with two 3-pointers.
De Bruins had a rebound edge of 31-23.
Purdue shot 60% in the first half to take a lead of 37-35 during the break. UCLA made 46% out of the field, but gave a 20-7 lead in rebounds, including 10-1 on the offensive board.
Purdue built a 29-19 lead, only to see that it was almost deleted by an 8-0 spurt by UCLA. Purdue’s Fletcher Loyer made a 3 to give Purdue a 32-27 lead, but De Bruins defeated Purdue 8-5 to end half.
Take -away meals
UCLA: De Bruins scored the lead in the bank at 30-8, but had trouble slowing the top scorers of Purdue.
Purdue: With his third assist, Smith Purdue’s All-Time Assist Leader became 691 and passed Bruce Parkinson (1973-77). Smith ended with eight assists.
Important moment
With the shot clock that wing down, Loyer hit a 3-Pointer to give Purdue a 67-56 LED. The home crowd burst and UCLa called a time -out with 3:38 over.
Key Stat
Purdue made 11 of 22 3-Pointers, including 6 of 10 by Smith. UCLA, on the other hand, was 5 to 18 from long distance.
Next
UCLA will play on Monday evening in Northwestern and the boiler makers organize Rutgers on Tuesday evening.
