No. 9 Iowa State left Mackey Arena with a result that tied for largest margin of victory at a No. 1 team, an 81-58 victory. The Boilermakers (7-1) suffer their first setback in what had otherwise been a dominant start to the season with a road win at Alabama and Baha Mar Championship.

Braden Smith scored 5 points on 2-of-14 shooting and had 11 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. He entered the game with 1,446 career points, 792 assists, 187 steals and 554 rebounds. He was a first-team All-American in 2024-25 and has a chance to set the Division I career assists record.

Purdue head coach Matt Painter opened up about the issue that Rutgers faces by playing a lot of freshman.

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue basketball's roster gets an upgrade ahead of Thursday's top 10 showdown at Alabama. The Boilermakers are expected to have All-Big Ten forward Trey Kaufman-Renn for his first game of the regular season, he said on Wednesday.

Purdue men's basketball added 7-foot-1 center Sinan Huan to its 2026 recruiting class. Huan joins guard Luke Ertel, wing Jacob Webber, and power forward Rivers Knight in the class. The four-star prospect from Maryland chose Purdue over Illinois and Ohio State.

There's a top-10 showdown in Mackey Arena on Saturday afternoon between No. 1 Purdue and No. 10 Iowa State. What are some things to know about the Cyclones?

The Boilermakers have not fared well in league road openers early in the season, and the Big Ten is perhaps more competitive at the top than originally thought.