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12/13 15:13 CST Oscar Cluff scores 22, Braden Smith reaches new milestone as
No. 6 Purdue beats Marquette 79-59
Oscar Cluff scores 22, Braden Smith reaches new milestone as No. 6 Purdue beats
Marquette 79-59
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Oscar Cluff made all nine of his shots and finished with
a season-high 22 points, and Braden Smith reached another milestone with 10
more assists Saturday to lead No. 6 Purdue past Marquette 79-59.
It took Smith only 12 seconds to find Fletcher Loyer for a 3-pointer to become
the second Division I men's basketball player to join the 1,500-point,
850-assist, 550-rebound club. D.J. Cooper was the first to do it during his
career at Ohio from 2009-13.
Smith had seven points and five rebounds to increase his career numbers to
1,515 points, 859 assists and 759 rebounds. Cluff had 11 rebounds for his
second straight double-double. Loyer scored 15 points.
The Boilermakers (10-1, 2-0 Big Ten) have won two straight since an
embarrassing 23-point home loss to then-No. 10 Iowa State last weekend.
Royce Parham had 19 points to lead Marquette (5-6), which lost for the second
straight Saturday by 20 points. Chase Ross added 10 points for the Golden
Eagles, who shot only 8% from the field and were a dismal 8 of 31 from 3-point
range.
The Boilermakers took control with a 12-0 run that gave them a 21-8 lead midway
through the first half and then pulled away late in the half by scoring nine
straight points to open up a 37-19 lead.
Cluff helped put it away when he scored 13 consecutive points for Purdue early
in the second half, a stretch then ended with the Boilermakers leading 53-29.
Up next Marquette: Opens Big East play by hosting Georgetown on Wednesday. Purdue: Has a week-long break before welcoming No. 21 Auburn to Indianapolis next Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Marquette: Opens Big East play by hosting Georgetown on Wednesday. Purdue: Has a week-long break before welcoming No. 21 Auburn to Indianapolis next Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
