Oregon's offense struggled in Saturday's loss to Purdue, but coach Dana Altman also gave plenty of credit to the Boilermakers' defensive effort.
Defense travels, and No. 15 Purdue basketball’s winning streak reached seven with a 65-58 victory at No. 14 Oregon on Saturday.
Purdue’s offense is clicking, scoring 79 or more points in four of its last six games, including 104 against Nebraska two games ago. Smith’s poise at point guard allows the offense to travel well, and the team should find openings behind the arc against a Ducks defense that ranks 140th in 3-point defense vs. the average opponent (per Haslametrics).
Purdue fans showed up in a huge way in the Pacific Northwest, making their presence known when the Boilermakers played both Washington and Oregon.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday and No. 17 Purdue stifled No. 13 Oregon in the second half for a 65-58 Big Ten Conference road win in Eugene, Ore.
The Purdue women's basketball team fell on the road on its first trip to Oregon on Wednesday 69-53. In her first career start, McKenna Layden nearly posted a double-double, finishing her career night with nine points on a trio of 3-pointers and nine rebounds.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 17 Purdue past No. 13 Oregon 65-58 on Saturday. Kaufman-Renn missed his first six shots from the field, but finished 7 for 20 while making all nine of his free throws.
The No. 13 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.
The Oregon Ducks are ranked No. 15 in the newest AP Top-25 poll that was released on Monday. Oregon was ranked No. 13 last week and only had one game, where the
Purdue spent Saturday introducing Big Ten newcomer Oregon to how basketball has traditionally been played in the nation's oldest conference – rock-fight style.
Washington takes on the No. 15 Oregon Ducks after Great Osobor scored 28 points in the Huskies' 69-58 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers.