Braden Smith moves up assist list as No. 1 Purdue subdues Evansville

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Fletcher Loyer scored a career-high 30 points Tuesday night and Braden Smith moved into third place in Big Ten Conference history for most assists as top-ranked Purdue opened its season by walloping visiting Evansville 82-51 in West Lafayette, Ind.Jack Benter added 11 and three 3-pointers for the Boilermakers, who sank 13 of 29 3-pointers as a team. That included a 7