The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers opened their 2025-26 college basketball campaign on Tuesday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it went as well as expected for Matt Painter's squad. With Fletcher Loyer leading the charge, Purdue basketball easily took care of business at home, crushing the visiting Evansville Purple Aces to the tune of an 81-52 score for the Boilermakers' first victory of the season.

Loyer, who returns for his senior season with Purdue, had a fine night dismantling Evansville's defense from the perimeter. The sweet-shooting guard finished the contest with 30 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field, while also knocking down a total of seven shots from behind the arc.

Loyer entered the Evansville game needing just three made 3-pointers to become the

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