No. 1 Purdue basketball seemingly held control for most of the game at No. 9 Alabama , which had its 3-point shooting making it close till the final minute. The Boilermakers left with an 87-80 win , though. Trey Kaufman-Renn made his season debut. Here are the details.

Braden Smith stats for Purdue basketball vs. Alabama. How many assists did Braden Smith have?

Braden Smith had 29 points, four assists and seven rebounds on Thursday.

He entered the game with 1,401 career points, 778 assists, 185 steals and 544 rebounds. He was a first-team All-American in 2024-25 and has a chance to set the Division I career assists record .

Alabama basketball stats vs. Purdue today Player Pts Reb Ast FG 3FG FT PF Aiden Sherrell 12 4 1 4-5 1-2 3-3 2 Taylor Bol Bowen 13 2 0 4-7 3

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