Braden Smith scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half and collected seven rebounds to lead No. 2 Purdue to an 87-80 victory over No. 8 Alabama on Thursday night in a nonconference showdown at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 19 points and matched his career best of 15 rebounds in his first game this season due to hip and back injuries. Oscar Cluff added nine points and 11 rebounds for the Boilermakers (3-0), who owned a dominating 52-28 rebounding edge

Aden Holloway made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points for the Crimson Tide (2-1). Taylor Bol Bowen had 13 points, Aidan Sherrell had 12 and Labaron Philon added 11 for Alabama.

Smith drained five treys as Purdue hit 9 of 21 while finishing at 47% overall from the field while defeating Alabama for the third straight seaso

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