Top-ranked Purdue began Big Ten play with a splash, beating Rutgers 81-65 on Tuesday.

Before diving back into conference play, the Boilermakers (8-0) have another marquee non-conference game on the docket for Saturday afternoon when they face No. 10 Iowa State (8-0) at West Lafayette, Ind.

It will be the third ranked non-conference matchup for Purdue, which aced the first two tests. The Boilermakers recorded an 87-80 win at then-No. 8 Alabama on Nov. 13 and thrashed then-No. 15 Texas Tech 86-56 in the Baha Mar Championship in The Bahamas on Nov. 21.

Purdue's balanced roster has four players averaging between 15.6 and 11.3 points per game. Early this season, five different players have led the team in scoring in a game.

It was Trey Kaufman-Renn's night on Tuesday. He posted a season-hig

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