Braden Smith had 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to help No. 1 Purdue outlast visiting Oakland 87-77 on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.

Smith led six Purdue players in double figures. Fletcher Loyer scored 15 points, Oscar Cluff and C.J. Cox each scored 14 and Jack Benter and Liam Murphy each added 11 for Purdue, which went 13 of 35 from 3-point range and shot 47.1% from the field overall (32 of 68).

Ziare Wells had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Nassim Mashhour scored 15 points, Tuburu Naivalurua and Brody Robinson each scored 11 and Isaac Garrett had 10 for Oakland, which shot 44.1% from the field (30 of 68) and 8 of 26 from 3-point range.

The Golden Grizzlies did have the edge on the boards, outrebounding the top-ranked team in the country 39-37. Neither team made many mistakes

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