Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as No. 1 Purdue defeated Akron 97-79 on Sunday night in West Lafayette, Ind., to give coach Matt Painter his 500th career win.

Kaufman-Renn was joined by Fletcher Loyer (16 points), Braden Smith (16), Oscar Cluff (14) and reserve Omer Mayer (14) in double figures. Kaufman-Renn had delivered 19 points and 15 boards on Thursday night in an 87-80 victory at No. 9 Alabama .

Cluff added 14 rebounds and Smith dished out 10 assists, marking the first time since 1977 that the Boilermakers achieved three double-doubles in the same game.

The Boilermakers (4-0) shot 52.2% from the field (35 of 67) and dominated the glass 45-26, allowing them to carve out a significant 46-18 advantage in points in the paint. They collected 24 p

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