WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue had five players score at least 14 points and three of them notch double-doubles on the way to a 97-79 win over Akron, an elite mid-major opponent, Sunday night at Mackey Arena.

Trey Kaufman-Renn was the Boilermakers' top scorer and rebounder with 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting and 15 rebounds as his team improved to 4-0.

Here's what stood out from the victory.

500 for Painter

The triumph was the 500th in the career of Purdue coach Matt Painter, who has spent 21 seasons leading the Boilermakers after starting with a season at Southern Illinois. At just 55 years old, the coach could scare 800 or even 900 wins if he keeps going long enough and is on a path that will put him among the all-time greats in the history of the sport if he can stay on it for another deca

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