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Braden Smith overcomes foul trouble by scoring 23 and leading No. 5 Purdue past Washington 81-73

On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team beat Washington Huskies men's basketball team 81-73 at Mackey Arena, extending their win streak to six and moving to 14-1 overall, 4-0 in Big Ten play.
When senior point guard Braden Smith picked up three fouls in 12 minutes, coach Matt Painter turned to freshman Omer Mayer as Purdue shot 67.9% and forced 10 turnovers in the first half.
Braden Smith finished with 23 points and seven assists, went 10 of 15 from the field, committed six turnovers and spent nearly 8½ minutes on the bench after his third foul in the first half.
Washington mounted a late rally that trimmed Purdue's lead to single digits, Franck Kepnang fouled out after being baited into his fifth foul by Jacobsen with 9:14 remaining, and Trey Kaufman-Renn posted a 14-14 double-double.
Washington begins a three-game homestand Saturday against Ohio State, with Quimari Peterson scoring 15, Zoom Diallo 14, and Hannes Steinbach leading with 17 points.

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