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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fletcher Loyer tied a career high with 27 points, Braden Smith added 26 and No. 3 Purdue beat No. 1 Arizona 92-84 on Saturday. Loyer was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and Smith was 4 of 7 while falling one point shy of his career high. Zach Edey added 22 points and […]

Josiah-Jordan James had 23 points, Zakai Zeigler added 20 and No. 12 Tennessee held off N.C. State 79-70 in the Hall of Fame Series on Saturday night. “We know that when we play teams like this, it’s going to be a physical game,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. The Volunteers (8-3) held the Wolfpack (7-3) to 10 points in the final seven minutes to secure the victory, including a 3-pointer with 24.1 seconds remaining.

Purdue knew it could count on Zach Edey's powerful inside presence. Once Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith provided the outside game to go with it, the Boilermakers had all they needed to knock off No. 1 Arizona. Loyer tied a career high with 27 points, Smith added 26 and No. 3 Purdue handed the Wildcats their first loss with a 92-84 victory Saturday.

For better or worse, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith are interlinked. Purdue basketball's sophomore backcourt tandem keep pushing each other to win.

KU Jayhawks, 9-1, are set for showdown against Indiana, 7-2.

N.C. State gets one last chance at a resume-building nonconference win deep in the heart of the Texas night against Tennessee.

The Kansas game and the looming signing window for both high school and transfer players make this specific weekend a big one for Indiana.

More than a third of U.S. dollars spent on domestically produced food went to foodservice establishments in 2022, and farmer sentiment improved as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed five points.

Top-ranked Arizona is headed for a showdown with No. 3 Purdue on a neutral floor in Indianapolis on Saturday. If neutral can be about 70 miles from the Boilermakers' campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. Bold statement, considering Arizona already played a true road game against No. 22 Duke.

The All-American guard had 28 points and eight rebounds in an 86-65 romp past No. 12 Texas, then poured in 17 points with seven rebounds in a win over Notre Dame. The reigning national player of the year had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Purdue bounced back from its loss to Northwestern with a rout of Iowa, then Edey had 35 points and seven boards while going 11 for 11 from the foul line as the Boilermakers beat Alabama in Toronto.