Purduebasketball starts hot and stifles Northwestern in a 79-61 Big Ten victory. Braden Smith scores 22 points, with 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Trey Kaufman-Renn adds 12 points and 6 rebounds.
No. 21 Michigan visits the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers after Vladislav Goldin scored 31 points in the Wolverines' 80-76 overtime victory over the Northwestern Wildcats.
Indiana knocked off Ohio State 77-76 in overtime Friday in Columbus. Northwestern is also taking the court following a win in OT. The Wildcats knocked off Maryland at home last Thursday.