Unveiling Shocking Stats from the Round of 64 & 32 That Could Change Everything

Purdue offense has been at the pinnacle of efficiency all season and is a testament to what Coach Painter has built towards. What you are seeing this season is the continued evolution of what Painter changed to when he brought in Rapheal Davis and AJ Hammons so many seasons ago.

1,077

With his second assist in Purdue’s opening round game against Queens, Braden Smith became the NCAA All Time Career Assists Leader with 1,077. He passed Duke’s Bobby Hurley and what he will do from here on out will be putting distance between himself and whoever may come down the line.

The next record that he could possibly grab would be the All Time NCAA Tourney Assists record that Bobby Hurley also holds. That’ll be much harder to get given what happened his freshman year but he currently sits at #3 overall with 100 total assists. The two guys ahead of him are Ed Cota (UNC) with 103 and Bobby Hurley (Duke) with 145. I’m not going to say that would be unattainable but Smith would have to average nearly 12 assists per game and make the National Final to get that last record.

57.9%

Just let it rip, man! Those were the thoughts from Fletcher Loyer following the Boilers’ round of 32 victory over Miami and did Loyer and his teammates do just that. In the first two rounds, Purdue has shot a blistering 22 of 38 from being the arc for 57.9%. That’s an unbelievable number and one that, even when an opponent outrebounds and has sixteen more field goal attempts in a game, the Boilers can still grab a ten point win. Loyer himself was 8 of 12 over those two games and an incredible 19 of 35 for 54% over his last five games. The senior is leading the Boilers on a trajectory that might just lead to another Final Four.

88.4

Matt Painter spoke very plainly several weeks ago as the Boilers were in the midst of their struggles nearing the end of the season. He knew his players were good enough to play solid defense but they seemingly just…couldn’t. He said that his team was coming in and out of focus and that likely means his players weren’t providing the kind of effort and energy necessary to win games. I think that message was well received.