Purdue set the tone from the opening jump on Friday night. The defensive effort and Braden Smith's impressive night led to a blowout win over Michigan.

Purdue point guard Braden Smith took a loss Tuesday night personally. So Friday night, he took charge — right from the start. He turned an opening possession steal into a breakaway layup, and finished with 24 points,

Midway through the first half, Purdue took a 20-point lead on Michigan thanks to a beautiful alley-oop pass from Braden Smith to Cam Heide.

No. 10 Purdue faces the Indiana Hoosiers after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 91-64 victory against the Michigan Wolverines.

The Purdue men's basketball team is back at Mackey Arena tonight to take on Michigan. Follow along for live updates.

Braden Smith, fueled by self-blame, amassed an unprecedented night in an attention-grabbing victory over Michigan.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue basketball responded to its first disappointing result in a month with its most dominant performance of the season. Plenty of high marks to go around for the No. 12 Boilermakers’ 91-64 victory over No. 20 Michigan at Mackey Arena.

With his dominant performance, Braden Smith took control of Michigan from the jump and performed strong until the end.

Regardless, a similar scenario looms when Indiana (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) travels to face No. 10 Purdue (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) at 8 p.m. Friday at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. Once more, an underperforming Woodson roster will attempt to stop a train of Boilermaker momentum.

Hammer Down Cancer game featured player-worn jerseys auctioned off for cancer research, and coaches' shoes will be auctioned by week's end.

Michigan game, Braden Smith connected with Caleb Furst for an impressive alley-oop, helping the Boilers extend their lead.

The Purdue Boilermakers have been on a roll in January and want to keep the good times going against rival Indiana.