Kaufman-Renn leads No. 12 Purdue against Maryland after 23-point game
Purdue Boilermakers (17-4, 7-3 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (8-12, 1-8 Big Ten)
College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Purdue visits Maryland after Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points in Purdue's 72-67 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers.
The Terrapins have gone 5-4 at home. Maryland has a 4-12 record against teams above .500.
The Boilermakers have gone 7-3 against Big Ten opponents. Purdue ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 33.9 rebounds per game led by Kaufman-Renn averaging 8.3.
Maryland averages 73.0 points per game, 3.8 more points than the 69.2 Purdue gives up. Purdue averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Maryland allows.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Coit is shooting 41.7% and averaging 15.2 points for the Terrapins. Elijah Saunders is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Braden Smith is averaging 15.1 points, nine assists and 1.9 steals for the Boilermakers. Kaufman-Renn is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 2-8, averaging 68.8 points, 30.7 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 4.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.5 points per game.
Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 81.6 points, 29.3 rebounds, 19.8 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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