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#18 Purdue punches ticket for Semifinal, never trails as they upset #11 Nebraska

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Cluff scores 17, comes up big down stretch as No. 18 Purdue beats UCLA to reach Big Ten title game

Oscar Cluff had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 18 Purdue beat short-handed UCLA 73-66 to advance to the Big Ten championship game

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Lendeborg makes a tiebreaking 3 as No. 3 Michigan tops No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 in Big Ten semis

Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament champions...

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Oscar Cluff - Powers up 17 points, 14 boards Cluff closed with 17 points (6-11 FG, 5-7 FT), 14 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal across 28 minutes during Saturday's 73-66 victory over UCLA.

Impact Cluff is having a productive Big Ten Tournament run. Through three games, the 6-11 senior is averaging 16.0 points on 65.5 percent from the field and 11.0 rebounds. Purdue takes on Michigan in the tournament finals. Cluff was limited to four points and three rebounds in the Feb. 17 loss to the Wolverines.

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Trey Kaufman-Renn - Achieves double-double Kaufman-Renn ended with 12 points (5-7 FG, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds and one assist in 26 minutes during Saturday's 73-66 victory over UCLA.

Impact Kaufman-Renn had his 11th double-double of the season. His seven field goal attempts were his fewest since Feb. 10 in a win over Nebraska. He will need to more aggressive against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament finals on Sunday. Kaufman-Renn had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to the Wolverines on Feb. 17.

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UCLA plays in Big Ten Tournament against the Purdue

The UCLA Bruins and No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers square off in the Big Ten Tournament

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Braden Smith - Deals out 10 more assists Smith finished Friday's 74-58 victory over Nebraska with five points (1-8 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, 10 assists and one steal across 37 minutes.

Impact Bobby Hurley is having a bad week. He was dismissed from his Arizona State job and his all-time assist mark is in jeopardy. Smith is just 21 assists behind Hurley and Purdue will be favored heavily to beat UCLA on Saturday. The Boilermaker guard has averaged 11.0 dimes over his last four games. Purdue takes on UCLA on Saturday. In the Jan. 20 loss to the Bruins, Smith was limited to 12 points and four assists.

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Fletcher Loyer - Sinks four treys, scores 19 Loyer ended with 19 points (5-10 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 5-6 FT), four rebounds, one assist and two steals over 32 minutes during Friday's 74-58 victory over Nebraska.

Impact Loyer has hit multiple 3-pointers in 13 straight games and gives the Boilermakers a consistent outside threat to take the pressure off the bigs. The 6-5 senior has hit 46.9 percent of his treys over those 13 games. He was held to five points on 2-of-1 from the field in the Jan. 20 loss to UCLA who Purdue plays on Saturday.

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