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12/28 03:43 CST No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers face the Kent State Golden Flashes on
3-game win streak
No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers face the Kent State Golden Flashes on 3-game win
streak
By The Associated Press
Kent State Golden Flashes (10-2, 1-0 MAC) at Purdue Boilermakers (11-1, 2-0 Big
Ten)
West Lafayette, Indiana; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Purdue will attempt to prolong its three-game win streak
with a victory against Kent State.
The Boilermakers have gone 6-1 in home games. Purdue has an 8-1 record against
teams over .500.
The Golden Flashes are 1-1 on the road. Kent State ranks fourth in the MAC
shooting 38.5% from 3-point range.
Purdue makes 50.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.8
percentage points higher than Kent State has allowed to its opponents (42.1%).
Kent State has shot at a 49.7% clip from the field this season, 9.6 percentage
points higher than the 40.1% shooting opponents of Purdue have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trey Kaufman-Renn is averaging 13.9 points and 10 rebounds for
the Boilermakers. Braden Smith is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games.
Delrecco Gillespie is averaging 19.3 points, 12.6 rebounds and two blocks for
the Golden Flashes. Morgan Safford is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 9-1, averaging 85.0 points, 38.4 rebounds, 20.1
assists, 5.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.
Golden Flashes: 9-1, averaging 92.5 points, 37.6 rebounds, 19.5 assists, 7.8
steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 75.1 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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