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

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.

No. 21 Michigan takes on No. 11 Purdue, who is coming off of a home loss, in a clash of two of the best team in the Big Ten.

Purdue point guard Braden Smith took Tuesday night’s loss personally. So Friday, he took charge — right from the start. He turned an opening possession

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A transformative week made it clear who are the contenders, which programs will be scary in March and who is trending down.

Wisconsin hosts Michigan in a matchup of Big Ten teams. Wednesday's meeting is the first of the season between the two teams.

The Big Ten schedule is nearing the halfway point as January winds down. One team has separated itself at the top of the conference standings, but the league race is far from decided.

While it may be easier for Michigan to simply erase the Purdue loss from its memory, head coach Dusty May won't allow the team to do that.

Penn State comes into a matchup with No. 21 Michigan as losers of three straight road games. The teams match up Monday for the first time this season.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Braden Smith ... Northwestern on Sunday. Smith, who scored 17 of his points in the first half, hit 8 of 16 shots for the Boilermakers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten). Trey Kaufman-Renn ...