It was another 40-minute night for Purdue point guard Braden Smith. Due to circumstance, the Boilers needed him to take over. Then he did.

Braden Smith had a 31-point night in Purdue's win over Iowa on Tuesday. Throughout the game, college basketball fans and analysts raved about the junior guard.

The Boilermakers held off a late charge and point guard Braden Smith was key. Here's a look at each player's rating from the win at Iowa.

Braden Smith dropped 31 points on the road and Trey Kaufman-Renn added late heroics after early foul trouble as the Boilermakers improved to 18-5.

Purdue guard Braden Smith ended the month of January with a stat line that no other college basketball player has reached this century.

Braden Smith had 31 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 25 as No. 7 Purdue beat Iowa 90-81. Josh Dix led the Hawkeyes with 27 points and Payton Sandfort had 23.

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

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.

The Iowa Hawkeyes took on the seventh-ranked Purdue Boilermakers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday evening. After a hard-fought night, the Boilermakers pulled ahead and defeated the Hawkeyes, 90-81.