No. 1 Purdue made 11 3-pointers and pulled away late to beat Memphis basketball 80-71 at the Baha Mar Championship.

Texas Tech basketball head coach Grant McCasland reveals Red Raiders’ key to upsetting No. 1 Purdue in Baha Mar Championship Final Friday.

The Boilermakers enjoyed a noise convention center at the Baha Mar resort, and the crowd was backing them. What a treat, players said.

A Braden Smith steal started a fast break. The Purdue basketball senior made a highlight pass to trailing Jack Benter for the slam.

Four Purdue players from the 2024-25 roster transferred to new programs. How are Camden Heide, Myles Colvin, Will Berg and Brian Waddell performing?

There was quite a bit of a shakeup throughout the rankings as data came in with teams playing games. A new No. 1, No. 18 an everywhere in-between:

The Boilermakers have a two-person tandem playing off the ball who are known for their defense. Gicarri Harris wants to start, but his approach leads to wins.

After losing his starting spot 5 games into last season, Gicarri Harris set a goal of starting as a sophomore. But he best helps Purdue elsewhere.

One of the biggest winners of last week was Louisville. The Cardinals jumped six spots to No. 6 after defeating in-state rival Kentucky 96-88 behind the brilliance of star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. The former five-star recruit scored a team-high 29 points in the win over the Wildcats. Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 after the loss.

Braden Smith scored 5 points on 2-of-14 shooting and had 11 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. He entered the game with 1,446 career points, 792 assists, 187 steals and 554 rebounds. He was a first-team All-American in 2024-25 and has a chance to set the Division I career assists record.