Smith's steal and layup help No. 5 Purdue edge USC 69-64, move into 1st-place tie in Big Ten

— Braden Smith stole the ball at midcourt and hit a layup with 23 seconds remaining, helping No. 5 Purdue edge Southern California 69-64 on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with Nebraska in the Big Ten standings with its ninth consecutive victory.
Jan 18, 2026, 01:17 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

58.4%
--PUR
41.6%
--USC

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Ezra Ausar makes layup (Ryan Cornish assists)
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie makes layup
  • Oscar Cluff makes 7-foot hook shot
  • Kam Woods makes driving layup (Jacob Cofie assists)
  • Braden Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gicarri Harris assists)
  • Kam Woods misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Gicarri Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Oscar Cluff assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 18-foot floating jump shot (Ezra Ausar assists)
  • C.J. Cox misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Omer Mayer misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gabe Dynes assists)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 14-foot jumper
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Marsh makes 13-foot jumper
  • Gicarri Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Gabe Dynes makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Jordan Marsh assists)
  • Gicarri Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Gabe Dynes makes layup (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Braden Smith misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaden Brownell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Marsh assists)
  • Daniel Jacobsen misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Marsh misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 1-foot dunk
  • Jaden Brownell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Fletcher Loyer misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • C.J. Cox misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • C.J. Cox misses 15-foot jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Braden Smith misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Marsh misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • C.J. Cox misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jack Benter makes layup
  • Braden Smith makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Marsh misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Fletcher Loyer makes layup
  • Braden Smith misses layup
  • Braden Smith makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Oscar Cluff assists)
  • Jaden Brownell misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Gabe Dynes makes 4-foot dunk (Jacob Cofie assists)
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • C.J. Cox makes driving layup (Oscar Cluff assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes driving layup
  • Braden Smith makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Jordan Marsh misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Omer Mayer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists)
  • Gabe Dynes makes 2-foot dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 5-foot hook shot
  • Ryan Cornish misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Marsh makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Braden Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Oscar Cluff assists)
  • Ryan Cornish misses layup
  • Omer Mayer misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Jordan Marsh misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jack Benter misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Marsh misses driving layup
  • Braden Smith makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gabe Dynes assists)
  • Oscar Cluff makes 8-foot hook shot
  • Braden Smith misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses driving layup
  • Jacob Cofie makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • C.J. Cox misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Braden Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes 4-foot alley oop dunk
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar misses driving layup
  • C.J. Cox misses layup
  • Jacob Cofie misses driving layup
  • Kam Woods makes layup
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Fletcher Loyer assists)
  • Jacob Cofie makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Omer Mayer assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden Brownell makes layup (Kam Woods assists)
  • Fletcher Loyer makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Jack Benter assists)
  • Jacob Cofie makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Jaden Brownell assists)
  • Jack Benter misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ezra Ausar misses layup
  • Kam Woods misses tip in layup
  • Braden Smith misses layup
  • Jacob Cofie makes layup
  • C.J. Cox misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes driving layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Jaden Brownell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jack Benter makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. Cox assists)
  • Gabe Dynes misses alley oop dunk
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 3-foot dunk (Jack Benter assists)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 11-foot hook shot
  • Jordan Marsh misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Braden Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kam Woods makes 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses layup
  • Jordan Marsh misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 11-foot hook shot
  • Ezra Ausar makes 2-foot dunk (Chad Baker-Mazara assists)
  • C.J. Cox misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Marsh misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jacob Cofie misses tip in layup
  • Oscar Cluff misses layup
  • Ezra Ausar makes 17-foot jumper
  • Jacob Cofie misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Marsh misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists)
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Chad Baker-Mazara makes driving layup
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Braden Smith makes driving layup
  • Ezra Ausar makes 2-foot dunk
  • Chad Baker-Mazara misses 32-foot three point jumper
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