{"id":106520,"date":"2026-03-19T09:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=106520"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:58:27","slug":"purdue-earns-no-2-seed-on-selection-sunday-after-big-ten-tournament-championship-win-set-to-play-in-first-round-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/purdue-earns-no-2-seed-on-selection-sunday-after-big-ten-tournament-championship-win-set-to-play-in-first-round-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue earns no. 2 seed on Selection Sunday after Big Ten Tournament Championship win, set to play in first round Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Katherine Silva<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Medill Reports<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Minutes into the Big Ten Tournament championship, struggling to find his shot, Purdue&#8217;s Braden Smith tore off his No. 3 jersey \u201csuperman-style\u201d in frustration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An hour later, after a tough and-1, Smith was flexing to the Boilermaker crowd in a nameless No. 41 substitute jersey. Shortly after that, he was\u00a0hoisting\u00a0the Big Ten Tournament trophy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The No.\u00a018\u00a0 Boilermakers\u00a0knocked off\u00a0the\u00a0regular-season champion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0No. 3 Michigan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Sunday in the Big Ten Tournament\u00a0Championship 80-72, earning a two seed in the NCAA Tournament&#8217;s East Region on Selection Sunday. Their bid came within the hour following their win.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe&#8217;re playing well at the right time,\u201d Purdue coach Matt Painter said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Purdue, on its fourth straight day of basketball, still started the game with intensity. The Boilermakers\u2019 second possession was a side-step three from Fletcher\u00a0Loyer, and their third an Oscar\u00a0Cluff\u00a0dunk off a Smith steal. Purdue&#8217;s energy, however,\u00a0couldn&#8217;t\u00a0create separation early \u2014 the score knotted 38-38 at the break before the Boilermakers took control in the second half.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After switching to No. 41, Smith put up 14 points and had three steals, but his 11\u00a0assists\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0standout\u00a0stat. Smith is now one assist shy from tying the NCAA record of 1,076,\u00a0set by Duke\u2019s Bobby Hurley in 1993. He will now have to wait until the NCAA Tournament\u00a0to break\u00a0it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Smith&#8217;s numbers\u00a0didn&#8217;t\u00a0come alone \u2014 seven of his 11 assists went to fellow senior Trey\u00a0Kaufman-Renn, who finished with 20 points.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe just clicked,\u201d Smith said. \u201cObviously he trusts me to get it to him, and I trust him to catch it and then obviously go make a play or make passes or score out of it.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Purdue seniors\u00a0Loyer, Smith and\u00a0Kaufman-Renn\u00a0are all four-year seniors, a rare feat in the name,\u00a0image\u00a0and likeness era of college sports.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFor their three seniors that have been together for a long time, it looks like they really found something deep,\u201d Michigan coach Dusty Day\u00a0said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That chemistry will now be on full display in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue is set to play Queens University of Charlotte in St. Louis for the first round Friday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Wolverines, while unable to defend their Big Ten Tournament title, still boast the No. 3 overall seed going into the NCAA Tournament. But the loss will linger \u2013 at least for now.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think we\u00a0have to\u00a0feel this pain right now. We\u00a0gotta\u00a0use it for the next month,\u201d Michigan center\u00a0Aday\u00a0Mara said. \u201cWe know the month that we have ahead, so we just got to be ready and be better.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michigan will play\u00a0Howard\u00a0on Thursday in Buffalo, New York.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katherine Silva is a sports media specialization graduate student at Medill.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Katherine Silva Medill Reports\u00a0 Minutes into the Big Ten Tournament championship, struggling to find his shot, Purdue&#8217;s Braden Smith tore off his No. 3 jersey \u201csuperman-style\u201d in frustration.\u00a0 An hour later, after a tough and-1, Smith was flexing to the Boilermaker crowd in a nameless No. 41 substitute jersey. 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