Purdue vs. Minnesota: Box score, stats and summary feat. Fletcher Loyer (Jan. 2)

There was a massive victory in the Big Ten Conference as the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers enjoyed a massive second half to pick up an 81-61 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Boilermakers were able to dominate thanks to Fletcher Loyer scoring 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting while Braden Smith finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

The Boilermakers (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) were able to look sharp with a massive second half in this game thanks to their solid shooting. The Golden Gophers (8-6, 0-3) still are winless in conference play but they were able to shoot the ball at a decent rate throughout the 40 minutes.

Here's a closer look at the box scores for both the Boilermakers and Golden Gophers and how this game played out.

Purdue vs. Minnesota box score

Purdue vs. Minnesota box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Purdue	28	53	81
Minnesota	27	34	61

Purdue Boilermakers box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Trey Kaufman-Renn	F	8-14	0-0	1-2	3	4	1	0	0	1	4	17
Caleb Furst	F	3-5	0-0	5-6	3	6	1	0	1	0	3	11
C.J. Cox	G	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Braden Smith	G	7-17	5-11	1-2	0	6	10	1	0	0	1	20
Fletcher Loyer	G	8-10	4-6	4-4	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	24
Camden Heide	F	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	6	3	1	0	0	2	3
Raleigh Burgess	F	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
Gicarri Harris	G	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
Myles Colvin	G	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	2

Minnesota Golden Gophers box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Parker Fox	F	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	3	0	2	2	2	4
Dawson Garcia	F	8-15	2-6	2-7	1	5	2	0	1	0	1	20
Mike Mitchell Jr	G	2-10	0-6	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	4
Lu'Cye Patterson	G	5-11	1-2	3-3	2	8	3	0	0	2	2	14
Femi Odukale	G	3-5	0-1	0-2	2	4	4	0	1	1	4	6
Frank Mitchell	F	1-3	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	3
Kadyn Betts	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Trey Edmonds	C	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	3
Isaac Asuma	G	3-5	1-2	0-0	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	7

Purdue vs. Minnesota Game Summary

The Boilermakers were able to shoot the basketball at an amazing level as they were able to shoot 29-of-58 (50.0%) from the field, 11-of-25 (44.0%) from beyond the arc and 12-of-16 (75.0%) from the charity stripe.

They rebounded well with 34 total rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive) while only recording three steals and one block. Purdue did an amazing job in terms of their assist-to-turnover ratio with 21 assists compared to only three turnovers. The team played methodically with just two fast break points and 28 points in the paint.

The Golden Gophers had a pretty solid offensive game as the team was able to go 25-of-52 (48.1%) from the floor, 4-of-17 (23.5%) from the free-throw line and 7-of-16 (43.8%) from the free throw line. The Golden Gophers were able to keep up rebounding in this game with 31 total rebounds, including nine offensive while the passing game had 17 assists to eight turnovers.

Their defense did a decent job as Minnesota recorded one steal and five blocks on the day. They scored 34 of their 61 points in the paint while only being able to record four fast break points.