Braden Smith got the Mackey Arena crowd fired up on Tuesday night, hitting back-to-back triples to give the Boilermakers an early lead over Rutgers.

Prior to Tuesday night's Big Ten game against Rutgers, Purdue honored Braden Smith as the program's all-time leader in assists.

The Boilermakers had a late spurt to close the first half, and dominated in the second half to allow reserves to show. Here's how the Boilermakers graded out.

On a night when a pair of likely top five NBA draft picks invaded Mackey Arena, it was Purdue's own duo that stole the show.

After breaking Purdue's all-time assist record on Friday night, Braden Smith gave a lot of credit to his teammates for helping him make history.

Braden Smith, who had one assist and five turnovers in the second half against the Hoosiers, added 23 points on 6-for-10 3-point shooting plus eight assists and four steals as both Purdue stars stepped up after coach Matt Painter admitted they had not made good decisions in the second half against Indiana.

Braden Smith had 23 points ... his shoulder because Caleb Furst is back there and this is senior night at Mackey Arena and Furst is the only scholarship senior on the team. Furst throws down ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith knows how to ignite the crowd at Mackey Arena. Tuesday night, the junior guard did it with back-to-back three-pointers to give Purdue an early lead over ...

Braden Smith got a nice ovation from the sold-out crowd at Mackey Arena prior to tipoff against Rutgers on Tuesday night. The junior guard was recognized as the program's all-time leading assist ...

Purdue has righted itself after a four-game losing streak, and by that I mean: Braden Smith has found his second wind. And poor Rutgers had no chance.