Braden Smith, fueled by self-blame, amassed an unprecedented night in an attention-grabbing victory over Michigan.

The Purdue men's basketball team is back at Mackey Arena tonight to take on Michigan. Follow along for live updates.

Purdue set the tone from the opening jump on Friday night. The defensive effort and Braden Smith's impressive night led to a blowout win over Michigan.

West Lafayette, Indiana; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Purdue faces Indiana after Braden Smith scored 24 points in Purdue's 91-64 victory over the Michigan Wolverines. The Boilermakers have gone 10-1 in home games.

No. 21 Michigan takes on No. 11 Purdue, who is coming off of a home loss, in a clash of two of the best team in the Big Ten.

This past week was separation week in the Big Ten. Nearly half of the conference slate is still to come, but it was clear coming into the week, and even more evident coming out of it, that the results would provide clarity on the state of the conference race.

Purdue point guard Braden Smith took Tuesday night’s loss personally. So Friday, he took charge — right from the start. He turned an opening possession

Both teams could use the Quadrant 1 win to improve their respective resumes come Selection Sunday, with Purdue (14-4, 6-1) arguably in bigger need of the road victory with all of its losses coming away from home.

Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 11 Purdue rout No. 21 Michigan 91-64 on Friday night. Smith was 10 of 17 from the field and had only one turnover in 37 minutes to nearly join Joe Barry Carroll as the only Purdue players with a triple-double.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue point guard Braden Smith took a loss Tuesday night personally. So Friday night, he took charge — right from the start.

Purdue (16-5 overall, 8-2 Big Ten) was led by Braden Smith, who finished with 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. Michigan dropped to 14-5 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten. Here are Nathan ...

(AP) — Purdue point guard Braden Smith took Tuesday night’s loss personally ... Fletcher Loyer added 18 points as the Boilermakers (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) rebounded from their first home loss ...