Season 2025-2026
Save: 5-4
3 previous games
12/3: W – 73-64 against Indiana at home
28/11: L – 75 – 86 against Santa Clara @ Acrisure Invitational (Thousand Palms, California)
27/11: L – 65 – 77 against San Francisco @ Acrisure Invitational (Thousand Palms, California)
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Minnesota Staff
Starters
|
Position |
# |
Player |
Class |
Height |
Weight |
Min. |
Points |
Reb |
Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Playmaker |
6 |
Langston Reynolds |
Sr. |
6’4″ |
215 |
27.3 |
10.6 |
4.2 |
2.9 |
|
shooting guard |
1 |
Isaac Asuma |
SO. |
6’3″ |
205 |
31.6 |
9.9 |
3 |
4.3 |
|
Small forward |
10 |
Cade Tyson |
Sr. |
6’7″ |
195 |
35.2 |
21.8 |
4.7 |
1.9 |
|
Power forward |
3 |
Bobby Durkin |
Jr. |
6’7″ |
220 |
21.8 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
|
Center |
5 |
Jaylen Crocker Johnson |
Jr. |
6’8″ |
240 |
30.4 |
12.2 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
Bench
|
Position |
# |
Player |
Class |
Height |
Weight |
Min. |
Points |
Reb |
Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Front/Center |
2 |
Grayson Grove |
Fr |
6’9″ |
220 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
|
|
Center |
4 |
Nehemiah Turner |
SO |
6’10” |
270 |
0.8 |
2 |
0.3 |
|
|
Wing |
9 |
Kai Shinholster |
Fr |
6’5″ |
175 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
1 |
Key Analytics
(By KenPom.com – National ranking in ())
KenPom Ranking – 111
Offense
Adjusted efficiency: 110.4 (122)
Adjusted tempo: 64.4 (355)
Average length of ownership: 17.7 (230)
Effective field goal percentage: 52.5 (128)
Offensive rebound %: 36.2 (56)
Three points %: 31.7 (233)
Colon %: 55.7 (82)
Defense
Adjusted efficiency: 104.3 (106)
Adjusted tempo: 64.4 (355)
Average length of ownership: 17.7 (230)
Effective field goal percentage: 50 (143)
Offensive rebound %: 24.9 (26)
Three points %: 37.2 (309)
Colon %: 46.3 (86)
Purdue Benefits
Adjusted efficiency
Purdue Offense: 127.5 (1)
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Minnesota defense: 104.3 (106)
Effective field goal %
Purdue offense: 57.7 (26)
Minnesota defense: 50 (143)
Three-point shot %
Purdue Offense: 40.2(13)
Iowa State defense: 37.2 (309)
Minnesota Advantages
offensive rebound %
Minnesota offense: 36.2 (56)
Purdue defense: 28.7 (108)
Two-point shooting %
Minnesota offense: 55.7 (82)
Purdue Defense: 49.5 (121)
Brief thoughts
Casey has a detailed overview here.
I don’t have much, honestly. This is a “success” game for Purdue, and the Boilermakers need to succeed. Purdue should overwhelm the smaller Gophers in the paint, then punish them from the outside once the defense starts to collapse. It wouldn’t shock me if Fletcher Loyer leaves in this one; he doesn’t usually play two bad games in a row. I would like to see Braden and TKR work on the pick-and-roll, because for the first time in a long time it was completely shut down by Iowa State.
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Everything Purdue does is based on Braden and TKR being the best P&R combo in college basketball. The Cyclones decided to focus on stopping TKR on the pick-and-roll and challenged Braden to beat them by scoring. Instead of scoring, Braden tried to beat Iowa State by passing to his role players, and we all saw what happened. I need to see the most insurmountable game in college basketball return to full capacity tonight.
Predictions
KenPom
Purdue: 79
Minnesota: 61
Drawn
Purdue: 87
Minnesota: 65
It’s a “wrong time, wrong place” situation for the Gophers. I guarantee Matt Painter had the Boilermakers’ full attention in practice this week. Fletch leaves early, the pick-and-roll dominates the game throughout and the Boilermakers cruise to victory in the second half.
