© Provided by Boilermakers Country on FanNation Purdue freshman point guard Braden Smith played 38 minutes in the team’s 71-69 win over Ohio State on Thursday night. After a poor performance against Rutgers, he logged 16 points, six assists and four rebounds. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following Purdue’s first loss of the season to Rutgers, head coach Matt Painter gave his assessment of Braden Smith’s performance quite bluntly. He felt as though it was the freshman guard’s worst game of the season, and he would need to rebound when the team tipped off against Ohio State on the road Thursday night. Smith responded in dominant fashion for the No. 1-ranked Boilermakers, playing a season-high 38 minutes while leading the team in scoring during a 71-69 victory over the No. 24 Buckeyes. “I think the coaches just having that confidence in me, and then the players just telling me to go play…
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