#1 Purdue 99 - Texas Southern 67 - Braden Smith Dominates Again

Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY SportsThere are some games where you go in and just hope to walk out without injuries. Not because you know you’re going to lose, no, in fact, it’s the exact opposite. Purdue is the #1 ranked team in the nation and was facing a Texas Southern team that likely wouldn’t even crack the top 100. So, the key for Purdue was to win the game and stay healthy. There was only one point in the first half that had me worried and that was when Myles Colvin went up for the dunk and wound up flipping over the Texas Southern player and landing hard on his back. After staying on the ground for a few minutes he would make his way back to the bench. He would come back in and play additional minutes in the second half. Crisis averted.

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