Purdue's star guard stayed hot, and the Boilermakers shut down Northwestern's top options in a comfortable home victory.

Braden Smith joined Purdue's 1,000 point club in Thursday night's game against Minnesota. He entered the game needing just three points to reach the milestone.

In the blink of an eye, the Rockets were down 28-14. Sparked by Smith and Kaufman-Renn and ending with Loyer's three-point play, Purdue went from down two to doubling up Toledo in a span of 8:04. The Rockets went 1-of-12 shooting during that span.

The Boilermakers harassed high-scoring Wildcats duo Nick Martinelli and Brooks Barnhizer, holding two players each averaging 20.1 points per game to a combined 1-of-10 with seven turnovers in the first half. The duo finished 6-of-23 from the field.

Purdue guard Braden Smith overtook Brian Walker for the No. 2 spot on the program's all-time assist leaderboard. He's on pace to make Boilermaker history.

Braden Smith set career highs with 34 points and six 3-pointers as No. 21 Purdue pulled away from Toledo for an 83-64 victory in a nonconference matchup on Sunday night

Braden Smith's career-high 34 points and 12 assists led Purdue to a big victory over Toledo in its nonconference finale.

But Smith and the offense settled in, as the Boilermakers turned a 12-all tie into a 31-16 lead over 7 minutes in the first half. During the 19-4 run, Smith scored 9, plus twice assisted on Fletcher Loyer 3-point plays.