Purdue didn't just need someone to start in frontcourt alongside Trey Kaufman-Renn. It needed someone to play like a starter there. Enter, Caleb Furst.
Caleb Furst had a career-high 15 points, snapping a mark previously set in his third career game back in 2021. He also had a career-best four steals.
Caleb Furst has had a huge impact on Purdue's success in recent weeks. The senior forward credited Boilermakers assistant Paul Lusk with some extra motivation.
The Boilermakers coach discusses the key elements of his team's seventh consecutive road victory and a sweep of its Pacific Northwest swing.
The Purdue Boilermakers are on a hot streak, and the Washington Huskies are struggling. Keep track of the action here.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 19 points to help No. 17 Purdue dig itself out of a hole and come away with a 69-58 win over Washington.
Purdue basketball changes gears at halftime and surges past Washington 69-58 in Big Ten action. Trey Kaufman-Renn scores 19 points, Braden Smith 17 with 5 steals, and Caleb Furst 15 with 4 steals.
It took until the second half, but Purdue finally got unhinged behind the duo of Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn, who led the 15th-ranked Boilers over Washington 69-58 at Alaska Airlines Arena.
First set career highs in points (15) and steals (four) in another performance pivotal to the Boilermakers' sixth straight win.
Purdue had to scrap and claw, but it picked up a road win over Washington on Wednesday night. Here's what coach Matt Painter said after the victory.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 17 Purdue past No. 13 Oregon 65-58. Kaufman-Renn missed his first six shots from the field, but finished 7 for 20 while making all nine of his free throws.
Caleb Furst may have played the best of his career as a Boilermaker at the right time for a struggling team against the Washington Huskies to keep Purdue afloat in the first half. The lone senior for the Boilers grabbed a career high 15 points along with 6 rebounds,