The Boilermaker big man scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half and also grabbed eight rebounds.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 of his 22 points points in the second half and Camden Heide added 15 for No. 13 Purdue, which beat N.C. State 71-61 on Thursday in the opening game of the Rady Children’s Invitational. It was a rematch of last season’s Final Four game, which Purdue won 63-50 before losing to UConn in the championship game. Braden Smith had 11 points and and Fletcher Loyer 10 for Purdue (6-1).
Purdue rode a balanced scoring attack and fierce rebounding to a 71-61 win against NC State Thursday in San Diego. Heide has morphed into maybe Purdue's best open shooter, and on ever-increasing volume. Heide took five 3s, making three to remain a hyperefficient glue guy.
Purdue overcame a cold-shooting first half for its second straight victory.
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