Kaufman-Renn takes over in second half as No. 13 Purdue beats NC State 71-61
SAN DIEGO (AP) 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).
Jayden Taylor scored 15 and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 13 for N.C. State (5-1).
Purdue’s biggest lead was 71-56 after Heider made a corner 3-pointer with 1:48 left.
N.C. State: The Wolfpack stayed close through the first half, trailing 33-32 at the break, but couldn’t slow down Kaufman-Renn’s inside game in the second half.
Purdue: Purdue is trying for its fourth straight Thanksgiving week tournament title. This is the third straight year the Boilermakers have headed west for the holiday weekend. Last year it won the Maui Invitational and two years ago it won the Phil Knight Legacy in Portland. The Boilermakers beat Gonzaga in both tournaments.
Kaufman-Renn scored Purdue’s first six points of the second half as the Boilermakers expanded their 33-32 halftime lead to 39-34. The 6-foot-9 big man made a layup, hit two free throws and added another layup, all in the first 2:05.
The Boilermakers outrebounded the Wolfpack 38-28, with Kaufman-Renn grabbing eight.
Purdue advances to Sunday’s championship game against the winner of the second game between No. 23 Mississippi and BYU.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Trey Kaufman-Renn vs. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Marcus Hill gains possession) | ||
| 19:38 | | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:10 |  | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | | Fletcher Loyer personal foul | ||
| 18:39 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:37 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn defensive rebound | ||
| 18:30 | | Camden Heide misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:28 | | Wolfpack defensive rebound | ||
| 18:28 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul | ||
| 18:15 | | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists) | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Trey Kaufman-Renn's two point layup | ||
| 17:53 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 17:48 | | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists) | 2-7 |
| 17:26 | | Jayden Taylor personal foul | ||
| 17:16 | | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point hook shot (Braden Smith assists) | 4-7 |
| 16:53 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:51 | | Myles Colvin defensive rebound | ||
| 16:34 | | Dontrez Styles blocks Myles Colvin's two point layup | ||
| 16:32 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 16:22 | | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | | +3 | Braden Smith makes three point jump shot | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:40 | | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | ||
| 15:27 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul | ||
| 15:27 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:27 | | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-9 |
| 15:13 | | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:11 | | Myles Colvin defensive rebound | ||
| 15:00 | | +2 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes two point layup (Braden Smith assists) | 11-9 |
| 14:36 | | Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) (Braden Smith steals) | ||
| 14:32 | | +2 | Camden Heide makes two point dunk (Braden Smith assists) | 13-9 |
| 14:05 | | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:03 | | Fletcher Loyer defensive rebound | ||
| 13:44 | | Fletcher Loyer misses two point layup | ||
| 13:42 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 13:34 | | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:32 | | Camden Heide defensive rebound | ||
| 13:15 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point hook shot | ||
| 13:13 | | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | ||
| 13:08 | | Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:06 | | Camden Heide defensive rebound | ||
| 12:49 | | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul | ||
| 12:45 | | Trey Parker blocks Braden Smith's two point layup | ||
| 12:43 | | Boilermakers offensive rebound | ||
| 12:29 | | Caleb Furst misses two point hook shot | ||
| 12:27 | | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | ||
| 12:13 | | Marcus Hill turnover (lost ball) (Gicarri Harris steals) | ||
| 12:08 | | +3 | Camden Heide makes three point jump shot (Fletcher Loyer assists) | 16-9 |
| 12:05 | | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | ||
| 12:05 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:48 | | Trey Parker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Camden Heide defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +2 | Caleb Furst makes two point layup (Gicarri Harris assists) | 18-9 |
| 10:55 | | Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 10:53 | | Camden Heide defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Caleb Furst turnover (lost ball) (Trey Parker steals) | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Trey Parker assists) | 18-11 |
| 9:56 | | Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul | ||
| 9:56 | | Fletcher Loyer misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-11 |
| 9:38 | | Caleb Furst personal foul | ||
| 9:32 | | +2 | Trey Parker makes two point jump shot | 19-13 |
| 9:01 | | +2 | Gicarri Harris makes two point layup | 21-13 |
| 9:01 | | Trey Parker shooting foul | ||
| 9:01 | | +1 | Gicarri Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-13 |
| 8:46 | | Trey Parker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot | 22-15 |
| 8:13 | | Braden Smith misses two point layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Caleb Furst offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Caleb Furst misses two point layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point jump shot | 22-17 |
| 7:27 | | Trey Parker shooting foul | ||
| 7:27 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:27 | | +1 | Caleb Furst makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-17 |
| 7:27 | | Caleb Furst misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:27 | | C.J. Cox offensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup | 23-19 |
| 6:32 | | Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | C.J. Cox personal foul | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point jump shot (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists) | 23-21 |
| 5:39 | | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul | ||
| 5:39 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Trey Kaufman-Renn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-21 |
| 5:26 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn personal foul | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists) | 24-23 |
| 4:55 | | +3 | Fletcher Loyer makes three point jump shot (Braden Smith assists) | 27-23 |
| 4:33 | | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Caleb Furst defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Breon Pass shooting foul | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-23 |
| 4:09 | | +1 | Fletcher Loyer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-23 |
| 3:53 | | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Caleb Furst defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Braden Smith personal foul | ||
| 3:30 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Breon Pass makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 29-25 |
| 3:07 | | Camden Heide misses two point layup | ||
| 3:05 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Caleb Furst defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Braden Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Myles Colvin shooting foul | ||
| 2:18 | | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 2:18 | | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 2:06 | | Fletcher Loyer misses two point layup | ||
| 2:04 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup | 29-29 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Braden Smith makes two point jump shot | 31-29 |
| 1:10 | | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Braden Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Caleb Furst misses two point layup | ||
| 0:56 | | Myles Colvin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Myles Colvin makes two point layup | 33-29 |
| 0:24 | | +3 | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 33-32 |
| 0:20 | | Boilermakers 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | Trey Kaufman-Renn misses two point layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Myles Colvin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Myles Colvin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wolfpack defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |