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.

Point guard Braden Smith averaged 25 points, 9.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 49.1% and 43.8% from 3-point range in three wins last week.

Braden Smith had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 79-61 rout of Northwestern. Smith, who scored 17 of his points in the first half, hit 8 of 16 shots for the Boilermakers.