Colvin’s Put Back Leads to Rady Children’s Invitational Championship

Myles Colvin’s Putback Leads to Purdue Championship

by: Steven Stremming, Excel H Sports/USBWA

The Rady Children’s Invitational tournament championship was on the line Friday night in San Diego, California as Purdue (#10 Excel H Sports) and Mississippi (#29 Excel H Sports) did battle on the hardwood.

The game came down to an exciting moment as Braden Smith missed a jumper with just .5 seconds left when Myles Colvin scooped in from the corner to rebound and hit the winning shot as time expired giving the Boilermakers as 80 to 78 victory over the Rebels.

This ended the nation’s longest non-conference winning streak at 19 games.

Trey Kaufman-Renn once again showed true grit as he led the Boilers with 25 points and collected thirteen boards.

Mississippi had battled back from a seventeen (17) point deficit in the first half when Matthew Murrell scored on a layup with just under fifteen (15) seconds left in the game to tie the score at 78 points apiece.

Colvin’s winning bucket gave him a twenty-point night while Smith would add eighteen for the Boilermakers.

Jaemyn Brakefield would lead Ole Miss with 18 for the night while Murrell would add 14 and Jaylen Murray would add 13.

Lawrence Central graduate, Dre Davis would give the Rebels the lead at the twelve-minute mark at 59 to 58.

A key stat on the night was Purdue outrebounding Mississippi 37 to 26 margin.

Next up for both teams is Ole Miss is at Louisville on Tuesday, and Purdue is at Penn State on Thursday.

 

(The following is courtesy of Purdue University Athletics)

Purdue has now won 10 straight “Feast Week” games, winning the championship in its last four appearances (2021 – Hall of Fame Tipoff; 2022 – Phil Knight Legacy; 2023 – Maui Invitational; 2024 – Rady Children’s Invitational).

Of the 10 straight wins, eight of the victories have come against nationally-ranked teams (#18 North Carolina, #5 Villanova, West Virginia, #6 Gonzaga, #8 Duke, #11 Gonzaga, #7 Tennessee, #4 Marquette, North Carolina State, #23 Ole Miss).

With the win over Ole Miss, Purdue is now 1-of-7 teams nationally with two wins over top-25 teams (Auburn, Baylor, Alabama, Texas A&M, Kansas, Gonzaga, Purdue). Purdue is one 1-of-6 teams to have played three nationally-ranked teams.

• Purdue has 40 wins over nationally-ranked teams since the start of the 2017-18 season, the second most nationally.
• Purdue owns the best record against nationally-ranked teams since the start of the 2021-22 season, now with a 21-7 overall record (.750). Connecticut is next with a 21-11 record (.656).
• The win was the 75th victory over a ranked team during the Matt Painter era, now with a 75-95 record. Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Purdue is 12-2 against top-25 teams.
• The win snapped Ole Miss’ 19-game, non-conference winning streak, which had been the nation’s longest streak. Purdue’s 39-game non-conference winning streak was ended on Nov. 15 by Marquette, enabling Ole Miss to have the longest streak.
• Purdue improved to 13-4 against the SEC during the Matt Painter era, including 9-1 in the last 10 seasons. Purdue has won six straight games against current members of the SEC (Alabama twice, Tennessee twice, Texas, Ole Miss).
• Purdue now owns a 99-20 record since the start of the 2021-22 season, the second-most wins nationally (Houston – 101).
• Purdue shot 54.2 percent from the field and has now won 31 straight games when shooting 48.0 percent or better from the field.
• Purdue has won 25 straight games when having a run of 10-0 or larger, going on an 11-0 run against the Rebels.
• Purdue is 97-3 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points.
• Purdue is 71-6 since the start of the 2017-18 season when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. Purdue went 10-of-22 from deep.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn was named Tournament MVP after recording his first career double-double with 25 points, 13 rebounds and three assists. In two games, Kaufman-Renn averaged 23.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 16-of-26 (.615) from the field.
• Kaufman-Renn is averaging 21.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in his last five games.
• Myles Colvin scored a career-high 20 points, including the game-winning offensive rebound putback with 0.5 seconds left. Colvin added four rebounds and two steals, while going 8-of-11 from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
• Purdue was down seven points (75-68) with just over five minutes to play, scoring seven of Purdue’s last 12 points.
• Braden Smith recorded his third double-double of the season and 12th of his career with an 18-point, 11-assist, 6-rebound effort, making 4-of-6 from long range.
• Smith moved into 40th place on the Big Ten’s all-time assists list, now with 518 career assists in just 82 games.
• Smith recorded his 13th career 10-assist game, now the third-most, 10-assist games in the Big Ten in the last 20 years (18 – Cassius Winston, 16 – Zavier Simpson).
• Fletcher Loyer added 13 points and combined with Braden Smith tallied 31 points in the victory. Purdue is now 24-1 in their careers when they combine for 25 points in a game.