Loyers’ 3 pointer lifts Purdue over Oregon

Loyers’ 3-Pointer Lifts Purdue over Oregon.

story by: Steven Stremming, Excel H Sports

photos by: Greg Flint, Excel H Sports/Flint Photography

The Boilermakers got off the game fast and built a 26-14 lead before Oregon slowed the pace of the game and narrowed the game to just two points at the break at Mackey Arena.

Oregon got a huge effort with the return of Nate Bittle, who played his first game since the middle of January, which was needed as Oregon had been a rout.

Bittle did not disappoint as the scored 23 points on six of fourteen shots from the floor and ten of fourteen from the free throw line.  Bittle struggled from behind the arc though with one of eight shooting.

Takai Simpkins scored 14 on six of thirteen shooting and added four steals.

Sean Stewart and Kwame Evans both recorded seven boards and Wei Lin added seven points.

But the story of this game belonged to Fletcher Loyer as he hit that big three with fifty-one seconds left in the game and clutch free throws down the stretch to lift Purdue to nineteen wins (19) and a nine and three B1G Ten mark.

Loyer led the Boilers with 18 points followed by Braden Smith’s 13 and Trey Kaufman-Renn’s twelve.

Daniel Jacobsen played solid in reserve with nine points and four rebounds while Jack Benter added five points and Omer Mayer added four points.

The following is courtesy of Purdue University Athletics

• Painter Postgame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sThjY4dqtTs
• Player Postgame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O629xWmTR0&pp=0gcJCZEKAYcqIYzv

 

[12] Purdue 68, Oregon 64 (Postgame Notes)

• No. 12-ranked Purdue improved to 19-4 overall and 9-3 in the Big Ten Conference with a 68-64 win over Oregon in Mackey Arena on Saturday afternoon.
• The win was Purdue’s second straight win after a three-game losing streak.
• Purdue improved to 12-1 in its annual T-shirt game, winning 12 straight contests.
• Since the arrival of the West Coast Big Ten teams, Purdue is now 8-1 against those four schools during the two-year stint.
• Purdue won for just the second time this season when scoring under 70 points (69 points vs. USC; Jan. 17, 2026).
• Purdue trailed 61-58 with 4:38 to play, but used a 10-3 run to end the game. Oregon missed its last seven shots from the field, scoring only from the free throw line during that span.
• Purdue had 14 turnovers, its most in a game since having 14 against Washington on
  Jan. 7, 2026.
• With Purdue down one at 63-62, Fletcher Loyer made a deep 3-pointer with 51 seconds left to give Purdue a lead it would not relinquish.
• Purdue’s 35.0 percent (7-of-20) shooting in the second half was a season low for a half.
• Oregon started the game 3-of-5 from deep, but made just 2 of its last 20 from long range.
• Purdue started 3-of-15 from long range, but made two of its last three from 3-point range.
• Purdue tied a season high with 25 free throw attempts, which came in its last game against Maryland.
• Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points with four rebounds and two assists, going 3-of-4 from long range. Since the start of February, Loyer is now 10-of-14 (.714) from deep.
• Loyer moved into second place on the Mackey Arena career 3-pointers made list with 134. David Teague is the record-holder with 146.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 12 points with eight rebounds and four assists. In the last five games, Kaufman-Renn has 16 assists against two turnovers.
• Braden Smith became the first player in Big Ten history to have at least 1,000 points and 500 assists in league games only. He is believed to be the first player in NCAA history to reach 1,000 points and 500 assists in league games only in only four seasons.
• C.J. Cox saw his streak of games without a turnover end against Oregon. He had gone 15 games without a turnover, last committing one against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 28.
• Daniel Jacobsen recorded perfect efficiency, scoring nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line. Jacobsen is now shooting 69-of-104 (.663) from the field this season.