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Purdue F Kaufman-Renn (hip) misses opener
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 1 Purdue was without starting forward Trey Kaufman-Renn on Tuesday night for its season opener against Evansville because of a hip injury.
Team officials announced shortly before tip-off that Kaufman-Renn would not dress.
He was the Boilermakers' leading scorer and rebounder last season with averages of 20.1 points and 6.5 rebounds and is expected to play an even bigger role on an experienced, deep Purdue team.
Purdue Basketball: Game 1 – Let’s This Thing Party Started!
It’s been a long eight months of anticipation since the Boilermakers exited the floor at Lucas Oil after coming up just short against the top-seeded Houston Cougars in a game that very easily could have broken their way. During their time out of the spotlight, Matt Painter has done everything within his power to bring in pieces to help his team not only return to Indianapolis, but leave Indianapolis with the Naismith Trophy in tow.
Tonight, Evansville draws the unenviable assignment of being the first step on Purdue’s march back to Indianapolis. I’ll put out my usual in-depth preview for bigger games, but I don’t need me to tell you what Purdue should do to the Purple Aces, or how they will go about doing it. KenPom considers Purdue a 29-point favorite, and if anything, that’s taking into account a few minutes of garbage time at the end. Needless to say, I don’t anticipate this game being close.
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#1 Boilermakers Open Season Tuesday vs. Evansville
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The No. 1-ranked Purdue Boilermakers open their 2025-26 season on Tuesday night when it hosts in-state foe Evansville at Mackey Arena. It marks the first meeting with the Purple Aces since Matt Painter's first year on the sideline in December 2005. It marks just the fourth meeting between the two teams this century.
Purdue will host an in-state, non-conference team for the first time since topping Indiana State 92-67 on Nov. 12, 2021.
Purdue has won 12 straight season openers by an average of 29.6 points per game. Eight of the 12 wins have come by 30 or more points.
Purdue leads the series with Evansville by a 9-5 advantage, but the Purple Aces have won five of the last nine meetings dating to Dec. 1963.
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