The Purdue Boilermakers and star point guard Braden Smith ended up falling to Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday night in a hard-fought battle between two national championship ...

Braden Smith had a strong performance in Purdue's loss to Michigan State, drawing praise from Spartans head coach Tom Izzo.

Braden Smith was 5 for 7 on 3-point shooting to lead Purdue, which was 12 for 25. The tide turned before halftime as Smith took over and hit a key last-second shot. Caleb Furst's defense continues ...