Watch what Matt Painter and the Purdue players said after beating the Bruins at home.
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Braden Smith on breaking Bruce Parkinson’s Purdue assist record -”It’s obviously an honor but at the end of the day, I’m surrounded by such great players and it makes my job so much easier”
Cam Heide on his rebounding performance – “I would say I was just being soft in the first half, honestly. I had a few opportunities to get rebounds and you know honestly I just didn’t do it and that was an emphasis at halftime”
TKR on his leadership and Purdue’s resolve coming off the losing streak -”I felt like we has a great ciuple days of practice and had a lot of energy going into the game and we were connected the whole game. I’m happy to be a part of a team that responded to the meeting and to the losses we had”
Matt Painter on Purdue’s struggles rebounding – “I thought we took care of the basketball the whole night but just didn’t embrace the physicality on the glass. We got man-handled in the first half when shots went up”
Coach Painter on Braden Smith’s career and impact – “[Braden] walked in here passing. He’s got a feel and he’s got a read”
Painter on Purdue’s lack of size this season and UCLA’s Aday Mara – “I think it’s totally ridiculous… I prefer guys like that to be on our team”
Focus on the 12:30 mark for Matt Painter to talk basketball for a solid 4 minutes that makes you realize he’s the smartest basketball mind in the room